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Communications 2 Flashcards

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exceed (verb)

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to go beyond

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accede (verb)

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to agree, to accept

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accept (verb)

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to receive willingly

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except (preposition)

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other than

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access (noun)

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admission

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excess (adjective)

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surplus

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adapt (verb)

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to adjust

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adept (adjective)

Used as adept at

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skillful

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adopt (verb)

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to choose as one’s own

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advice (noun)

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suggestion, recommendation

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advise (verb)

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to suggest, to recommend

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affect (verb)

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to produce an effect, to influence

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effect (noun)

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result, outcome

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aggravate (verb)

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to make a bad situation worse

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irritate (verb)

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to annoy, to vex

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all ready (adjective)

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fully prepared

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already (adverb)

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previously

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all right (adjective)

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satisfactory, well

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all right (adverb)

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well enough, very well

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alright : incorrect, use “all right”

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don’t use

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all together : incorrect use “together”

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incorrect

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altogether (adverb)

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completely, wholly

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allude (verb)

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to hint, to mention indirectly

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elude (verb)

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to evade, to escape

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among ( preposition)

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used to indicate three or more

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between (preposition)

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used to indicate two

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amount (noun)

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designates a quantity that is the whole

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number (noun)

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designates a quantity divisible into units

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anxious (adjective)

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apprehensive, uneasy

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eager (adjective)

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marked by enthusiasm or impatience

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any way ( noun)

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a possible way to do something

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anyway (adverb)

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in any case, in any event

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adverse (adjective)

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unfavorable, opposite, hostile

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averse (adjective)

used as averse to

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feeling of repugnance, abhorrence

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bad (adjective)

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unfavorable, severe, spoiled, disobedient

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badly (adverb)

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poorly, disagreeably

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born (verb)

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to be brought into existence by birth

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borne (verb)

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past participle of to bear

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capital (noun)

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assets calculated to produce income

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capitol (noun)

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place where a legislative body meets

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cite (verb)

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to quote as authority, to name

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sight (noun)

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vision

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site (noun)

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location

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composed [of] (participle adjective)

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made up of

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divided [into] (participle adjective)

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separated

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comprise (verb)

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to include

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constitute (verb)

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to establish, to make (create)

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conscience (noun)

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internal distinction between right and wrong

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conscious (adjective)

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alert, aware

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council (noun)

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an official group

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counsel (verb)

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to advise

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counsel (noun)

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advice or advisor, attorney

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credible (adjective)

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believable, trustworthy

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creditable (adjective)

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worthy of praise

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credulous (adjective)

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willing to take at face value, gullible

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currently (adverb)

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at this time

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presently (adverb)

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in the very near future

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delusion (noun)

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false belief about the self or about other people or things

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illusion (noun)

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misleading image

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device (noun)

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object, vehicle

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devise (verb)

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to give, as in a will or other testamentary document

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disinterested (adjective)

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impartial, unbiased

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uninterested (adjective)

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lack of curiosity, not interested

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eminent (adjective)

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prominent in reference to a person

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imminent (adjective)

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about to occur, threatening

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expect (verb)

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to look forward to

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suspect (verb)

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to think probable or likely

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farther (adverb)

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distance

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further (adverb)

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time, quantity

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fewer (adjective)

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reduced number

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less (adjective)

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reduced extent or degree

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foreword (noun)

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prefatory comments to a book, not by the author

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forward (adverb)

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progressively toward the front, ahead

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good (adjective)

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suitable, satisfactory

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well (adjective)

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healthy, desirable

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well (adverb)

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suitably, satisfactorily

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imply (verb)

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to suggest, to hint

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infer (verb)

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to deduce, to draw a conclusion

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incredible (adjective)

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unbelievable

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incredulous (adjective)

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unwilling to take at face value, skeptical

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it’s (contraction)

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it is

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its (possessive pronoun)

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belonging to it (a place or thing)

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later (adverb)

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at a subsequent time

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latter (adjective)

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near the end, the last mentioned of the two

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lay, laying, laid, laid (verb)

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to place a person or an object

- this verb requires a direct object

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lie, lying, lay, lain (verb)

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to be in or to take a recline position

- this verb does not use a direct object

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lend (verb)

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to relinquish temporarily

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loan (noun)

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a thing given for the borrower’s temporary use

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liable (adjective)

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responsible or legally bound

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libel (noun)

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defamatory statement in written form

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may be (verb phrase)

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might come to pass

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maybe (adverb)

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perhaps, possibly

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nauseated (adjective)

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affected by nausea (stomach distress)

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nauseous (adjective)

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causing nausea

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passed (verb)

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past participle of “to pass”

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past (noun or preposition)

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previous time, beyond

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percent (noun)

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use with a specific number

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percentage (noun)

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use when no specific number is stated

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precede (verb)

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to be, go, or come ahead or in front of

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proceed (verb)

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to go forward, to continue

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principal (adjective or noun)

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primary, leader of

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principle (noun)

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rule

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sit (verb)

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to rest on the posterior;
to be situated
-this verb does not use a direct object

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set (verb)

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to place in a position;
to arrange
-this verb requires a direct object

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suppose (verb)

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to assume, to conjecture

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supposed (adjective)

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alleged, expected

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than (conjunction)

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used in making a comparison

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then (adverb)

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specifies when, used in describing time

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that, who (pronoun)

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introduces restrictive (essential) description

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which, who (pronoun)

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introduces nonrestrictive (nonessential) description

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their (possessive pronoun)

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belonging to them

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there (adverb)

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specifies where, used in describing a place

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they’re (contraction)

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they are

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to (preposition)

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used as part of infinitives, connector in various idioms

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too (adverb)

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also, in an excessive amount

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use (verb)

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to employ, to implement, to consume

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use (noun)

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function, purpose, utility

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used (adjective)

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not new, accustomed

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