Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to the words given. In our teaching of English, a list of such antonyms is extremely important to enhance the vocabulary of our students and ourselves. Here is a long list of these Antonyms, which would be helpful to all of us...
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S.N.
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Words
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Opposites (Antonyms)
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1
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above
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below
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2
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absence
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presence
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3
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abundance
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lack
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4
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to accept
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refuse
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5
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accidental
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intentional
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6
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active
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lazy
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7
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add
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subtract
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8
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admit
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deny
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9
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adult
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child
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10
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advanced
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elementary
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11
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affirmative
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negative
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12
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afraid
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brave
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13
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after
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before
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14
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against
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for
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15
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alike
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different
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16
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alive
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dead
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17
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all
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none
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18
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allow
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forbid
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19
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already
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not yet
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20
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always
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never
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21
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ancient
|
modern
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22
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ancestor
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descendant
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23
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agree
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refuse, argue
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24
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amateur
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professional
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25
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amuse
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bore
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26
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ancestor
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descendant
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27
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angel
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devil
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28
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animal
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human
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29
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annoy
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satisfy
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30
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answer
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ask
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31
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answer
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question
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32
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antonym
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synonym
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33
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apart
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together
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34
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approximately
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exactly
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35
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argue
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agree
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36
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arrest
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free, set free
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37
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arrival
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departure
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38
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arrive
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depart, leave
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39
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artificial
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natural
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40
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ascent
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descent
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41
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ask
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answer
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42
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asleep
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awake
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43
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attack
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defend
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44
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attack
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defence, protection
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45
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attic
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cellar
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46
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autumn
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spring
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47
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awake
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asleep
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48
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awful
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delicious, nice, pleasant
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49
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back
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in front of
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50
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background
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foreground
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51
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backward
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forward
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52
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bad
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good
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53
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bad luck
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fortune, good luck
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54
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beauty
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ugliness
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55
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before
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after
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56
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begin
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end, sp, finish
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57
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beginning
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end, ending
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58
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behind
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in front of
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59
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below
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above
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60
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best
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worst
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61
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better
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worse
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62
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beautiful
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ugly
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63
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big
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small, little
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64
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birth
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death
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65
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bitter
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sweet
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66
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black
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white
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67
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blunt
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sharp
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68
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body
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soul
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69
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bore
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amuse, be interested in
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70
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boring
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exciting, interesting
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71
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borrow
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lend
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72
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bottom
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top
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73
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boy
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girl
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74
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brave
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cowardly, afraid
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75
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break
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mend, fix
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76
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broad
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narrow
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77
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brother
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sister
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78
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build
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destroy
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79
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busy
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lazy
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80
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buy
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sell
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81
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calm
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excited
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82
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careful
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careless
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83
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careless
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careful
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84
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catch
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miss, throw
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85
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ceiling
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floor
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86
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cellar
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attic
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87
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centre
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outskirts, suburb
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88
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certainly
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probably
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89
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changeable
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constant
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90
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cheap
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expensive
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91
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child
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adult, grown-up
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92
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children
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parents
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93
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clean
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dirty
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94
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clear
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cloudy
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95
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clever
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stupid
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96
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close
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open
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97
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closed
|
open
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98
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cloudy
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clear, sunny, bright
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99
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cold
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hot, heat
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100
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come
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go
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101
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comedy
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drama, tragedy
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102
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complicated
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simple
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103
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compliment
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insult
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104
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compulsory
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voluntary
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105
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connect
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separate
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106
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consonant
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vowel
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107
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constant
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changeable
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108
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construction
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destruction
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109
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continue
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interrupt
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110
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cool
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warm
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111
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correct
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false, wrong
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112
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courage
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fear
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113
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courageous
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cowardly
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114
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cowardly
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brave, courageous
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115
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create
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destroy
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116
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cruel
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human, kind
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117
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cry
|
laugh
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118
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damage
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repair
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119
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danger
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security, safety
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120
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dangerous
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safe
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121
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dark
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light
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122
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daughter
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son
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123
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dawn
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dusk
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124
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day
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night
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125
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dead
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alive
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126
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death
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birth, life
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127
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deep
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shallow
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128
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defeat
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victory
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129
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defence
|
attack
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130
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defend
|
attack
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131
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delicious
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awful
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132
|
deny
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admit
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133
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depart
|
arrive
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134
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departure
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arrival
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135
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descendant
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ancestor
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136
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descent
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ascent
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137
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desperate
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hopeful
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138
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destroy
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build, create, form
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139
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destruction
|
construction
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140
|
devil
|
angel
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141
|
dictatorship
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republic
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142
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to die
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live
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143
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different
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alike, equal, same
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144
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difficult
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easy
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145
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dirty
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clean
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146
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disease
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health
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147
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distant
|
near
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148
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divide
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unite
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149
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division
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unity
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150
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divorce
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marry
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151
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divorce
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marriage, wedding
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152
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divorced
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married
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153
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domestic
|
foreign
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154
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down
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up
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155
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downstairs
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upstairs
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156
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drama
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comedy
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157
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dry
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humid, wet
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158
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dull
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interesting
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159
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dusk
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dawn
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160
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early
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late
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161
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east
|
west
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162
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easy
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difficult, hard
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163
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elementary
|
advanced
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164
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emigrate
|
immigrate
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165
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emigration
|
immigration
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166
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empty
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full
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167
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end
|
begin
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168
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end
|
beginning
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169
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ending
|
beginning
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170
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enemy
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friend
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171
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enjoy
|
hate
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172
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enter
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leave
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173
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entrance
|
exit
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174
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equal
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different
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175
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even
|
odd
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176
|
evening
|
morning
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177
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everybody
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nobody
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178
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everything
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nothing
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179
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exactly
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about, approximately
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180
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excited
|
calm
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181
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exciting
|
boring
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182
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exclude
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include
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183
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exit
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entrance
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184
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expensive
|
cheap
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185
|
export
|
import
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186
|
exposure
|
shelter
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187
|
extreme
|
moderate
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188
|
fail
|
succeed, pass
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189
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failure
|
success
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190
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false
|
true, correct
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191
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far
|
near
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192
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fast
|
slow
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193
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fat
|
slim, thin
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194
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fear
|
courage
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195
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female
|
male
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196
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few
|
many
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197
|
final
|
first
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198
|
find
|
lose
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199
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finish
|
begin
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200
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finish
|
start
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201
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first
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final, last
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202
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fix
|
break
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203
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flat
|
hilly
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204
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floor
|
ceiling
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|
205
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follow
|
lead
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206
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forbid
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allow, let, permit
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207
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for
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against
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208
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foreground
|
background
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209
|
foreign
|
domestic
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210
|
foreigner
|
native
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211
|
forget
|
remember
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212
|
form
|
destroy
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213
|
fortune
|
bad luck
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214
|
forward
|
backward
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|
215
|
free
|
arrest
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216
|
freeze
|
melt
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217
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frequently
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occasionally
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218
|
fresh
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old/stale
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219
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friend
|
enemy
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220
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front
|
rear
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221
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in front of
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back, behind
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222
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full
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empty
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223
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funny
|
serious
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224
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future
|
past, present
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225
|
general
|
particular, special
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226
|
generous
|
mean
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227
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gentle
|
violent, rough, strict
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228
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gentleman
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lady
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229
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giant
|
tiny, very little, small
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|
230
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girl
|
boy
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231
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give
|
take
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232
|
go
|
come, sp
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233
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good
|
bad
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|
234
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good luck
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bad luck
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235
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grown-up
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child
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|
236
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guest
|
host
|
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237
|
guilty
|
innocent
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238
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happiness
|
sadness
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|
239
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happy
|
sad
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|
240
|
handsome
|
ugly
|
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241
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hard
|
easy, soft
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242
|
harvest
|
plant
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243
|
hate
|
enjoy, like, love
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244
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health
|
disease, illness
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245
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healthy
|
ill, sick
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246
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heat
|
cold
|
|
247
|
heaven
|
hell
|
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248
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heavy
|
light
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249
|
hell
|
heaven
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250
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here
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there
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251
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high (Berg)
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deep
|
|
252
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high
|
low
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253
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hilly
|
flat
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254
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hit
|
miss
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255
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hopeful
|
desperate, hopeless
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256
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hopeless
|
hopeful
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257
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horizontal
|
vertical
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|
258
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host
|
guest, visitor
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|
259
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hot
|
cold
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|
260
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huge
|
tiny
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261
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human
|
animal
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|
262
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humid
|
dry
|
|
263
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hungry
|
thirsty
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|
264
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husband
|
wife
|
|
265
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in front of
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back, behind
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|
266
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ignore
|
notice
|
|
267
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ill
|
healty, well
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|
268
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immigrate
|
emigrate
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|
269
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immigration
|
emigration
|
|
270
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import
|
export
|
|
271
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in
|
out
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|
272
|
include
|
exclude
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|
273
|
increase
|
reduce
|
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274
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innocent
|
guilty
|
|
275
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inside
|
outside
|
|
276
|
insult
|
compliment
|
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277
|
intelligent
|
silly, stupid
|
|
278
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intentional
|
accidental
|
|
279
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be interested in
|
bore
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|
280
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interesting
|
boring, dull
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|
281
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interrupt
|
continue
|
|
282
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junior
|
senior
|
|
283
|
kind
|
cruel
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|
284
|
lack
|
abundance, plenty
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|
285
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lady
|
gentleman
|
|
286
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land (to touch the ground)
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take off
|
|
287
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land
|
water
|
|
288
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large
|
small
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|
289
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last
|
first
|
|
290
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late
|
early
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|
291
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laugh
|
cry
|
|
292
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lazy
|
active, busy
|
|
293
|
lead
|
follow
|
|
294
|
learn
|
teach
|
|
295
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leave
|
arrive, enter
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|
296
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left
|
right
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|
297
|
lend
|
borrow
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|
298
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less
|
more
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|
299
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let
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forbid
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300
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lie
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stand
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