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ABSENCE 1 ABSENCE, ABSENT 1. the absence of 2. absence from
ABSENTEEISM
APOLOGY 1 APOLOGIZE APOLOGY APOLOGETIC to owe s'one an apology
ASHAMED 1 ASHAMED ASHAMEDLY ashamed of
BARE 1 BARE BARELY 1. bare foot 2. bare facts
BITTER 1 BITTERNESS BITTER BITTERLY 1. bitter facts 2. bitter chocolate 3. bitter surprises
BRAVE 1 BRAVERY BRAVE
BRIEF 1 BRIEFING BRIEF BRIEFLY I'll give a brief definition.
CAPACITY 1 CAPACITY capacity of
CLASSIC 1 CLASSIC CLASSIC, CLASSICAL classical music
CLAUSE 1 CLAUSE
COHERENT 1 COHERENCE COHERENT, INCOHERENT COHERENTLY, text coherence
INCOHERENTLY
COMPANION 1 COMPANION,
COMPANIONSHIP
COMPOSE 1 COMPOSE COMPOSITION, to compose music
COMPOSER
CONCLUDE 1 CONCLUDE CONCLUSION CONCLUSIVE, CONCLUSIVELY, 1. in conclusion 2. to conclude
INCONCLUSIVE INCONCLUSIVELY
CONSCIOUS 1 CONSCIOUSNESS CONSCIOUS, CONSCIOUSLY, to become conscious of sthg
UNCONSCIOUS UNCONSCIOUSLY
CONSEQUENT 1 CONSEQUENCE CONSEQUENT CONSEQUENTLY 1. as a consequence 2. a consequence of this
CONSIST 1 CONSIST Their diet used to consist of…
CONSISTENT 1 CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENT, CONSISTENTLY
INCONSISTENCY INCONSISTENT
CONTACT 1 CONTACT CONTACT contact with
CONTRACT 1 CONTRACT, a year's contract
CONTRACTOR
COURAGE 1 COURAGE COURAGEOUS
COWARD 1 COWARDICE COWARD COWARDLY
DEEP 1 DEEPEN DEPTH DEEP DEEPLY in depth
DEPARTMENT 1 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENTAL
DIMENSION 1 DIMENSION DIMENSIONAL
DINNER 1 DINE DINNER to dine at a restaurant
ENCOUNTER 1 ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER
ENORMOUS 1 ENORMOUS ENORMOUSLY
ESSENTIAL 1 ESSENTIALS ESSENTIAL ESSENTIALLY
EVIDENCE 1 EVIDENCE EVIDENT EVIDENTLY the evidence of
EXIST 1 EXIST EXISTENCE EXISTENT, NON-EXISTENT

GENERAL 1 GENERALIZE GENERALIZATION GENERAL

GOVERN 1 GOVERN GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENTAL
GOVERNOR
IDENTIFY 1 IDENTIFY IDENTIFICATION, IDENTIFIABLE
IDENTITY
IMMEDIATE 1 IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATELY
INCLUDE 1 INCLUDE INCLUSION INCLUSIVE inclusion of
INSTANT 1 INSTANT INSTANTLY instant coffee
INTERPRET 1 INTERPRET INTERPRETATION,
INTERPRETER
INVOLVE 1 INVOLVE INVOLVEMENT to involve in
JUDGE 1 JUDGE JUDGE, JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENTAL
MAINTAIN 1 MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE
MAJOR 1 MAJORITY MAJOR the majority of
MENTAL 1 MENTALITY MENTAL MENTALLY mentally ill
PROCESS 1 PROCESS
REJECT 1 REJECT REJECTION
RELEASE 1 RELEASE to release s'one / sthg from
REMARK 1 REMARK REMARKABLE to make a remark
STRATEGY 1 STRATEGY STRATEGIC STRATEGICALLY
STRICT 1 STRICTNESS STRICT STRICTLY strict regulations
ACCOMMODATE 2 ACCOMMODATE ACCOMMODATION changes are accommodated
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ADDRESS 2 ADDRESS to address the questions
ADJUST 2 ADJUST, READJUST ADJUSTMENT, to adjust each item
READJUSTMENT
AFFORD 2 AFFORD AFFORDABLE to afford to buy
AGRICULTURE 2 AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL
ANNUAL 2 ANNUAL ANNUALLY an annual meeting
BALANCE 2 BALANCE BALANCE BALANCED, UNBALANCED a balanced diet

COLLAPSE 2 COLLAPSE COLLAPSE the collapse of

CONSTRUCT 2 CONSTRUCT, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTIVE
RECONSTRUCT RECONSTRUCTION the construction of
DECAY 2 DECAY DECAY
DISCRIMINATE 2 DISCRIMINATE DISCRIMINATION to discriminate against
DISPLACE 2 DISPLACE
DOCUMENT 2 DOCUMENT
DOMESTIC 2 DOMESTIC 1. domestic flights 2. domestic animals
DRAMA 2 DRAMATIZE DRAMA, DRAMATIC DRAMATICALLY
DRAMATIZATION,
DRAMATIST
DYNAMIC 2 DYNAMIC a dynamic process
EQUAL 2 EQUALITY, INEQUALITY EQUAL, UNEQUAL equality of opportunity

EQUIVALENT 2 EQUIVALENCE EQUIVALENT equivalent to

EROSION 2 ERODE EROSION
ERROR 2 ERROR error analysis
EXTEND 2 EXTEND EXTENSION, EXTENT EXTENSIVE
FATE 2 FATE
FAULT 2 FAULT FAULTY
FEAST 2 FEAST FEAST
FEDERAL 2 FEDERAL FEDERAL federal aid / funds / support
FINANCE 2 FINANCE FINANCIAL FINANCIALLY financial aid / situation / support
FLOAT 2 FLOAT
FLOOD 2 FLOOD FLOOD
FORMULA 2 FORMULATE, FORMULA,
REFORMULATE FORMULATION
FRAMEWORK 2 FRAMEWORK framework of
GENDER 2 GENDER 1. gender studies 2. gender differences
GENERATE 2 GENERATE to generate ideas
GENERATION 2 GENERATION the generation gap
GRAVE 2 GRAVE to dig a grave
GUIDELINE 2 GUIDELINE
HARVEST 2 HARVEST HARVESTER October, August ...harvest
IMPLEMENT 2 IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
INHERENT 2 INHERENT
ISSUE 2 ISSUE ISSUE
LINK 2 LINK LINK a link between / with
LOCATE 2 LOCATE, LOCATION, RELOCATION
RELOCATE
PARTICIPATE 2 PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATION, to participate in
PARTICIPANT
PERSUADE 2 PERSUADE PERSUASION PERSUASIVE PERSUASIVELY to persuade s'one to do sthg
PRIME 2 PRIME PRIME 1. prime time 2. prime minister
RARE 2 RARENESS RARE RARELY
REGION 2 REGION REGIONAL REGIONALLY
REPRESENT 2 REPRESENT REPRESENTATION,
REPRESENTATIVE
RESOURCE 2 RESOURCE RESOURCEFUL
SIGNIFICANT 2 SIGNIFY SIGNIFICANCE SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANTLY
INSIGNIFICANT the significance of
SITE 2 SITE a building site

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STRUCTURE 2 STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE STRUCTURAL, STRUCTURALLY the structure of
RESTRUCTURE STRUCTURED,
UNSTRUCTURED
SUFFER 2 SUFFER to suffer from
TEAM 2 TEAM 1. a team of 2. to team up
TRADITION 2 TRADITION TRADITIONAL TRADITIONALLY
WASTE 2 WASTE WASTE WASTEFUL a waste of
WEAPON 2 WEAPON
ANNOY 3 ANNOY ANNOYANCE
APPRECIATE 3 APPRECIATE APPRECIATION
APPROACH 3 APPROACH APPROACH APPROACHABLE, approaching extinction
UNAPPROACHABLE
APPROXIMATE 3 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATELY an approximate idea
AVAILABLE 3 AVAILABILITY AVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE available to

BENEFIT 3 BENEFIT BENEFIT BENEFICIAL to benefit from

CHALLENGE 3 CHALLENGE CHALLENGE challenge of
CIRCUMSTANCE 3 CIRCUMSTANCE,
CIRCUMSTANCES
COINCIDENCE 3 COINCIDE COINCIDENCE What a coincidence!
COMPONENT 3 COMPONENT a component of
CONTRAST 3 CONTRAST CONTRAST CONTRASTIVE contrastive results
CONTRIBUTE 3 CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTION,
CONTRIBUTOR 1. to contribute to 2. to make a contribution
COORDINATE 3 COORDINATE COORDINATION the coordination of
DEPRESS 3 DEPRESS DEPRESSION DEPRESSING, DEPRESSED

DESIRE 3 DESIRE DESIRE DESIRABLE, UNDESIRABLE a desire to do something

EMERGE 3 EMERGE EMERGENCE to emerge from

ENSURE 3 ENSURE
FEATURE 3 FEATURE one feature of
HIERARCHY 3 HIERARCHY
HIGHLIGHT 3 HIGHLIGHT to highlight information
HOLY 3 HOLINESS HOLY
HONOUR 3 HONOUR, DISHONOUR HONOURABLE, HONOURABLY
DISHONOURABLE,
HONORARY
HORIZON 3 HORIZON
IDEAL 3 IDEAL IDEALLY
IDENTICAL 3 IDENTICAL IDENTICALLY identical twins
IMPLICATION 3 IMPLY IMPLICATION the implication of
INDIVIDUAL 3 INDIVIDUAL, INDIVIDUAL, INDIVIDUALLY
INDIVIDUALITY, INDIVIDUALISTIC
INDIVIDUALISM,
INDIVIDUALIST
INFRASTRUCTURE 3 INFRASTRUCTURE
INITIAL 3 INITIAL INITIALLY
INSTRUMENT 3 INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTAL to play an instrument
INSULT 3 INSULT INSULT an insult to s'one
INTENSE 3 INTENSITY INTENSE, INTENSIVE INTENSIVELY 1. intense heat 2. intensive care
INTERNATIONAL 3 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONALLY
INTERVAL 3 INTERVAL an interval of
LEAN 3 LEAN to lean on
LENGTH 3 LENGTHEN LENGTH LENGTHY a lengthy discussion
MASTER 3 MASTER MASTER, MASTERY a master of sthg
MODERN 3 MODERNIZE MODERNIZATION MODERN
OCCUR 3 OCCUR, REOCCUR OCCURRENCE a common occurrence
PERFORM 3 PERFORM PERFORMANCE,
PERFORMER
PRESERVE 3 PRESERVE PRESERVATION the preservation of
REQUIRE 3 REQUIRE REQUIREMENT
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RESPOND 3 RESPOND RESPONSE to respond to s'one / sthg
ROLE 3 ROLE the role of
SUBSTANCE 3 SUBSTANCE SUBSTANTIAL
VISIBLE 3 VISIBILITY, INVISIBILITY VISIBLE, INVISIBLE

AMUSE 4 AMUSE AMUSEMENT AMUSING, AMUSED

APPLAUSE 4 APPLAUD APPLAUSE
AWARE 4 AWARENESS AWARE, UNAWARE 1. aware of the fact 2. to make s'one aware of the fact that
BEAST 4 BEAST
BROADCAST 4 BROADCAST How are TV programmes broadcast?
CATEGORY 4 CATEGORIZE CATEGORY,
CATEGORIZATION easy / difficult / impossible to categorize
CODE 4 CODE
COMPUTE 4 COMPUTE COMPUTATION,
COMPUTER
CURIOUS 4 CURIOSITY CURIOUS CURIOUSLY Curiosity killed the cat.
DELIGHT 4 DELIGHT DELIGHTFUL DELIGHTFULLY to take delight in sthg
DETERMINE 4 DETERMINE DETERMINATION DETERMINED determined to
EQUIP 4 EQUIP EQUIPMENT EQUIPPED to equip with
EVALUATE 4 EVALUATE, EVALUATION, EVALUATIVE to evaluate the progress
REEVALUATE REEVALUATION
EXPERT 4 EXPERT, EXPERTISE 1. an expert at 2. expertise in
EXPLAIN 4 EXPLAIN EXPLANATION EXPLANATORY
EXPLODE 4 EXPLODE EXPLOSION EXPLOSIVE
EXTRACT 4 EXTRACT EXTRACT
IMITATE 4 IMITATE IMITATION to imitate s'one's style / actions
INSTANCE 4 INSTANCE 1. for instance 2. first instance
INTELLIGENCE 4 INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENT, INTELLIGENTLY
UNINTELLIGENT
LESS 4 LESSEN LESS, LEAST
MILITARY 4 MILITARY 1. military service 2. the military
MINISTRY 4 MINISTRY, MINISTER Ministry of Tourism
MISERABLE 4 MISERABLE MISERABLY
MISTAKE 4 MISTAKE MISTAKEN, MISTAKENLY, 1. to find a mistake 2. to make a mistake
UNMISTAKABLE UNMISTAKABLY
MODEST 4 MODESTY MODEST MODESTLY
MONITOR 4 MONITOR MONITOR
MOTIVE 4 MOTIVATE MOTIVATION MOTIVATING, MOTIVATED,
UNMOTIVATED

NETWORK 4 NETWORK 1. a computer network 2. a television network

OBJECTIVE 4 OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVELY
OCCUPY 4 OCCUPATION
ODD 4 ODD odd numbers
ONGOING 4 ONGOING
OUTCOME 4 OUTCOME the outcome of
OVERLAP 4 OVERLAP OVERLAP
OVERALL 4 OVERALL OVERALL
OVERSEAS 4 OVERSEAS OVERSEAS
PARENT 4 PARENT PARENTAL
PHILOSOPHY 4 PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHICAL PHILOSOPHICALLY
PHILOSOPHER
PROHIBIT 4 PROHIBIT PROHIBITION
PUBLISH 4 PUBLISH PUBLICATION, PUBLISHED, UNPUBLISHED
PUBLISHER, PUBLISHING

RELY 4 RELY RELIABILITY RELIABLE, UNRELIABLE to rely on s'one / sthg

REPRODUCE 4 REPRODUCE REPRODUCTION
RESEARCH 4 RESEARCH RESEARCH, 1. research project 2. to conduct research
RESEARCHER
RESIDENCE 4 RESIDENCE, RESIDENT RESIDENTIAL local residents
REVENGE 4 REVENGE to take revenge
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SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE SCHEDULED,
RESCHEDULE UNSCHEDULED
SECTION 4 SECTION
SIMULATE 4 SIMULATE SIMULATION
SUPPLEMENT 4 SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENTARY
SUPPLY 4 SUPPLY SUPPLIER
SWEAR 4 SWEAR to swear at
TECHNICAL 4 TECHNICAL TECHNICALLY technical help / support
THREAT 4 THREATEN THREAT THREATENING
UTILIZE 4 UTILIZE UTILITY to utilize opportunities / facilities
ACCESS 5 ACCESS ACCESS, ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBLE,
INACCESSIBLE 1. to have access to 2. to access sthg
ADMIRE 5 ADMIRE ADMIRATION ADMIRABLE
APPROPRIATE 5 APPROPRIACY, APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATELY, appropriate language
APPROPRIATENESS, INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATELY
INAPPROPRIACY
CIVILIZE 5 CIVILIZE CIVILIZATION CIVILIZED
COLONY 5 COLONIZE COLONY,
COLONIZATION,
COLONIST
CONNECT 5 CONNECT CONNECTION to connect with
CONQUER 5 CONQUER CONQUEST, 1. to conquer a country 2. to conquer your fears
CONQUEROR
DELAY 5 DELAY DELAY delay in
FACTOR 5 FACTOR a major / key / important factor
FORBID 5 FORBID FORBIDDEN
GLORY 5 GLORY GLORIOUS
IGNORE 5 IGNORE IGNORANCE IGNORANT to be / remain ignorant of sthg
INDICATE 5 INDICATE INDICATION, INDICATOR INDICATIVE

INNOVATE 5 INNOVATE INNOVATION,

INNOVATOR
INTERFERE 5 INTERFERE INTERFERENCE to interfere with
LICENCE 5 LICENCE a driving licence
LOYAL 5 LOYALTY LOYAL LOYALLY loyal to
MARKET 5 MARKET, MARKETING
MIGRATE 5 MIGRATE MIGRATION to migrate to
NORMAL 5 NORMAL, ABNORMAL NORMALLY,
ABNORMALLY
ORNAMENT 5 ORNAMENT ORNAMENTAL
OVERCOME 5 OVERCOME to overcome these problems
PHYSICAL 5 PHYSICAL PHYSICALLY
PILE 5 PILE PILE a pile of
PITY 5 PITY PITY
PLUS 5 PLUS
PRECIOUS 5 PRECIOUS 1. precious stones 2. precious memories
PREDICT 5 PREDICT PREDICTION PREDICTABLE, to predict the future
UNPREDICTABLE
PRIDE 5 PRIDE
PRIEST 5 PRIEST
PRISON 5 IMPRISON PRISON, PRISONER, in prison
IMPRISONMENT
PROCEDURE 5 PROCEDURE the procedure for
PROCEED 5 PROCEED 1. to proceed with sthg 2. to proceed to
PROFESSIONAL 5 PROFESSIONALISM PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONALLY
PROTOCOL 5 PROTOCOL
PSYCHOLOGY 5 PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGICALLY
PSYCHOLOGIST
PUZZLE 5 PUZZLE PUZZLE
QUOTE 5 QUOTE QUOTATION to quote from
RATIONAL 5 RATIONALIZE RATIONAL, IRRATIONAL RATIONALLY
RESIGN 5 RESIGN RESIGNATION to resign from
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RESTRAIN 5 RESTRAIN RESTRAINT
REVOLUTION 5 REVOLUTIONIZE REVOLUTION, REVOLUTIONARY
REVOLUTIONIST
SACRED 5 SACRED a sacred place
SACRIFICE 5 SACRIFICE SACRIFICE
SATISFY 5 SATISFY, SATISFACTION, SATISFACTORY
DISSATISFY DISSATISFACTION
SECURE 5 SECURE SECURITY, INSECURITY SECURE, INSECURE

SPIRIT 5 SPIRIT SPIRITUAL

STRIKE 5 STRIKE STRIKE on strike
STRUGGLE 5 STRUGGLE STRUGGLE struggle with
STYLE 5 STYLE STYLISH the style of
SURVIVE 5 SURVIVE SURVIVAL, SURVIVOR to survive in
SYMBOL 5 SYMBOLIZE SYMBOL SYMBOLIC SYMBOLICALLY a symbol of
SYMPATHY 5 SYMPATHY SYMPATHETIC SYMPATHETICALLY

TARGET 5 TARGET TARGET the target of

TRANSFER 5 TRANSFER TRANSFERABLE information transfer
TRIBE 5 TRIBE
UNIVERSE 5 UNIVERSE UNIVERSAL UNIVERSALLY
VIOLENT 5 VIOLENCE VIOLENT VIOLENTLY TV violence
ACCOUNTABLE 6 ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABLE accountable for
APPROVE 6 APPROVE, APPROVAL, to approve of
DISAPPROVE DISAPPROVAL
ASSUME 6 ASSUME ASSUMPTION
ASTONISH 6 ASTONISH ASTONISHMENT
BIAS 6 BIAS BIASED, UNBIASED
COMPLEX 6 COMPLEXITY COMPLEX complex ideas / issues / cases
CONVINCE 6 CONVINCE CONVINCING, CONVINCED,
UNCONVINCED
He was convinced that…
COOPERATE 6 COOPERATE COOPERATION COOPERATIVE COOPERATIVELY in cooperation with
DELICATE 6 DELICATE DELICATELY a delicate matter / problem / situation
DESERVE 6 DESERVE
DURATION 6 DURATION duration of
ELIMINATE 6 ELIMINATE ELIMINATION
EXPERIMENT 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTATION
LIQUID 6 LIQUID
MEDICAL 6 MEDICAL MEDICALLY 1. medical equipment 2. medical school
MINERAL 6 MINERAL MINERAL mineral water
MORAL 6 MORALITY MORAL, IMMORAL MORALLY,
IMMORALLY
OBEY 6 OBEY, DISOBEY OBEDIENCE OBEDIENT to obey rules
PORTION 6 PORTION a portion of
POTENTIAL 6 POTENTIAL POTENTIALLY potential problems
PRAISE 6 PRAISE PRAISE
PROMOTE 6 PROMOTE PROMOTION, PROMOTER PROMOTED

PROPOSE 6 PROPOSE PROPOSAL 1. a proposal for 2. a proposal to

RAZOR 6 RAZOR
REACT 6 REACT REACTION 1. to react to 2. to react with
REFRESH 6 REFRESH REFRESHMENT REFRESHING
REGARD 6 REGARD, REGARDLESS
DISREGARD to regard sthg as
REGISTER 6 REGISTER REGISTRATION
REGRET 6 REGRET REGRET REGRETFUL
RELAX 6 RELAX RELAXATION RELAXING, RELAXED
RELIEVE 6 RELIEVE RELIEF to relieve sthg from sthg
REMEDY 6 REMEDY
ROT 6 ROT ROTTEN
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ROUTE 6 ROUTE a route to
RUIN 6 RUIN RUIN
SAKE 6 SAKE 1. for my sake 2. for the sake of
SAMPLE 6 SAMPLE
SCENARIO 6 SCENARIO
SEIZE 6 SEIZE to seize fire
SELECT 6 SELECT SELECTION SELECTIVE
SEQUENCE 6 SEQUENCE SEQUENTIAL a sequence of events
SEX 6 SEX, SEXUALITY
SHIELD 6 SHIELD SHIELD
SOLID 6 SOLID SOLIDLY
STIFF 6 STIFFEN STIFFNESS STIFF 1. stiff joints 2. scared stiff
STRENGTH 6 STRENGTHEN STRENGTH STRONG STRONGLY
ASSIGN 7 ASSIGN ASSIGNMENT
ASSOCIATE 7 ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION to associate with
ATTACH 7 ATTACH ATTACHMENT to attach to
BASE 7 BASE BASE, BASIS BASIC BASICALLY based on
CIVIL 7 CIVIL 1. civil war 2. civil rights
CONSTANT 7 CONSTANT CONSTANTLY a constant danger
CRUEL 7 CRUELTY CRUEL cruel to s'one
DESTROY 7 DESTROY DESTRUCTION DESTRUCTIVE 1. destructive force 2. destructive power
DISTINGUISH 7 DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISHING, to distinguish between
DISTINGUISHED
EMPIRICAL 7 EMPIRICAL
GATHER 7 GATHER GATHERINGS to gather information / data
ILLUSTRATE 7 ILLUSTRATE ILLUSTRATION an illustration of this
INCORPORATE 7 INCORPORATE INCORPORATION INCORPORATED
INPUT 7 INPUT
INSERT 7 INSERT INSERTION
INSTRUCT 7 INSTRUCT INSTRUCTION,
INSTRUCTOR
INSURE 7 INSURE INSURANCE
OUTPUT 7 OUTPUT
PECULIAR 7 PECULIAR
STRESS 7 STRESS STRESSFUL, STRESSED,
UNSTRESSED
COLLEAGUE 7 COLLEAGUE
COMPLICATE 7 COMPLICATE COMPLICATION
TASK 7 TASK
TECHNOLOGY 7 TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGICALLY

TEXT 7 TEXT TEXTUAL 1. in a text 2. textual clues

THEATRE 7 THEATRE THEATRICAL
TOUGH 7 TOUGHNESS TOUGH
TREND 7 TREND 1. fashion trends 2. seasonal trends
VIOLATE 7 VIOLATE VIOLATION to violate laws
VISION 7 VISION
VISUAL 7 VISUALIZE VISUAL VISUALLY visual images
WANDER 7 WANDER
WEAK 7 WEAKEN WEAKNESS WEAK
WISE 7 WISDOM WISE, UNWISE WISELY, UNWISELY a wise decision
WITNESS 7 WITNESS WITNESS to witness an event
WOUND 7 WOUND WOUNDED
WRECK 7 WRECK ship wreck
ALTER 8 ALTER
ANALYZE 8 ANALYZE ANALYSIS, ANALYZER, ANALYTICAL ANALYTICALLY
ANALYST
ASPECT 8 ASPECT one aspect of
AUTHORITY 8 AUTHORITY AUTHORITATIVE, 1. the authority of the court 2. an authoritarian parent
AUTHORITARIAN
BARGAIN 8 BARGAIN BARGAIN
BRIBE 8 BRIBE BRIBE, BRIBERY
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COMMERCE 8 COMMERCE COMMERCIAL COMMERCIALLY 1. a television commercial 2. commercial profit
COMPILE 8 COMPILE
CONFESS 8 CONFESS CONFESSION
CONFIRM 8 CONFIRM CONFIRMATION
CONSUME 8 CONSUME CONSUMPTION,
CONSUMER
CONVENE 8 CONVENE CONVENTION CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONALLY
CONVENIENCE 8 CONVENIENCE CONVENIENT, CONVENIENTLY
INCONVENIENT convenience food
CORPORATE 8 CORPORATE corporate powers
CRASH 8 CRASH CRASH to crash into
CRIME 8 CRIME, CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINALLY 1. computer crime 2. criminal behaviour
DATA 8 DATA 1. relevant data 2. data processing
ESTABLISH 8 ESTABLISH ESTABLISHMENT to establish closer relationships
ESTIMATE 8 ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, ESTIMATION the estimate of
OVERESTIMATE,
UNDERESTIMATE
EXCESS 8 EXCESS EXCESSIVE EXCESSIVELY an excess of
EXCEED 8 EXCEED
EXPAND 8 EXPAND EXPANSION
FLEXIBLE 8 FLEXIBILITY, FLEXIBLE, INFLEXIBLE
INFLEXIBILITY
FREQUENT 8 FREQUENCY FREQUENT, INFREQUENT FREQUENTLY,
INFREQUENTLY 1. the frequency of 2. the frequency with which
FUND 8 FUND FUND, FUNDING
IMAGE 8 IMAGE image of
INFLUENCE 8 INFLUENCE INFLUENCE INFLUENTIAL the influence of
INSPECT 8 INSPECT INSPECTION, INSPECTOR

LOGIC 8 LOGIC LOGICAL, ILLOGICAL LOGICALLY,

ILLOGICALLY
MANUFACTURE 8 MANUFACTURE MANUFACTURER
MASS 8 MASS, MASSES 1. the mass media 2. mass destruction
MEDIA 8 MEDIA
OPTION 8 OPTION OPTIONAL
PRESUME 8 PRESUME PRESUMPTION PRESUMABLY
PROBABLE 8 PROBABILITY PROBABLE, IMPROBABLE PROBABLY, the probability of
IMPROBABLY
RIVAL 8 RIVAL, RIVALRY
SECTOR 8 SECTOR the business sector
SERIES 8 SERIES a series of
SHARP 8 SHARPEN SHARPNESS SHARP SHARPLY to fall / rise sharply
SHORT 8 SHORTEN SHORTAGE SHORTLY a shortage of
SOURCE 8 SOURCE a source of energy
SPLIT 8 SPLIT SPLIT
STAIN 8 STAIN STAIN
STEADY 8 STEADY, UNSTEADY STEADILY
STEEP 8 STEEPNESS STEEP STEEPLY 1. a steep hill 2. steep prices
STICK 8 STICK STICK to stick to
STIR 8 STIR to stir-fry
STRAIGHT 8 STRAIGHTEN STRAIGHT STRAIGHT 1. a straight line 2. to go straight into
STRETCH 8 STRETCH
STUFF 8 STUFF
SUBSEQUENT 8 SUBSEQUENT SUBSEQUENTLY
SUBSTITUTE 8 SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION 1. a substitute teacher 2. a substitute for
SUM 8 SUM SUM 1. the sum of 2. to sum up
SURROUND 8 SURROUND SURROUNDING surrounded by
SURVEY 8 SURVEY SURVEY 1. to conduct a survey 2. a survey of
SUSPECT 8 SUSPECT SUSPECT, SUSPICION SUSPICIOUS SUSPICIOUSLY
SUSPEND 8 SUSPEND SUSPENSION
TAPE 8 TAPE TAPE
TECHNIQUE 8 TECHNIQUE technique of
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THEORY 8 THEORY, THEORIST THEORETICAL THEORETICALLY