Word Building – C2

Non-highlighted words have appeared twice in 60 exams. Words highlighted in yellow

have appeared up to five times. Words highlighted in blue have appeared more than
five times.

able inability
able enabled
able enables
able enable
academy academics
access accessible
access inaccessible
achieve achievement
acquire acquisition
act inactive
add additionally
add additional
adhere adherence
adopt adoption
advantage advantageous
advantage advantageous
affirm affirmative
agree disagree
agree agreeable
aid unaided
allege allegations
allege allegedly
alter alternative
alternate alternative
amaze amazingly
ambiguous ambiguity
anatomy anatomical
anxious anxieties
appear disappearing
applaud applause
apply application
apply applications
appraise appraisal

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appreciate appreciably
appreciate appreciative
argue arguably
art artist
assert assertion
assess assessment
assign assignments
associate associations
associate association
assume assumptions
assume assumption
assume unassuming
attach attachment
attend attendance
attract attractively
attract attractive
authentic authenticity
author authorship
autonomy autonomous
avoid unavoidable
awake awakening
aware awareness
aware unaware
awe awesome
bankrupt bankruptcy
base basically
be beings
beauty beautifully
bed embedded
behave behaviour
behave behavioural
botany botanists
botany botanist
break breakthroughs
break unbroken
breath breath-taking
bud budding
capable capability
centre central
centre centrally

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ceremonious unceremoniously
certain certainty
certain ascertain
certain uncertainty
challenge challenging
character characteristic
chill chilly
civil civilisations
close disclose
cohere coherent
colour colourful
coming shortcomings
commerce commercial
commit commitment
communicate communication
communicate miscommunications
company accompany
compare comparable
compare comparatively
compare comparative
compete competitors
complex complexities
comprehend incomprehensible
conclude conclusion
conclusive inconclusive
condition unconditionally
confidence confidently
connect unconnected
conscious consciousness
consequence consequently
conserve conservative
consider considerable
consist consistent
conspire conspiracy
consult consultant
contend contender
content consultant
controversy controversial
convenient convenience
convention unconventional

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converse conversant
convince conviction
corrupt corruption
count countless
counter encountered
course recourse
courtesy courteous
credible incredibly
credit creditors
critic critically
critic criticism
custom accustomed
cycle recycling
cylinder cylindrical
danger endangered
deceive deceptive
decide decisive
deep depth
deep depths
define definition
define definitive
demand demanding
democracy democratised
democratic democracy
deny undeniable
deny undeniably
depend independent
depend independently
derive derivative
descend descendants
design designated
destroy destructive
diagnose diagnosis
differ indifferent
differ difference
direct director
disapprove disapproval
disaster disastrous
discriminate indiscriminately

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dispose disposable
dispose disposition
distant distances
distinct distinctive
diverse diversity
doubt undoubted
drama dramatically
draw drawbacks
dread dreadfully
drink undrinkable
dry droughts
easy ease
economy economic
educate education
effect effective
effect ineffective
efficient efficiency
effort effortless
electric electrical
elude elusive
emerge emergence
emit emissions
empathic emphasis
endure enduring
endure endurance
engine engineer
enhance enhancement
enigma enigmatical
enigma enigmatic
enter entrants
enthuse enthusiastically
environs environmentally
erode erosion
essence essential
estimate underestimated
evolve evolutionary
exceed excessive
except exceptionally
except exceptional
excess exceed

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exclude exclusively
exclude exclusion
execute executives
exhaust exhaustion
exist existence
expect expectancy
expect unexpectedly
expert expertise
extend extensively
extend extensive
far far-away
find findings
finger fingerprints
finite infinite
flavour flavouring
focus focal
forge forgeries
forget unforgettable
fortune unfortunately
found founder
free freedom
frequent infrequent
front confronted
fruit fruitful
fruit fruition
gather gathering
gene genetic
globe global
go undergone
go undergoing
go undergo
govern governmental
grace graceful
grade upgrading
guide guidelines
habitable uninhabitable
hand single-handedly
happen happenings
happy happiness

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help helplessness
high heights
history historians
history historical
imagine unimaginable
imagine imaginative
immerse immersion
immerse immersion
in inner
include inclusion
increase increasingly
indicate indicative
infant infancy
initiate initiatives
initiate initiative
inner innermost
innovate innovator
instinct instinctively
institute institutions
intellect intellectual
intellect intellectually
intense intensity
interest interestingly
intervene intervention
intricacy intricate
irritable irritability
just injustice
just justice
know unknown
knowledge acknowledgement
knowledge acknowledged
labour laboriously
language linguistic
last lasting
lead misled
lead misleading
legend legendary
legislate legislation
leisure leisurely

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lie belies
life lifetime
light highlights
like likened
like unlike
like likeness
likely likelihood
line headlines
live lifeless
load unload
logic illogical
lonely loneliness
long prolonging
maintain maintenance
master masterpiece
mathematics mathematicians
mature maturity
memory memorable
meteor meteorology
mind mindful
mind likeminded
misery miserable
modify modifications
moist moisture
molecule molecular
mountain mountaineer
move removal
multiple multitude
mystery mysteriously
narrate narrative
nation international
necessary necessarily
necessary necessity
notice noticeably
notice noticeable
notoriety notoriously
number numerous
numerate enumerated
obscure obscurity

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occasion occasionally
opportunity opportunistic
ordinary extraordinary
ordinary extraordinary
ordinary extraordinarily
ordinary extraordinary
orientate disorientation
origin originate
out outset
out outsiders
overwhelm overwhelmingly
own ownership
pack package
pack packages
pair impair
parallel unparalleled
parasite parasitic
parent parental
part participants
passion passionate
perceive perception
perceptible imperceptibly
perfection imperfections
person impersonality
persuade persuasive
perturb unperturbed
pervade pervasive
pessimism pessimistically
philosophy philosophical
picture picturesque
pioneer pioneering
place replacement
plant transplant
please unpleasant
politics politicians
popular popularize
position positional
power powerless
practice practical
practise practitioners

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precede unprecedented
precedent unprecedented
predict prediction
press pressure
press pressing
prestige prestigious
presume presumably
pretend pretence
probable probably
probable improbability
proceed procedure
provide provision
psyche psychological
psychology psychologists
punish punishing
pursue pursuit
question unquestionably
rain rainfall
rare rarity
ravel unravel
real reality
reason unreasonable
recede recession
recognise recognisable
recognise recognised
recognise recognition
reduce reduction
refer reference
refuse refusal
regard regardless
regular regularity
rehearse rehearsal
relate unrelated
relent relentless
reluctant reluctance
rely reliance
rely reliability
repeat repeatedly
represent misrepresented
research researchers
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reside residence
retail retailers
reveal revelation
reveal revelations
revive revival
revolution revolutionary
revolve revolutionise
revolve revolutionary
rhythm rhythmically
ridicule ridiculous
rigid rigidity
rigour rigorous
ripe ripens
rival unrivalled
round surrounding
round surrounds
scope microscopic
search researchers
search research
secure insecurity
seduce seductive
see insight
seek sought
sense sensitive
sequence consequences
sequence subsequent
serve services
settle settlers
settle unsettling
side downside
sight insight
sign significance
significant signify
signify insignificance
signify significantly
signify significance
signify insignificant
simple simplicity
sleep sleepless
sleep sleepiness

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solid solidarity
special specialise
specify specifically
spectacle spectacular
speculate speculative
splendid splendour
stand outstanding
stand standing
star stardom
store storage
straight straightforward
strike striking
strong strengthened
study students
substance substantial
substance substantially
succeed successors
suffice sufficiently
supply suppliers
suppose supposedly
sure assured
survive survivor
suspect suspicion
synonym synonymous
take undertaken
take undertake
take partake
team teamwork
technical technology
technology technological
temporary temporarily
tend tendency
threat threatening
title entitled
train trainee
trauma traumatized
treat treatment
twenty twentieth
understand understandably

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undo undoing
utility utilise
value invaluable
vandal vandalism
variable invariably
vary invariable
vary varieties
vegetate vegetation
virtue virtuous
visible visibility
vision visually
voluntary involuntarily
weary weariness
wild wilderness
wise unwise
zeal zealous

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