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A, B-C, D,E, F-H,I-J,L-M, N-O, P1,P2-R, S1,S2-T1 T2-U, V-Z Word Forms Concept noun absenteeism accounting accusation achievement addiction Personal noun absentee accountant accuser / accused achiever addict Adjective absent-minded accountable accusing achieved addictive/addicted administrative admired / admiring advertised advisory aggravating agitated analytical antagonistic arbitrary assassinated authoritarian / authoritative Verb to be absent account accuse achieve to become addicted administrate admire advertise advise aggravate agitate analyse antagonize arbitrate assassinate authorize

administration administrator admiration advertisement advice aggravation agitation analysis antagonism arbitration assassination authorization admirer advertiser adviser aggressor agitator analyst antagonist arbitrator assassin authority

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Concept noun dancing deafness dealings decoration defeat defense demonstration design destruction determination development dictatorship

Personal noun dancer deaf dealer / dealership decorator defeatist defendant / defender demonstrator designer destroyer determiner developer dictator

Adjective danced deafening dealt decorative defeated defended demonstrative designed destructive determined developed dictatorial

Verb dance to go deaf deal decorate defeat defend demonstrate design destroy determine develop dictate

diplomacy direction discipline distribution divorce drama drunkenness dwelling Concept noun eavesdropping economics education egotism election elitism emancipation embezzlement emigration (un)employment entertainment enthusiasm escapism evacuation exaggeration examination exploration exportation Concept noun farming fighting finality finance flirtation forgery foundation freelancing friendship gambling government growing up guidance hijacking homemaking hospitalization

diplomat director disciplinarian distributor divorcee dramatist drunkard dweller Personal noun eavesdropper economist educator egotist electorate elitist emancipator embezzler emigrant employer entertainer enthusiast escapist evacuee exaggerator examiner explorer exporter Personal noun farmer fighter finalist financier flirt forger founder freelancer friend gambling governor grown-up guide hijacker homemaker patient

diplomatic directed disciplinary distributed divorced dramatic drunk dwelt Adjective eavesdropped economical educational egocentric electoral elite emancipated embezzled emigrated (un)employed entertaining enthusiastic escaped evacuated exaggerated examined explorative exported Adjective farmed fought finalized financial flirtatious forged founded freelanced friendly gambled governmental grown guided hijacked homemade hospitalized

to be diplomatic direct discipline distribute divorce dramatize drink dwell Verb eavesdrop economize educate to be egotistical elect to be elite emancipate embezzle emigrate employ entertain enthuse escape evacuate exaggerate examine explore export Verb farm fight finalize finance flirt forge found freelance to be friendly gamble govern grow up guide hijack to keep house hospitalize

humanities humor Concept noun idealism illustration immigration immortality impersonation importation industrialization innovation inspection instruction interpretation intrusion invasion invention investigation justice Concept noun law leadership learning legislation liberalism linguistics logging love machinery magic management manufacturing marketing materialism mathematics mechanics migration modeling morality mugging music Concept noun narration nationalism

humanist humorist Personal noun idealist illustrator immigrant immortal impersonator importer industrialist innovator inspector instructor interpreter intruder invader inventor investigator justice of the peace Personal noun lawyer leader learner legislator liberal linguist logger lover machinist magician manager manufacturer marketer materialist mathematician mechanic migrant model moralist mugger musician Personal noun narrator nationalist

humanitarian humorous Adjective idealistic illustrative immigrated immortal impersonated imported industrialized innovative inspected instructive interpreted intrusive invaded inventive investigative justifiable Adjective lawful / lawless lead learned legislative liberal linguistic logged lovesick machined magical manageable manufactured marketable materialistic mathematical mechanical migratory modelled moralistic mugged musical Adjective narrated nationalistic

humanize joke Verb idealize illustrate immigrate immortalize impersonate import industrialize innovate inspect instruct interpret intrude invade invent investigate justify Verb enforce the law lead learn legislate liberalize speak log love machine conjure manage manufacture market materialize to do math mechanize migrate model moralize mug to make music Verb narrate nationalize

naturalization navigation negotiation nursing offense office operation opportunism oppression optimism organization ownership Concept noun pacifism painting participation parenting patriotism peacekeeping perfection performance perpetuation persecution pessimism philosophy photography plagiarism plumbing poetry possession pragmatism professionalism programming psychiatry psychology purification quitting reaction realism reception recruitment redemption reformation

naturalist navigator negotiator nurse offender officer operator opportunist oppressor optimist organizer owner Personal noun pacifist painter participant parent patriot peacekeeper perfectionist performer perpetrator persecutor pessimist philosopher photographer plagiarist plumber poet possessor pragmatist professor programmer psychiatrist psychologist purist quitter reactionary realist receptionist recruiter redeemer reformer

naturally navigable negotiable nursed offensive official operative opportunistic oppressive optimistic organizational owned Adjective pacified painted participated parented patriotic peaceful perfect performed perpetual persecuted pessimistic philosophical photographic plagiarized plumbed poetic possessive pragmatic professional programmed psychiatric psychological pure quit reacted realistic receptive recruited redeemable reformed

naturalize navigate negotiate nurse offend officiate operate opportune oppress to be optimistic organize own Verb pacify paint participate parent to be patriotic to make / keep peace perfect perform perpetuate persecute to be pessimistic philosophize photograph / take pictures plagiarize plumb to write poetry possess to be pragmatic profess program to analyze to analyze purify quit react to be real receive recruit redeem reform

relationship remembrance representation research residency retail retirement revelation rioting robbery rule Concept noun sadism sales satire science sculpture seduction service shipping shoplifting showmanship sightseeing skateboarding skepticism slavery smoking Concept noun smuggling socialism speaking specialization speculation statesmanship statistics studies supervision supply support survival sympathy tailoring talk teaching

relative reminder researcher resident retailer retiree reveler rioter robber ruler Personal noun sadist salesclerk / salesperson satirist scientist sculptor seducer serviceman / servicewoman shipper shoplifter showman sightseer skateboarder skeptic slave smoker Personal noun smuggler socialist speaker specialist speculator statesman statistician student supervisor supplier supporter survivor sympathizer tailor talker teacher

related reminded researched residential retail retired reveled riotous robbed ruled Adjective sadistic sold satirical scientific sculpted seduced serviceable shipped stolen shown seen skateboarded skeptical slavish smoked Adjective smuggled sociable spoken specialized speculative statesmanlike statistical studious supervisory supplied supportive survivable sympathetic tailor-made talkative taught

relate remind represent to do research reside retail retire revel riot rob rule Verb to be sadistic sell satirize to do science sculpt seduce service ship shoplift show sightsee skateboard to be skeptical enslave smoke Verb smuggle socialize speak specialize speculate to be statesmanlike measure study supervise supply support survive sympathize tailor talk teach

Representative representative

technology telecommunications Concept noun terrorism theory thievery thinking torment torture tourism training transformation travel treachery trespassing trickery trouble typing usefulness uselessness Concept noun vacation vandalism victimization victory viewing violation visitation voice volunteering voting waiting wandering winning working wrestling zeal

technician telecommuter Personal noun terrorist theorist thief thinker tormentor torturer tourist trainer / trainee transformer traveler traitor trespasser trickster troublemaker typist user user Personal noun vacationer vandal victim victor viewer violator visitor vocalist volunteer voter waiter / waitress wanderer winner worker wrestler zealot

technical Adjective terrorized theoretical stolen thought tormented tortuous toured trained transformed traveled treacherous trespassed tricky troubled typed useful useless Adjective vandalized victimized victorious viewed violent visited vocal volunteered voted waited wandered won worked wrestled zealous

to repair telecommute Verb terrorize theorize steal think torment torture tour train transform travel to betray trespass trick trouble type use use Verb vacation vandalize victimize win view violate visit sing volunteer vote wait / serve wander win work wrestle to be zealous