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PREFACULTY WORD LIST PRE-FACULTY WORD LIST HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION 1 Absolute absolute Absolutely have absolute confidence absolutely amazing 2 Abstract abstract / abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept 3 Accept accept acceptance acceptable / unacceptable acceptably glad to accept / happy to accept / be / seem / make stg acceptable 4 Accompany accompany accompaniment accompanied be accompanied by someone 5 Accountable account account accountability accountable on account of bank account make someone / hold someone accountable for stg 6 Accumulate accumulate accumulation accumulated slowly / rapidly accumulate begin to accumulate lead to / prevent accumulation 7 Accustomed accustomed be / become / get accustomed to something 8 Acknowledge acknowledge acknowledgement openly / publicly acknowledge acknowledgement from someone 9 Additive add addition additive food additive 10 Adjust adjust adjustment adjustable quickly adjust / be difficult / hard to adjust fully adjustable 1

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1Absolute

absoluteAbsolutely have absolute confidence

absolutely amazing

2Abstract abstract /

abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept

3

Accept

accept acceptance acceptable / unacceptable acceptably

glad to accept / happy to accept / be / seem / make stg acceptable

4Accompany

accompany accompaniment accompaniedbe accompanied by someone

5

Accountable

accountaccount accountability accountable

on account of bank account make someone / hold someone accountable for stg

6

Accumulate

accumulate accumulation accumulated

slowly / rapidly accumulate begin to accumulate lead to / prevent accumulation

7

Accustomed

accustomedbe / become / get accustomed to something

8

Acknowledge

acknowledge acknowledgement

openly / publicly acknowledge acknowledgement from someone

9 Additive add addition additive food additive

10

Adjust

adjust adjustment adjustable

quickly adjust / be difficult / hard to adjust fully adjustable

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11Administer

administer administration administrativeadminister an exam administrative duties

12Advance advance,

advancement advanced in advance, advanced level13 Aircraft aircraft

14Allocate

allocate allocationallocate stg for/ to stg allocate time / money

15Allowance

allow allowanceweekly / daily allowance get / receive allowance

16

Ally

ally ally

have an ally/ find an ally ally yourself to/ with someone

17Alter

alter alterationmake alterations / undergo alteration

18

Analyst

analyseanalyst analysis analytical

analyse carefully/critically/fully in depth / detailed /objective analysis leading / computer / business / political analyst

19

Ancestorancestor ancestry

common ancestry claim / have / share ancestry

20Angle

anglefrom an angle / angle of / angle between

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Apologize

apologize apology apologetic

be/feel/look/sound apologetic make an apology / expect an apology apologize for something apologize to someone

22Appendix

appendixsomething in in the appendix

23 Applaud applaud applause

24

Appoint

appoint appointment

appoint someone to do something / appoint someone as something make an appointment

25

Approach

approach approach approachable

approach somebody for something approach a problem /task the approach of something

26 Arch arch27 Arise arise arise from / arise out of28 Artificial artificial artificially artificial flowers / light29 Ash ash30 Atmosphere atmosphere

31Attain

attain attainability attainable perfectly / fully / easily attainable

32

Attempt

attempt attempt attempted

attempt to do stg / attempt at doing stg attempted murder/ suicide

33 Attorney attorney

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34Attribute

attributeattribute attribution attributive attribute stg to s.o

35

Authority

authorize authority authoritarian / authoritative

deny / refuse / reject / undermine authority authorize sb to do stg

36 Automatic automatic automatically automatic car37 Axe axe38 Backbone backbone39 Barrel barrel

40

Basis

base basis basic basically

base stg on stg basis for on a ...basis

41 Beak beak bird beak

42bear

bear bearable, unbearableto be, become bearable to make stg bearable

43 Beast beast beastly44 Bend bend bend over / down45 Beneath beneath46 Beneficiary beneficiary beneficiary of

47Bias

bias biasedpolitical / gender / racial bias

48Bid

bid bidbid against / bid for make / place a bid

49 Bind bind binding be bound to50 Blade blade

51

Boost

boost boost booster boosted

give sb / provide sb with boost / boost somebody's confidence confidence booster

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52Border

borderon the border /across the border / cross the border

53 Bother bother bother bother to do something

54

Bound

bound bound

within the bounds / out of bounds bound to do something

55Boundary

boundarycommon / northern / state boundary

56 Breadth breadth breadth of stg57 Breed breed breed rare breed / pure breed

58Bribe

bribebribe bribery

bribe someone to do stg bribe someone with stg

59 Brief brief brief briefly

60Broad

broaden broadbroad range broaden your horizons

61 Brush brush brush brush your hair / teeth62 Bubble bubble63 Bulk bulk bulk of something

64Bundle

bundle bundle bundledbundle of something in a bundle

65Campaign

campaign campaignlaunch / start / organise / run / manage a campaign

66 Candidate candidate

67

Capable /Incapable (of)

capability capable / incapable

have capability be capable of doing something

68 Captain captain

69Capture

capture capture, captive capturedtry to / manage to / attempt to capture

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Careless

carecare carelessness careless carelessly

take care / provide someone with care care about become / get / grow careless

71Carriage

carriagehorse-drawn carriage, train carriage

72Category

categorize categorycategorize into put stg into a category

73

Cease

cease ceasefiredeclare /negotiate ceasefire cease to exist

74Ceremony

ceremony ceremonialbrief / formal / official ceremony

75 Chamber chamber

76Cheat

cheat cheat / cheatercheat on someone / turn someone into a cheat

77 Chief chief chiefly chief of police / staff78 Cite cite citation cited works cited

79Civil

civilian civil be civil to someone civil war

80Clap

clap clapgive someone a big clap / clap loudly

81 Client client82 Cliff cliff

83

Code

codecode encode coded, encoded

break / write in code / a code of behaviour / conduct/ practice

84 Collapse collapse collapse from stg85 Colonise colonise colony colonised establish a colony

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86 Comfort comfort comfort comfortable / comforting find / get / seek comfort

87

Comment

comment comment

have / make a comment comment on / about something to someone

88Commentary

commentaryradio / sports / news commentary

89

Commerce

commerce commercial commercial

cinema / radio / TV commercial do / make a commercial domestic / international commerce

90Commodity

commoditybasic / common / cheap commodity

91Compatible (with)/Incompatible compatible / incompatible compatible with

92

Compensate

compensate compensation compensated

compensate for something get / receive / gain compensation

93

Compile

compile compilation

compile something from / for stg a compilation of

94 Component component

95Compose

composecomposer / composition compose stg

96Comprehensive

comprehend comprehensioncomprehensive / comprehensible

extremely / fully / quite comprehensive

97 Comprise comprise comprised be comprised of

98

Compromise

compromise compromise compromisedagree on / arrive at / come to / reach a compromise

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99 Concern concern concern concerned concerned about100 concrete concrete concretely concrete evidence

101Conclude

conclude conclusion conclusivecome to a conclusion / in conclusion

102Confirm

confirm confirmation confirmedwait for / have / get confirmation

103Conform

conformconformity, conformist conform to

104 Conscience conscience

105Conscious

consciousness conscious / unconsciousconsciously / unconsciously be conscious of stg

106Consensus

consensusarrive at / reach a consensus

107 Conservative conservatism conservative

108Consistent /Inconsistent consistency

inconsistencyConsistent /Inconsistent

consistent with109 Constant constant remain / stay constant

110Constitute

constitute constitutiondraw up / prepare / adopt / enact a constitution

111 Constrain constrain constraint constrained constraint on

112Consult

consultconsultation / consultant consult sb about stg

113Contest contest /

contestant114 Continent continent115 Contradict contradict contradiction

116Controversial

controversyControversial

cause / create controversy

117Convene

convene convention conventional conventionallyannual / international convention

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Coordinate

coordinate coordination coordinated

coordinate with / lack of coordination color coordinated

119 Corporate corporate120 Correspond correspond correspondence correspond to121 Cotton cotton122 Coverage cover coverage live coverage123 Crack crack crack124 Craft craft

125

Creation

createcreation / creativity / creator creative creatively

126 Creature creature127 Criteria criteria128 Crown crown129 Crucial crucial crucial for / crucial to130 Cultivate cultivate cultivation cultivated131 Curse curse curse curse for132 cynical cynical

133Dare

dare dare daringHow dare you ! I dare you to ...

134 dam dam build a dam135 Data data collect data

136

Debate

debate debate debatable

debate about / on debate between have a debate

137 Decade decade138 Deceive deceive deception deceptive139 Deer deer140 Defeat defeat defeat (un)defeated accept / admit defeat

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141 Defend defend defence defensive defend against142 Delicate delicacy delicate143 Derive derive derive from144 Deserve deserve145 Desire desire desire desire for stg

146Despair despair /

desperation in / with despair

147Detect

detectdetection/ detective

148 Deviate deviate deviation deviate from

149

diagnose

diagnose diagnosis

to diagnose correctly, wrongly to make / give diagnosis correct/ right / tentative diagnosis

150

distract

distract distraction distracted

distract somebody/something from something

151

Devote

devote devotion devoted

devote yourself to stg devoted to show devotion

152Differentiate

differentiate differentdifferentiate between differentiate from

153 Dig dig digger dig for stg154 Dimension dimension dimensional in two / three dimensions155 Diminish diminish156 Dine dine dinner dine out

157

Direct

direct director direct

direct a film / film director be extremely / very / quite direct

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Discriminate

discriminate discrimination

positively/ unfairly discriminate discriminate against age / class / gender / race religious discrimination against somebody

159

Dismiss

dismiss dismissal dismissive, dismissed

dismissal of somebody reason for dismissal class / meeting is dismissed

160

Disobey

disobey / obeydisobedience / obedience obedient/disobedient

disobedience to somebody punish somebody for disobedience

161Display

display displayclearly, prominently, proudly display

162

Dispose

dispose disposal disposable

rubbish, sewage, waste disposal dispose of stg

163Disregard

disregard disregarddemonstrate / show disregard for / of stg

164

Disrespect

disrespect disrespect

Disrespectful/respectfulhave, show, treat somebody with disrespect

165Dissimilar

dissimilar / similarbe / appear / look dissimilar from / to

166

Distinct

distinction distinct / distinctive

become / remain distinct crucial, important, main distinction between

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167

Distort

distort distortion

seriously, severely distort stg cause, create, lead to distortion of stg

168 Ditch ditch ditch deep, wide shallow ditch

169

Diversity

diversify diversity diverse diversely

growing, considerable ethnic, genetic diversity diversity in / of stg

170 Domain domain private / public domain

171Domestic

domesticate domestic / domesticateddomestic market, economy, pets

172

Dominate

dominatedominance / domination dominant dominantly

achieve, assert dominance over seem, become, remain dominant largely, increasingly dominate complete, cultural, economic, political domination

173 Dove dove peace dove174 Downward downward downwards175 Drag drag176 Drawer drawer open, pull a drawer177 Drugstore drugstore178 Eager eager eagerly appear, seem eager

179Ease

ease ease easy easilygreat, remarkable ease in begin to , try to ease

180 Edge edge on the edge181 Elastic elastic elastic band

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182Element

elementbasic, crucial, essential element

183 Eliminate eliminate elimination eliminate from

184Emerge

emerge emergenceemerge from, into emergence of

185

emit

emit emission

carbon dioxide emissions, emission levels to cut, reduce emissions

186

Emphasis

emphasize emphasis emphatic

place, emphasis on considerable, great emphasis strongly emphasize

187 Enable enable enabling enable sb / stg to do stg

188Endurance

endure endurance endurableendurance test endure doing stg

189Enemy

enemydefeat, destroy, confront, face an enemy

190

Energetic

energise energy energetic

renewable, nuclear, solar energy generate, supply, consume energy

191

Enforce

enforce enforcement enforced

fully, strictly enforced strict, effective enforcement law, legal, police enforcement enforce a law / rule / policy

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Engage

engage engagement engaged / engaging

engage s in stg previous, prior engagement deeply, heavily engaged

193

Entitle

entitle entitlement entitled

be entitled to do stg entitle sb to do stg entitlement to holiday,benefit, pension entitlement

194 Essence essence real, true essence

195

Estimate estimate, overestimate, underestimate

estimate / (under, over)estimation (under, over)estimated

difficult to, hard to estimate early, initial estimate make an estimate

196Ethics

ethicsEthical/Unethical

(un)ethicallypersonal, business medical ethics

197Ethnic

ethnicethnic origin, ethnic violence

198

evidence

evidence evident evidently

convincing, decisive evidence it is evident that ...

199

Evolution

evolve evolution evolved

gradual, rapid, natural evolution evolve from, evolve into

200

Examine

examine examination

fully, properly examine careful, detailed, full examination

201Exceed

exceedexpected to, likely to exceed

202 Excess excess excessive excess of

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203

Executive

execute executive executiveChief Executive Officer (CEO), executive decision

204

Exhibit

exhibit exhibition

small, important, major exhibition exhibit symptoms

205 Exit exit exit

206Expense

expense expensiveleading, medical, travel expenses

207Expertise

expertise, expertlack, need , require expertise

208

Exploit

exploit exploitation

military, sexual exploit b open to, be vulnerable to exploitation

209Facilitate

facilitate facilitation, facilitator further facilitate

210Facility

facility childcare, leisure facilities

211Fade

fadequickly fade, fade away, begin to fade

212feasible

feasibility feasible, infeasibleeconomically/technically/politically feasible

213 Feast feast have a feast214 Fellow fellow fellow fellow traveller

215Fierce

fierce fiercelyfierce attack, opposition, criticism

216File

file filealphabetically file fat, thick, secret, case file

217Finite/Infinite

infinityFinite/Infinite finite resources infinity

of stg

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218 Fitness fitness fit219 Flame flame220 Flesh flesh221 Flood flood flood flooded

222

Fluctuate

fluctuate fluctuation

sharply, considerably fluctuate, fluctuate between cause fluctuation

223Fond

fondness fondbe fond of great, special fondness

224Forever

foreverforever and ever go on forever

225Foundation

found foundation foundedThe British Heart Foundation

226 Frozen freeze freezer frozen freeze to death

227

Fundamental

fundamental

seem, remain, consider stg, regard stg as fundamental truly, fairly fundamental

228 Funeral funeral funeral ceremony, service

229Fur

fur furry thick, soft, artificial, fake fur

230Furnish

furnish furniture furnishedfully furnished, garden furniture

231 Furthermore furthermore

232

Gain

gain gain

gain control, power, reputation financial, economic gain

233 Gap gap gap between

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234

Gentle

gentleman gentle gently

appear, look, seem gentle perfect, real, true gentleman

235 Gifted gift gifted be gifted in

236Glove

glovegardening, surgical, oven gloves

237 Glue glue glue put on glue238 Grab grab try to, manage to grab239 Grain grain

240Grease

greasecovered in grease, remove, dissolve grease

241 Grind grind grinder242 Guarantee guarantee guarantee guaranteed full, life time guarantee

243 Guideline guide guideline guided

practical, clear, helpful guidelines develop, draw up, offer, stick to guidelines

244Hang

hanghang upside down, hang from a place

245

Hardship

hardship hardcause, endure, experience, face hardships

246 Harvest harvest harvest, harvester good, large , rich harvest

247Haste

haste hasty hastilyfrantic, great haste with / without haste

248 Hay hay249 Heel heel high-heels250 Hence hence

251Hero

hero / heroingreat, brave hero become, turn into a hero

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252Hierarchy

hierarchy hierarchical hierarchicallyhierarchical structure, organisation

253Hinder

hinder hindrancebe likely to, tend to hinder without hindrance

254 Hip hip

255

Hire

hire hire hired

hire charge, cost, for hire hire locally, by the day, by the week

256

Historian

historian, history historical historically

contemporary, early, recent history throughout history change the course of history

257 Hollow hollow dark, natural, deep hallow258 Holy holy holy city, man, book259 Hook hook hooked be, become, get hooked

260Hopeless /Hopeful

hope hopeHopeless /Hopeful

hopefullyhope for, look seem hopeless

261 hostile hostility hostile hostile to/towards

262

Horizon

horizon

northern, southern, distant horizon broaden, expand, widen horizons

263Horizontal/Vertical Horizontal/Vertical Horizontally/Verticall

yHorizontal/Vertical line

264Humble

humble humblyin my humble opinion, humble apologies

265

humid

humidify humidity humid

a humid climate, high, low humidity humidity level

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266

Hunger

hunger hungry

extreme hunger, feel hunger become, get, make sb hungry

267

Hunt

hunt hunter, hunting

fox, seal, tiger hunt massive, nationwide hunt treasure hunt

268

Hypothetical

hypothesis

Hypothetical Hypothetically acceptable, working hypothesis entirely, purely, totally hypothetical

269Identical

identical identicallylook, seem identical identical to / with

270

Ideological Ideology Ideological Ideologicallydominant, official, capitalist, socialist ideology

271Idle

idle idlyremain, leave stg, make stg idle

272

Ignorant

ignore ignorance

Ignorant show ignorance appear, seem, seem, remain ignorant

273

Illegal /Legal

legality

Illegal /Legal become, be legal challenge, question, assert, recognise legality

274Imitate

imitate imitation imitatedaccurate, good, poor imitation

275 Immense Immense Immensely

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Immigrant Immigrate Immigrant, Immigration

illegal, foreign, Italian immigrant illegal, large-scale, immigration immigration rules, officer, service immigrate from / to

277

Implication

implicate implication

be implicated in stg considerable, crucial, major, important implications

278

Imprison

imprison imprisonment

falsely, wrongly, temporarily imprison ten years, immediate , life imprisonment

279

Improbable/probable

probability

Improbable/probable

probably

highly probable probable outcome, result, consequence

280 Improper/Proper Improper/Proper properly proper way, place

281

Impure/Pure

purity / impurity

Impure/Pure

purely

pure silk pure chance, coincidence purity of tap water

282Inaccessible/Accessible

accessaccess, (in) accessibility

Inaccessible/Accessible make stg, become, remain accessible

283

Incentive Incentive big, considerable, sufficient, more, less, financial incentive

284Incident Incident ,

incidence incidental incidentally major, serious incident

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285Inherit

inheritinheritance inheritance from sb

large, small inheritance

286Inclusive

include inclusionInclusive, included possible inclusion

all inclusive

287Incorporate Incorporate

incorporated incorporate stg into / in stg288 Incurable/curable cure cure Incurable/curable incurable disease, illness289 Indefinite /definite Indefinite /definite (in)definitely Indefinite/definite article

290

Independence Independence Independent Independentlybecome, feel, make somebody independent full, total independence enjoy, value independence

291 Indirect Indirect indirectly Indirect speech

292Inevitable Inevitable

inevitablyinevitable result, consequence

293 Infrastructure Infrastructure294 Inherent Inherent Inherently be inherent in stg

295Inhibit Inhibit

inhibitiontend to, severely inhibit inhibit someone from stg

296Initiate Initiate Initiative take the initiative, have

initiative297 Inner Inner

298Innovate Innovate Innovation Innovative successful, scientific

innovation

299Insight Insight

have, gain, get insight into

300Insist (on) Insist

insistence insistent insistentlyinsist on become, remain insistent

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301

Inspect Inspect Inspection, inspector

carefully, thoroughly inspect carry out, make, conduct inspection

302

Instruct

instructinstruction, instructor

carefully, explicitly instruct proper formal, individualized, private instruction

303Insufficient/Sufficient Insufficient/Sufficient Insufficiently/Suffici

ently prove insufficient

304

Integral Integrate

integration

Integral integrate into / with encourage, achieve, speed up, require, lead to integration integral part of stg

305

Intense

intensify

Intensity Intensive, intense Intensivelytend to, be likely to intensify high, low intensity intensive care, labour intensive

306Internal /External Internal /External Internally

/Externally

307

intervene

intervene interventionto intervene directly, a police, military intervention

308

Invade

invade invasion, invader invaded

military invasion fear of invasion invasion of privacy

309Invaluable

value valueInvaluable, valuable remain, make stg

invaluable

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310Irrational/rational Irrational/rational Irrationally/rationally

quite, totally irrational

311

Isolate

isolate isolation isolated

political, complete, social isolation isolate somebody from somebody / stg

312 Jaw jaw313 Jewel jewel, jewellery314 Joint joint knee, hip, elbow joint315 Kingdom kingdom316 Lab lab, laboratory

317

Label

label label

put a label on stg correctly, falsely, properly, wrongly label

318Labour

labour, labourerphysical, hard labour cheap, child labour

319 Ladder ladder climb a ladder320 Lately late lately321 Lay lay lay eggs, lay stg out322 Layer layer thin, thick layer

323

League

league

at the bottom / top of the league, be in a different league

324Lean

leanlean on somebody lean towards

325

Liberal

liberate liberty liberal

liberal leader, party personal, political, religious liberty

326 Lid lid put a lid on stg327 Lifelong lifelong lifelong learning

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328

Lifetime

lifetime

in your lifetime lifetime income, employment, experience

329 Likewise likewise330 Limb limb broken, injured, stiff limb331 Load load load loaded heavy, work, full load332 Lodging lodging lodging house333 Log log keep a log, web log334 Lord Lord Good Lord!

335Loyal

loyalty loyalextremely, very loyal show loyalty to, for, from

336

Magic

magic, magician magical magically

pure, black magic truly, totally magical do magic

337Major

majority majorbig, vast majority, majority of

338 Mall mall shopping mall

339

Manipulate

manipulatemanipulation, manipulator manipulative

easily, deliberately manipulate careful, clever, deliberate manipulation

340 Mankind mankind history of mankind341 Marker marker board marker

342

Massive

mass, masses massive

enormous , huge, large mass massive heart attack massive argument

343Master

master mastermaster and servant master the art of stg

344 Mat mat yoga mat

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345 Mate mate class, team, work mate

346

Maximum

maximise maximum maximum

maximum amount, number maximise opportunities, chances

347 Meantime meantime in the meantime348 Meanwhile meanwhile

349

Mechanism

mechanism, mechanic mechanical mechanically

locking, steering mechanism avoidance, control, defence mechanism

350 Melt melt melting, melted melt away

351Memorial

memorial memorialmemorial ceremony, service

352

Mentality

mentality mental mentally

mentality of teenagers, youth mental illness

353Merchant merchant,

merchandiserich, powerful merchant buy, sell merchandise

354Mere

mere merelymere coincidence, mere fact

355Messenger

messagemessenger, message don't shoot the messenger

356 Midst midst in the midst of

357Migrate

migrate migration, migrantmigrant worker, migrate from, into, to

358 Mild mild mildly mild weather, illness

359Military

military military militarilymilitary forces,military action

360 Minimal minimal361 Minimum maximum

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362Mining mining, mine,

miner coal mine

363Minority

minority minoritybelong to, discriminate against minority

364Mixed

mix mixture mixedethnically, socially racially mixed

365 Mode mode normal mode

366Moderate

moderation moderatein moderation moderate amount of stg

367 Modest modesty modest modestly show modesty

368Modify

modify modification modified genetically- modified food

369Motionless

motion motionlessabsolutely, virtually motionless

370Motivate

motivate motivation motivatedpoor, low motivation, lack, lose motivation

371 Motive motive motive behind, for stg372 Multiple multiple multiple choice373 Multiply multiply multiplication multiplied374 Muscle muscle

375Mutual

mutual mutuallymutual trust, respect, understanding

376 Namely namely377 Neat neatness neat neatly

378Neglect

neglect negligence neglected, negligentbe accused of, guilty of negligence

379 Neutral neutral remain, stay neutral380 Nevertheless nevertheless381 Noble noble noble family, blood382 Nonetheless nobility nonetheless

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383Norm

norm normalbecome the norm, social, cultural norms

384

Notable

notion notable notably

notion of stg notable example, achievement, success

385 Nuclear nuclear nuclear power386 Nuisance Nuisance awful, terrible nuisance387 Numerous number number numerous numerous occasions388 Nut nut

389Obedience

(dis)obey(dis)Obedience Obedient/disobedient Obediently/disobedi

ently obedience to

390

obliged obligation obliged, obligatoryto be, feel obliged to do stg to be obligatory for sb to do stg

391 Omit omit omission392 On the contrary On the contrary 393 Ongoing ongoing ongoing project, research394 Operate operate operation Operate (machinery) 395 Option option optional have an option396 Otherwise Otherwise 397 Outbreak outbreak outbreak of disease398 Outcome outcome major outcome399 Outwards outward Outwards facing, looking outwards400 Overlap overlap overlap overlapping overlap with401 Pan pan402 Parallel parallel parallel to

403Paste

paste paste copy and paste, tooth-paste404 Patriotic patriotism, patriot patriotic

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405 Pattern pattern pattern of stg406 Pearl pearl407 Peculiar peculiarity peculiar become, remain peculiar408 Periodical periodical

409Persist

persist persistence persistent persist in, show persistence410 Pile pile a pile of411 Pinch pinch a pinch of412 Pipe pipe water pipe413 Pitch pitch football pitch414 Plot plot plot of a film, story415 Plough plough plough plough through416 Plug plug plug plugged / unplugged pull the plug, plug stg in

417Policy

policyforeign, economic, public policy

418Pose

pose pose a threat, danger, risk

419Possess Possess Possession

possessivefamily, personal, private possession

420Potential

potential potential potentiallyreach, realize, fulfil potential

421

Poverty

poverty poor

reduce, eliminate poverty extreme, severe, widespread, rural, urban poverty

422 Powder powder gun powder

423Practical

practicality practical practicallypractical person practicalities of stg

424 Precious precious precious stone

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425Preliminary

preliminary preliminarypreliminary stages as a preliminary

426Premises

premiseson the premises, off the premises

427

Preservation Preserve Preservation

preservative

environmental, building preservation food, wood, artificial preservative preserve stg for stg

428

Presumably Presume

presumption

Presumablyrightly, wrongly presume strong, general presumption about, against

429 Pretend pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously pretend to be430 Pride pride pride proud proudly have pride, out of pride431 Primarily primary primary Primarily primary care

432

Prior Priority Prior high, major, top, immediate , low priority Prior to stg

433Prize

prizeget, receive, take, accept a prize

434Procedure Procedure complex, complicated

simple procedure

435

Proceed

proceed proceedings

decide to, intend to proceed criminal,justice, legal proceedings

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436

Prohibit Prohibit

prohibition prohibitory

prohibit from impose, abolish , lift prohibitions prohibition against, of

437

Promote

promotepromoter, promotion

promote stg, widely promoted, efforts to promote get a promotion

438 Prompt promptness Prompt Promptly prompt action

439

Proof

prove proof provenprove to be innocent, guilty be proof against stg

440

Properly

proper / improper

(im)Properly proper name, behaviour, place improper conduct, behaviour

441 Proportion Proportion proportion of stg

442

Proposal

propose proposal

marriage proposal propose doing stg propose an idea

443

Prospective

prospect

Prospective Prospective (buyers/employers) job, career prospects

444

Protection

protect protection protective

protect against, from be protective against, towards protection against, from

445 Radical Radical Radical radical changes, ideas

446Random

random randomly random sample, selection

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447

Rank

rank rank

rank high, low be ranked fourth, number one

448 Ratio ratio ratio between449 Raw raw raw material / food450 Reactor reactor nuclear reactor

451rebel

rebel rebel, rebellion rebelliousrebel against stg rebel forces/soldiers

452Recall

recall recallrecall clearly, vividly, well total recall

453 Reckon reckon reckoning reckon stg to be stg

454

Reform

reform

reform, reformation, reformist

go through reform carry out , implement, put into practice reforms attempt to, seek to, try to reform

455 Refresh refresh Refreshments refreshing, refreshed

456Refuse Refuse Refusal refuse to do stg, refusal to

do stg

457

Regard

regard regard regarding, regardless

regard stg as stg show, pay, considerable, great regard regardless of

458Regime

regimenew, old, current, socialist regime

459Regulate Regulate Regulation

regulatedstrict, tight, government, school regulations

460Reinforce

reinforce reinforcement reinforcedpositive, negative reinforcement

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461

Relate

relate relation, relative related

Relatively relate stg to stg relation between / with / to

462

Relief

relieve relief

considerable, deep, enormous relief a sense of relief, tears of relief

463Reluctant

reluctance reluctant reluctantlybe reluctant to / reluctance to

464 Remark remark make a remark465 Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs466 Request request request make a request467 Rescue rescue rescue

468

Residence

reside residence, resident residential

residents of a place residential home, course, neighbourhood

469

Resign

resign resignation

resign from announce, accept, reject resignation

470Resist

resistResistance

irresistiblepopular army, organised, political resistance

471

Resolve

resolve resolution resolvedan attempt to resolve, resolve stg through / by stg

472Resource

resource resourcefulfinancial, limited, natural resources

473 Restless restless

474

Restrain

restrain restraint restrained

restrain from considerable, great, remarkable restraint

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475

Restrict

restrict restriction restrictive, restricted

without restriction restrict yourself/somebody to (doing) something restricted access, area

476

Reverse

reverse reversal reversible

reversal of stg reverse a decision/verdict/policy

477

Rigid

rigour rigid

be, appear , seem rigid academic, intellectual, logical rigour

478 Rival rival, rivalry rival company/firm/team479 Rose rose rosy rosy cheeks480 Rough rough roughly481 Route route scenic route482 Rubber rubber rubber gloves

483Rumour

rumour spread,hear, start a rumour484 Rural /urban urbanization rural / urban rural area

485Rush

rush rushdo something in a rush rush to do something

486

Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice make sacrifices sacrifice something for something

487 Sand sand488 Scale scale on a large scale

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489

Scare

scare scare

Scared care the life/living daylights/hell etc out of somebody a bomb scarea health scare

490Scenario Scenario worst-case/nightmare

scenario

491Schedule /Scheme Schedule /Scheme

make a schedule

492Scope

scopebeyond/outside/within the scope of something

493 Seal seal seal hunt494 Sector sector sectoral public/private sector

495

Seek

seek seeker

eek refuge/asylum/shelter seek revenge/damages/compensation job/attention/publicity etc seeker

496Seize

seizeseize something from somebody

497 Senior senior senior management.

498

Sequence Sequence

sequential sequentially

in a ... Sequence out of sequence sequence of events

499 Session session

500Settle

settleSettlement, settler

settled in501 siblings siblings502 simultaneous simultaneous simultaneously

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503Shade

shade shaded in the shade (of something)504 Sharp sharpen sharpener sharp sharp edge505 Sheet (of paper) Sheet Sheet of paper

506

Shelter

shelter

Shelter animal shelter shelter somebody/something from somebody/something

507

Shield Shield Shield

shield against shield somebody/something from somebody/something

508Shift

shift shiftshift attention/emphasis/focus

509

Shoot

shoot shoot

shoot somebody in the leg/head etc a photo shoot

510 Shore Shore sea shore

511

Shortage Shortage water/food/housing etc shortage shortage of

512sin sin to commit, confess a sin

it is a sin to do stg513 Sincere sincerity Sincere Sincerely514 Slight Slight Slightly515 Smart smart516 So called So called 517 Soil soil

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518 Sole sole solely solely responsible519 Solid solid520 Sow sow sowing the seeds of521 Specialist Specialize Specialist specialised Specially specialize in522 Sphere sphere spherical523 Spill spill spill spilt cry over spilt milk 524 Spin spin525 Spit spit526 Splendid Splendid splendidly527 Split Split 528 Spot Spot spot the difference

529

Stable

stable stable

in a stable condition shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted British English

530 Stare (at) Stare Stare (at) 531 Stem stem stem Stem (from) 532 Sticky stick sticky stick to533 Stiff Stiff Stiff joints

534Sting

stingA bee, wasp, scorpion can sting

535

Stir

stir

stir something with something stir something in/into something

536 Stocking stockings537 Stove stove538 Straw straw the last straw539 Stretch stretch540 Strict Strict Strictly

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541Strike Strike Strike strike something with

something542 Substance Substance Substantial substantially substantial amount of stg543 Suburb Suburbs544 Suck suck545 Superior superiority Superior superiority complex546 Surround (go around) Surround Surrounding

547

Suspend Suspend

suspension

Suspendedtotal, temporary, immediate suspension suspend somebody from something

548Sustain Sustain

sustainabilitySustainable

environmentally sustainable 549 Swing swing swing swing back and forth550 Sword sword

551Tackle

tackletackle somebody about something

552

talent

talent talented

talent for stg artistic / unique talent to have / demonstrate talent to be very talented

553 Temple temple

554Tempt Tempt Temptation

temptingtempt somebody into doing something

555 Tension tension tense

556Terminate

terminatetermination, terminator terminated

early, sudden termination terminate a contract

557 terrify terrify terrified, terrifying558 Thereby thereby thereby doing something

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559

Threat Threaten

threat

Threatening threaten to do something threaten somebody with something life-threatening pose a threat

560 Tight /Loose tighten / loosen Tight /Loose Tightly /Loosely561 Timeless time Timeless

562Timely

time in a timely manner/fashion

563tolerate

tolerate tolerance tolerant, intolerant tolerance of/towards/for / to

564Trace

trace tracetrace something (back) to something

565 Tradition Tradition Traditional 566 Transit transit transit passengers

567

Transmit disease

transmit transmission

Transmit disease the transmission of disease

568

Trap

trap trap

be/feel trapped trap somebody into (doing) something

569

Treat Treat Treat treat somebody like/as something badly treated/well treated treat somebody with respect/contempt/courtesy my treat

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570

Treatment Treat treatment treatment of/for get/receive treatment treat somebody with something

571 Tremble tremble trembling tremble with anger/fear

572

Trigger Trigger Trigger trigger a memory trigger the alarm pull the trigger

573

Trouble

trouble trouble

have trouble with , ask for trouble, trouble somebody with something

574 Tube tube take/catch the tube

575

Underestimate Underestimate, estimate

estimation

Underestimated underestimate the importance/extent/effect/ power etc of something

576 Undergo operation Undergo Undergo operation

577Undertake (responsibility)

Undertake Undertake (responsibility)

578 Uneasy Uneasy uneasily uneasy about

579United Unity United economic unity , economic

unity580 Upward upward upward trend/movement

581Urge

urge urgeupward trend/movement urge to do something

582 Utilise Utilise Utility utilizable utility room583 Vain vain in vain584 Vast vast vast majority585 Vehicle Vehicle motor vehicle586 Veil veil

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587 Vessel vessel

588Violate Violate Violation, violator

violatedviolate rights, privacy violation of

589 Virtual virtual virtually590 Virtue virtue virtuous virtuously

591

Vision

visiongood/normal/poor etc vision have visions of something

592 Visual visual visually

593Vital

vitalvital to do something vital organs

594 Waist waist

595Whisper

whisper whisperwhisper something to somebody

596

Widespread Widespread widespread support/acceptance/criticism

597

Wonder

wonder wonder

wonder how technological wondersthe Seven Wonders of the World

598 Worm worm book worm599 Worship worship600 Wreck wreck ship wreck

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