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Word families: building possibilities...

Words often come in families. You can expand your vocabulary by becoming familiar with these word families and this can also enable you to become a more fluent speaker and writer of English. If you know all the possible words within a word family, you can express yourself in a wider range of ways. For example, if you know the verb and the noun forms related to the adjective boring, you can say:

• The lesson was boring.

• The lesson bored me.

• That lesson was such a bore.

An extra reason for paying attention to word families is that for some exams you have to know them.

In the list below, the words printed in bold are words which are very common and important to learn. The other words in the same row are words in the same family, often formed with prefixes and suffixes. Sometimes they are just a different part of speech (e.g. anger, which is a noun and a verb). All the words in this list have entries in the dictionary except for some beginning with un-, im-, in- or ir-, or ending with-ly or -ily, where the meaning is always regular. Sometimes words in a word family can have meanings which are quite different from others in the group, so you should always check in the dictionary if you are not sure of the meaning.

Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

ability, disability, inability able, unable, disabled enable, disable ablyacceptance acceptable, unacceptable, accepted accept acceptably,

unacceptablyaccident accidental accidentallyaccuracy, inaccuracy accurate, inaccurate accurately, inaccuratelyaccusation, the accused, accuser accusing accuse accusinglyachievement, achiever achievable achieveact, action, inaction, interaction,

reaction, transactionacting act

activity, inactivity active, inactive, interactive, proactive activate activelyaddition additional add additionallyadmiration, admirer admirable admire admirablyadvantage, disadvantage advantageous, disadvantaged advantageouslyadvertisement, advertiser,

advertisingadvertise

advice, adviser advisable, inadvisable, advisory adviseagreement, disagreement agreeable agree, disagree agreeablyaim aimless aim aimlesslyamazement amazed, amazing amaze amazinglyanger angry anger angrilyannouncement, announcer unannounced announce unannouncedappearance, disappearance,

reappearanceappear, disappear, reappear

applicant, application applicable, applied applyappreciation appreciable, appreciative appreciate appreciativelyapproval, disapproval approving, disapproving approve, disapprove approvinglyapproximation approximate approximate approximatelyargument arguable, argumentative argue arguablyarrangement arrange, rearrangeart, artist, artistry artistic artisticallyshame ashamed, unashamed, shameful,

shamelessshame shamefully, shamelessly

attachment attached, unattached, detachable,detached

attach, detach

attack, counter-attack, attacker attack, counter-attackattention attentive, inattentive attend attentivelyattraction, attractiveness attractive, unattractive attract attractively

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authority, authorization authoritarian, authoritative, authorizeunauthorized

availability available, unavailableavoidance avoidable, unavoidable avoidawareness aware, unaware unawaresbase, the basics, basis baseless, basic base basicallybearer bearable, unbearable bearbeat, beating unbeatable, unbeaten beatbeauty, beautician beautiful beautifullybeginner, beginning beginbehaviour/US behavior,

misbehaviour/US misbehaviorbehavioural/US behavioral behave, misbehave

belief, disbelief believable, unbelievable believe, disbelieve unbelievablyblock, blockage blocked, unblocked block, unblockblood, bleeding bloodless, bloody bleedthe boil, boiler boiling boilbore, boredom bored, boring bore boringlybreak, outbreak, breakage unbreakable, broken, unbroken breakbreath, breather, breathing breathless breathe breathlesslybrother, brotherhood brotherlybuild, builder, building build, rebuildburn, burner burning, burnt burnburial buried burycalculation, calculator incalculable, calculated, calculating calculatecalm, calmness calm calm calmlycapability capable, incapable capablycare, carer careful, careless, caring, uncaring care carefully, carelesslycelebration, celebrity celebrated, celebratory celebratecentre/US center, centralization, central, centralized centre/US center, centralize, centrally

decentralization decentralizecertainty, uncertainty certain, uncertain certainly, uncertainlychallenge, challenger challenging challengechange changeable, interchangeable, change

unchanged, changingcharacter, characteristic,

characterizationcharacteristic, uncharacteristic characterize characteristically

chemical, chemist, chemistry chemical chemicallycircle, semicircle, circulation circular circle, circulatecleaner, cleaning, cleanliness clean, unclean clean cleanlyclarity, clearance, clearing clear, unclear clear clear, clearlyclose, closure closed, closing closecloseness close close, closelyclothes, clothing clothed, unclothed clothecollection, collector collected, collective collect collectivelycolour/US color,

colouring/US coloringcoloured/US colored,discoloured/US discolored, colourful/US colorful, colourless/US colorless

colour/US color colourfully/US colorfully

combination combined combinecomfort, discomfort comfortable, comfort comfortably

uncomfortable, comfortingcommitment noncommittal, committed commitcommunication, communicator communicative, uncommunicative communicatecomparison comparable, incomparable, compare comparatively

comparativecompetition, competitor competitive, uncompetitive compete competitivelycompletion, incompleteness complete, incomplete complete completely, incompletelycomplication complicated, uncomplicated complicatecomputer, computing,

computerizationcomputerize

concentration concentrated concentrateconcern concerned, unconcerned concernconclusion concluding, conclusive, inconclusive conclude conclusivelycondition, precondition,

conditioner, conditioningconditional, unconditional condition conditionally,

unconditionallyconfidence confident, confidential confide confidently,

confidentiallyconfirmation confirmed, unconfirmed confirmconfusion confused, confusing confuse confusinglyconnection connected, disconnected, connect, disconnect

unconnectedsubconscious, unconscious, conscious, subconscious, consciously,

unconsciouslyconsciousness, unconsciousness unconscious

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consequence consequent, inconsequential consequentlyconsideration considerable, considerate,

inconsiderate, consideredconsider, reconsider considerably,

consideratelycontinent continental, intercontinentalcontinuation, continuity continual, continued, continuous continue, discontinue continually,

continuouslycontribution, contributor contributory contributecontrol, controller controlling, uncontrollable control uncontrollablyconvenience, inconvenience convenient, inconvenient inconvenience conveniently

convinced, convincing, unconvincing convince convincinglycook, cooker, cookery, cooking cooked, uncooked cookcool, coolness cool cool coollycorrection, correctness correct, incorrect, corrective correct correctly, incorrectlycount, recount countable, uncountable, countless count, recountcover, coverage, covering undercover, uncovered cover, uncover undercovercreation, creativity, creator creative, uncreative create, recreate creativelycrime, criminal, criminologist criminal, incriminating incriminate criminallycritic, criticism critical, uncritical criticize criticallycrowd, overcrowding crowded, overcrowded crowdcruelty cruel cruellycry, outcry crying cryculture, subculture cultural, cultured culturallycure cured, incurable curecustom, customer, customs customary accustom customarilycut, cutting cutting cut, undercutdamage, damages damaging, undamaged damagedanger endangered, dangerous endanger dangerouslydare, daring daring dare daringlydark, darkness dark, darkened, darkening darken darklydate dated, outdated date, predateday, midday daily dailydead, death dead, deadly, deathly deaden deadly, deathlydeal, dealer, dealings dealdeceit, deceiver, deception deceitful, deceptive deceive deceptivelydecision, indecision decided, undecided, decisive,

indecisivedecide decidedly, decisively,

indecisivelydecoration, decorator decorative decorate decorativelydeep, depth deep, deepening deepen deeplydefeat, defeatism, defeatist undefeated, defeatist defeatdefence/US defense,

defendant, defenderdefenceless/US defenseless,

indefensible, defensivedefend defensively

definition definite, indefinite define definitely, indefinitelydemand, demands demanding, undemanding demanddemocracy, democrat democratic, undemocratic democraticallydemonstration, demonstrator demonstrable, demonstrative demonstrate demonstrablydenial undeniable deny undeniablydependant, dependence,

independence, dependencydependable, dependent,independent

depend dependably,independently

description describable, indescribable,nondescript, descriptive

describe descriptively

desire desirable, undesirable, desired,undesired

desire

destroyer, destruction indestructible, destructive destroy destructivelydetermination, determiner determined, predetermined,

indeterminatedetermine determinedly

developer, development,redevelopment

developed, undeveloped, developing develop, redevelop

difference, indifference,differentiation

different, indifferent differ, differentiate differently

directness, direction,directions, director

direct, indirect direct, redirect directly, indirectly

disagreement disagreeable disagree disagreeablydisappointment disappointed, disappointing disappoint disappointinglydisaster disastrous disastrouslydisciplinarian, discipline disciplinary, disciplined,

undisciplineddiscipline

discoverer, discovery discoverdistance distant distance distantlydisturbance disturbed, undisturbed, disturbing disturb disturbinglydivide, division, subdivision divided, undivided, divisible, divisive divide, subdividedivorce, divorcee divorced divorcedo, doing done, overdone, undone do, outdo, overdo, redo, undodoubt, doubter undoubted, doubtful, doubtless doubt undoubtedly, doubtfullydream, dreamer dream, dreamless, dreamy dream dreamily



dress, dresser, dressing dressed, undressed, dressy dress, redress, undress dressilydrink, drinker, drinking, drunk, drunk, drunken drink drunkenly

drunkennessdrive, driver, driving driving drivedue, dues due, undue due, duly, unduly earner, earnings earnearth earthy, earthly, unearthly unearthease, unease, easiness easy, uneasy ease easily, uneasily, easyeast, easterner east, easterly, eastern east, eastward(s)economics, economist, economy economic, economical, economize economically

uneconomic(al)education educated, uneducated, educational educate educationallyeffect, effectiveness, ineffectiveness effective, ineffective, ineffectual effect effectively, ineffectivelyeffort effortless effortlesslyelection, re-election, elector, unelected, electoral elect, re-elect

electorateelectrician, electricity electric, electrical electrify electrically electronics electronic electronically embarrassment embarrassed, embarrassing embarrass embarrassingly emotion emotional, emotive emotionally emphasis emphatic emphasize emphatically employee, employer, employment, unemployed employ

unemploymentencouragement, discouragement encouraged, encouraging, encourage, discourage encouragingly

discouragingend, ending unending, endless end endlessly energy energetic energize energetically enjoyment enjoyable enjoy enjoyably enormity enormous enormouslyentrance, entrant, entry enterentertainer, entertainment entertaining entertain entertainingly enthusiasm, enthusiast enthusiastic, unenthusiastic enthuse enthusiastically,

unenthusiasticallyenvironment, environmentalist environmental environmentally equality, inequality equal, unequal equalize equally, unequally escape, escapism escaped, inescapable escape inescapably essence, essentials essential essentiallyestimate, estimation estimated estimate, overestimate,

underestimateevent, non-event eventful, uneventful, eventual eventfully, eventuallyexam, examination, cross-examination, examine, cross-examine

examinerexcellence excellent excel excellentlyexcitement excitable, excited, exciting, excite excitedly, excitingly

unexcitingexcuse excusable, inexcusable excuse inexcusably existence non-existent, existing, pre-existing exist, coexistexpectancy, expectation expectant, unexpected expect expectantly, unexpectedly expenditure, expense, expenses expensive, inexpensive expend expensively, inexpensively experience, inexperience experienced, inexperienced experienceexperiment experimental experiment experimentally expert, expertise expert, inexpert expertly explaining, explanation unexplained, explanatory, explicable, explain inexplicably

inexplicableexplosion, explosive exploding, explosive explode explosively exploration, explorer exploratory exploreexpression expressive express expressively extreme, extremism, extremist, extreme, extremist extremely

extremityfact factual factually fail, failure unfailing fail unfailingly fairness fair, unfair fairly, unfairly faith, faithfulness faithful, unfaithful faithfully familiarity, family familiar, unfamiliar familiarize familiarlyfame famed, famous, infamous famously, infamouslyfashion fashionable, unfashionable fashion fashionably,

unfashionablyfat fat, fattening, fatty fattenfastener fasten, unfastenfault faultless, faulty fault faultlesslyfear fearful, fearless, fearsome fear fearfully, fearlessly feel, feeling, feelings unfeeling feel



fiction, nonfiction fictionalfill, refill, filling filling fill, refillfinal, semifinal, finalist final finalize finallyfinish finished, unfinished finishfirmness, infirmity firm, infirm firmly fish, fishing fishy fish fishily fit, fittings fitted, fitting fit fittingly fix, fixation, fixture fixed, transfixed, unfixed fixflat flat flatten flat, flatlyflower flowered/flowery, flowering flowerfold, folder folded, folding fold, unfold follower, following following followforce forceful, forcible force forcefully, forciblyforest, deforestation, forestry forestedforgetfulness forgetful, unforgettable forget forgetfully forgiveness forgiving, unforgiving forgiveform, formation, transformation, reformed form, reform, transform

reformer, transformerformality formal, informal formalize formally, informally fortune fortunate, unfortunate fortunately,

unfortunately freebie, freedom free free free, freely freeze, freezer, freezing freezing, frozen freezefrequency, infrequency frequent, infrequent frequent frequently, infrequently freshness, refreshments fresh, refreshing freshen, refresh freshly, refreshingly friend, friendliness friendly, unfriendly befriendfright frightened, frightening, frightful frighten frighteningly, frightfully fruit, fruition fruitful, fruitless, fruity fruitfully, fruitlessly fund, refund, funding funded fund, refundfurnishings, furniture furnished, unfurnished furnishgarden, gardener, gardening gardengeneralization general generalize generally generosity generous generously gentleness gentle gently gladness glad gladden gladly glass, glasses glassygood, goodies, goodness, goods goodgovernment, governor governmental, governing govern governmentally gratitude, ingratitude grateful, ungrateful gratefully greatness great greatlygreen, greenery, greens greenground, underground, grounding, groundless, underground ground underground

groundsgrower, growth, undergrowth growing, grown, overgrown grow, outgrowguilt, guiltiness guilty guiltily habit habitual habitually hair, hairiness hairless, hairyhand, handful underhand, handy hand handle, handler, handling handlehanger hanging hang, overhanghappiness, unhappiness happy, unhappy happily, unhappily hardship hard harden hard, hardly harm, harmfulness unharmed, harmful, harmless harm harmlesslyhead, heading, overheads overhead, heady head, behead overheadhealth healthy, unhealthy healthily, unhealthily hearing unheard, unheard of hear, overhearheart heartened, heartening, heartless, heartily, heartlessly

heartyheat, heater, heating heated, unheated heat, overheat heatedlyheight, heights heightened heightenhelp, helper, helpfulness, helping helpful, unhelpful, helpless help helpfully, helplessly highness high high, highly historian, history historic, prehistoric, historical historicallyhold, holder, holding holdhome homeless, homely home homehonesty, dishonesty honest, dishonest honestly, dishonestly hope, hopefulness, hopelessness hopeful, hopeless hope hopefully, hopelessly human, humanism, humanity, human, inhuman, superhuman, humanly, humanely inhumanity

humanehunger hungry hungrily hurry hurried, unhurried hurry hurriedly hurt unhurt, hurtful hurt hurtfully



ice, icicle, icing icy ice icily identification, identity identifiable, unidentified identifyimagination imaginable, unimaginable, imaginary, imagine unimaginably,

imaginative imaginativelyimportance important, unimportant importantly impression impressionable, impressive impress impressively improvement improved improveincrease increased increase increasinglycredibility, incredulity incredible, credible, incredulous incredibly, incredulously independence, independent independent independently industrialist, industrialization, industry industrial, industrialized, industrious industrially, industriously infection, disinfectant infectious infect, disinfect infectiouslyinflation inflatable, inflated, inflationary inflate, deflate informant, information, informer informative, uninformative, informed, inform, misinform

uninformedinjury injured, uninjured injureinnocence innocent innocently insistence insistent insist insistentlyinstance, instant instant, instantaneous instantly, instantaneouslyinstruction, instructor instructive instruct instructivelyintelligence intelligent, unintelligent, intelligible,

intelligently unintelligibleintent, intention intended, unintended, intentional, intend intentionally,

unintentional unintentionallyinterest interested, disinterested, interest interestingly

uninterested, interestinginterruption uninterrupted interrupt interview, interviewee interview introduction introductory introduceinvention, inventiveness, inventor inventive invent, reinvent inventively invitation, invite uninvited, inviting invite invitingly involvement involved, uninvolved involveitem itemized itemizejoke, joker joke jokingly journal, journalism, journalist journalisticjudge, judg(e)ment judgmental judge juice, juices juicykeenness keen keenly keep, keeper, keeping kept keepkill, overkill, killer, killing killkindness, unkindness kind, unkind kindly, unkindlyknowledge knowing, knowledgeable, known, know knowingly, unknowingly,

unknown knowledgeablyenlargement large enlarge largely laugh, laughter laughable laugh laughablylaw, lawyer, outlaw lawful, unlawful outlaw lawfully, unlawfully laziness lazy lazilylead, leader, leadership lead, leading leadlearner, learning learned, unlearned learnlegality, illegality, legalization legal, illegal legalize legally, illegallylength lengthy, lengthening lengthen lengthily liar, lie lying lielife lifeless, lifelike, lifelong lifelessly light, lighter, lighting, lightness light light, lighten lightly dislike, liking likeable like, dislikelikelihood likely, unlikely likelylimit, limitation, limitations limited, unlimited limit literature, literacy literary, literate, illiterateliveliness, living live, lively, living live, outlive, relive live local, location, relocation local dislocate, relocate locally loser, loss lost lose

loud aloud, loud/loudlylove, lover lovable, unlovable, loveless, lovely, love lovingly

lovinglow low, lower, lowly lower lowluck lucky, unlucky luckily, unluckilymachine, machinery, mechanic, mechanical, mechanized mechanically

mechanics, mechanism, machinistmagic, magician magic, magical magically make, remake, maker, making unmade make, remakeman, manhood, mankind, manliness, manly, manned, unmanned, man mannishly, manfully

mannishness mannish



management, manager, manageress manageable, unmanageable, managemanagerial

mark, marker, markings marked, unmarked mark markedlymarket, marketing, marketability, marketable market

marketer, marketeermarriage married, unmarried, marriageable marry, remarrymatch, mismatch matching, unmatched, matchless match matchlesslymaterial, materialism, materialist, material, immaterial, materialistic materialize materially

materials, materializationmeaning, meaningfulness meaningful, meaningless mean meaningfully,

meaninglesslymeasure, measurement measurable, immeasurable, measured measure immeasurably medical, medication, medicine medical, medicated, medicinal, medically

medicinallymemorial, memory memorable memorize memorably mentality mental mentally method, methodology methodical, methodological methodicallymilitancy, militant, the military, militia, military, militant, militaristic, militantly,

militarily militarist, militarism demilitarizedmind, minder, reminder, mindlessness mindless, mindful mind, remind mindlessly minimum, minimization minimal, minimum, minimalist minimize minimally miss missing missmistake mistaken, unmistakable mistake unmistakably, mistakenly mix, mixer, mixture mixed mixmodernity, modernization modern, modernistic modernizemoment momentary, momentous momentarily mood, moodiness moody moodily moral, morals, morality, immorality moral, amoral, immoral, moralistic moralize morally mother, motherhood motherly mothermove, movement, removal, remover, movable, unmoved, moving move, remove movingly

movermurder, murderer murderous murder murderouslymusic, musical, musician,

musicianship, musicality,musical, unmusical musically

musicologist, musicologyname named, unnamed, nameless name, rename namelynation, national, multinational,

nationalism, nationalist, nationality,national, international,multinational, nationalistic

nationalize nationally, internationally

nationalizationnature, naturalist, naturalization, natural, supernatural, naturalize naturally, unnaturally

naturalness the supernatural, naturist, naturism

unnatural, naturalistic

necessity necessary, unnecessary necessitate necessarily, unnecessarilyneed, needs needless, needy, needed need needlessly

nerve, nerves, nervousness nervous, nervy, nerveless, unnerving unnerve nervously, nervelessly,unnervingly

news, renewal, newness new, renewable, renewed renew newly, anewnight, midnight overnight, nightly, nightsnoise, noisiness noisy, noiseless noisilynormality/US normalcy, abnormality,

normnormal, abnormal normalize normally, abnormally

north, northerner north, northerly, northern,northward(s), northbound

north, northward(s),northbound

notice noticeable, unnoticed notice noticeablynumber, numeral innumerable, numerical, numerous,

numbered, numeratenumber, outnumber, enumerate

nurse, nursery, nursing nurseobedience, disobedience obedient, disobedient obey, disobey obediently, disobedientlyoccasion occasional occasionallyoffence/US offense, offender,

offensiveoffensive, inoffensive offend offensively

office, officer, official, officialdom official, unofficial officiate officially, unofficiallythe open, opener, opening, openness open, opening open openlyoperation, cooperation, operative, operational, operative, cooperative, operate, cooperate operationally

cooperative, operator operableopposition, opposite opposed, opposing, opposite oppose opposite option optional opt optionally order, disorder disordered, orderly, disorderly, ordered orderorganization, disorganization, organizational, organized, disorganized organize, disorganize,

reorganization, organizer reorganizeorigin, original, originality, originator original, unoriginal originate originallyowner, ownership own, disown



pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer

packed pack, unpack, package

pain pained, painful, painless pain painfully, painlesslypaint, painter, painting paintpart, counterpart, parting, partition partial, parting, impartial part, partition, depart, impart part, partially, partlypass, overpass, underpass, passage,

passingpassing, passable pass

patience, impatience, patient patient, impatient patiently, impatientlypay, payment, repayment, payee,

payer, payoff, payback, payoutunpaid, underpaid pay, repay

peace peaceful pacify peacefullyperfection, imperfection, perfectionist,

perfectionism

perfect, imperfect perfect perfectly

performance, performer performpermission, permit, permissiveness permissible, impermissible, permissive permitperson, personality personal, impersonal, personalized, personalize, personify personally

personablepersuasion, persuasiveness persuasive persuade, dissuade persuasively

popularizationpopulation populated, unpopulated, populous populatepossibility, impossibility, possible, impossible possibly, impossibly

the impossiblepost, postage postal postpower, superpower, powerlessness powerful, overpowering, powerless power, empower, overpower powerfullypractical, practicalities, practicality, practicable, practical, impractical practically

practicabilitypractice, practitioner practised/US practiced, practising/

US practicingpractise/US practice

precision precise, imprecise preciselypreference preferable, preferential, preferred prefer preferablypreparation, preparations, prepared, unprepared, preparatory prepare

preparednesspresence, present, presentation, present, presentable present, represent presently

presenterpress, pressure pressed, pressing, pressurized press, pressure/pressurize, depress, repressprevention preventable, preventive/preventative preventprice overpriced, priceless, pricey/pricy priceprint, printer, printing printed, printable printprison, prisoner, imprisonment imprisonprivacy, private, privatization private privatize privatelyprobability probable, improbable probably, improbablyprocess, processing, procession, processed, processional process

processorproduce, producer, product, productive, counterproductive, produce, reproduce unproductive,

productivelyproduction, reproduction, reproductive, unproductive productivity

profession, professional, professional, unprofessional professionally professionalism

profit, profitability, profiteer, profitable, unprofitable profit profitably profiteering

progress, progression progressive progress progressivelyproof proven, unproven prove, disprove, proofprotection, protector, protectionism,

protectorateprotected, unprotected, protective,protectionist, protectively

protect

provider, provision, provisions provisional provide provisionally



public, publication, publicist, publicity

public publicize publiclypublisher, publishing published, unpublished publishpunishment punishable, punishing punish punishinglypurification, purist, purity, impurity,

purifierpure, impure purify purely

purpose, purposelessness purposeful, purposeless purposefully, purposely,purposelessly

push, pusher, pushiness pushed, pushy pushqualification, disqualification,

qualifierqualified, unqualified qualify, disqualify

quarter, quarters quarterly quarter quarterlyquestion, questioning, questioner,

questionnairequestionable, unquestionable question unquestionably

quiet, disquiet quiet quieten/quiet quietlyrace, racism, racist racial, multiracial, racist race raciallyrarity rare, rarefied, rarified rarelyrate, rating, ratings overrated, underrated rate, underratereaction, reactor, reactant reactionary react, overreactread, reader, readership, reading readable, unreadable readreadiness ready readilyrealism, realist, reality, unreality,

realizationreal, unreal, realistic, unrealistic,realisable

realize real, really, realistically

reason, reasoning, reasonableness reasonable, unreasonable, reasoned reason reasonably, unreasonablyreceipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receptive, reciprocal, received receive reciprocally

recipient, reciprocityrecognition recognizable, unrecognizable,

recognizedrecognize recognizably

record, recorder, recording recorded, unrecorded recordreferee, reference, referral refer, refereereflection, reflector reflective reflect reflectivelyregret regrettable, regretful regret regrettably, regretfullyregular, regularity, irregularity regular, irregular regulate regularly, irregularlyrelation, relations, relationship, related, unrelated, relative relate relatively

relativerelaxation relaxed, relaxing relaxreliability, reliance reliable, unreliable, reliant rely reliablyreligion religious, irreligious religiouslythe remainder, remains remaining remainremark remarkable, unremarkable remark remarkablyrepair, disrepair irreparable repair irreparablyrepeat, repetition repeated, repetitive/repetitious repeat repeatedly, repetitivelyreport, reporter unreported report reportedlyrepresentation, representative representative, unrepresentative representreputation, disrepute reputable, disreputable, reputed reputedly, reputablyrespect, disrespect, respectability,

respecter, respectsrespectable, respected, respectful,

disrespectful, respectiverespect respectably, respectfully,

disrespectfully, respectively, irrespectiverespondent, response,

responsivenessresponsive, unresponsive respond responsively

responsibility, irresponsibility responsible, irresponsible responsibly, irresponsiblyrest, unrest, restlessness restless, rested, restful rest restlessly

retiree, retirement retired, retiring retirereward rewarding, unrewarding rewardriches, richness, enrichment, the rich rich enrich richlyride, rider, riding overriding, riderless ride, overrideright, rightness, rights, righteousness, right, righteous, rightful, rightist right right, rightly, rightfully

rightistroll, roller roll, unrollromance, romantic, romanticism romantic, unromantic, romanticized romance, romanticize romanticallyrough, roughage, roughness rough rough, roughen rough, roughlyround, rounders, roundness round, rounded round round, roundlyroyal, royalist, royalty royal, royalist royallyrudeness rude rudelyrule, ruler, ruling, unruliness ruling, unruly rule, overrulerun, rerun, runner, running, rundown running, runny run, outrun, overrunsadness sad, saddened sadden sadlysafe, safety safe, unsafe safelysatisfaction, dissatisfaction satisfactory, unsatisfactory,

satisfied, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, satisfying

satisfy satisfactorily,unsatisfactorily

save, saver, saving, savings, saviour/ saveUS savior

scare scared, scary scare



school, pre-school, schooling pre-school, scholastic school scholasticallyscience, scientist scientific, unscientific scientificallyscore, scorer scoreless score, outscore, underscoresearch, research, researcher searching, searchable search, research searchinglyseat, seating seated seat, unseatsecrecy, secret, secretiveness secret, secretive secretly, secretivelysense, nonsense, sensibility, sensitivity,

insensitivity, sensitiveness, sensor

sensible, senseless, sensitive,insensitive, nonsensical, sensory

sense, sensitize, desensitize sensibly, sensitively,insensitively, senselesslyseparation, separatism, separatist separable, inseparable, separate separate inseparably, separately

seriousness serious seriouslyservant, serve, server, service,

disservice, services, serving, servitude, servicing

serviceable, servile serve, service

sex, sexism, sexuality sexist, sexual, bisexual, sexy, asexual

sexually, sexilyshadow, shade shadowy shadow, overshadowshake, shakiness, shaker shaky shake shakilyshape, shapeliness, shapelessness shapeless, shapely, shaped shape shapelessly(pencil) sharpener, sharpness sharp sharpen sharp, sharply, sharpishshine, shininess shiny shine, outshineshock, shocker shocked, shocking, shockable shock shockinglyshop, shopper, shopping shopshort, shortage, shortness, shorts short, shortish shorten short, shortlyshyness shy shy shylysick, sickness sick, sickening, sickly sicken sickeninglysight, insight, oversight, sighting sighted, unsightly sightsign, signal, signatory, signature, signed, unsigned sign, signal

signingsignificance, insignificance, significant, insignificant signify significantly,

signification insignificantlysilence, silencer silent silence silently similarity similar, dissimilar similarly simplicity, simplification simple, simplistic simplify simply singer, singing unsung singsingle, singles single, singular single singlyskill skilful/US skillful, skilled, unskilled skilfully/US skillfullysleep, sleeper, sleepiness, sleeplessness asleep, sleepless, sleepy, sleeping sleep sleepily slight slight, slighted, slightest slight slightly slip, slipper slippery slipsmoke, smoker, non-smoker, smoking smoked, smoking, non-smoking, smoky, smoke

smokelesssmoothness, smoothie smooth smooth smoothlysociety, sociologist, sociology, sociable, unsociable, social, socialize socially, sociologically

socialism, socialist, socialite anti-social, unsocial, sociologicalsoftness, softy, softener soft soften softly solid, solidarity, solidity, solids solid solidify solidly solution, solvent, solubility, solvency soluble, insoluble, unsolved, solvent, solve

solvablesouth, southerner south, southerly, southern, southbound, south, southward(s),

southward, southernmost southboundspeaker, speech unspeakable, speechless, outspoken, speak unspeakably

unspokenspecial, specialist, speciality/US special, specialized specialize specially

specialty, specialization, specialismspeed, speeding, speediness speedy speed speedilyspelling, speller spell, misspellspoils spoilt/spoiled, unspoiled/unspoilt spoilsport sporting, sporty, unsporting sportspot spotted, spotless, spotty spot spotlesslystand, standing, standoff, standstill standing, outstanding stand, withstand outstandinglystandard, standardization standard, substandard standardizestart, starter, non-starter start, restartstatement, understatement understated state, overstatesteam, steamer steamy, steaming steamsteepness steep steepen steeplysticker, stickiness sticky, stuck, unstuck stickstiffness stiff stiffen stiff, stifflystone stoned, stony stonestop, stoppage, stopper non-stop stop non-stopstorm stormy stormstraight straight straighten straightstranger, strangeness strange, estranged strangelystrength strong strengthen strongly



stress, distress stressed, stressful, distressing stress distressingly strike, striker striking, strikebound strike strikingly structure, restructuring, structuralism, structural, structuralist structure, restructure structurally

structuraliststudent, study, studies, studiousness studious, studied study studiously stupidity stupid stupidlystyle, stylist, stylishness stylish, stylistic style stylishly, stylistically substance substantial, insubstantial, substantive substantiate substantially success, succession, successor successful, unsuccessful, successive succeed successfully,

unsuccessfullysuddenness sudden suddenly sufferer, suffering, sufferance insufferable suffer insufferably suggestion suggestive, suggestible suggest suggestively summer, midsummer summerysupplier, supplies, supply supplysupport, supporter, supportiveness supportive, supporting support supportively supposition supposed suppose, presuppose supposedly surface surface surface, resurfacesurprise surprised, surprising surprise surprisingly surroundings, surrounds surrounding surroundsurvival, survivor surviving, survivable survivesuspect, suspicion suspect, suspected, unsuspecting, suspect suspiciously

suspiciousswearing sworn swearsweet, sweetener, sweetness, sweety sweet sweeten sweetly swim, swimmer, swimming swim swimmingly symbol, symbolism, symbolist symbolic, symbolist symbolize symbolically sympathy, sympathizer, sympathies sympathetic, unsympathetic sympathize sympathetically system, systematization systematic systematize systematically takings, undertaking, taker taken take, overtake, undertaketalk, talks talkative talktaste, distaste, taster tasteful, distasteful, tasteless, tasty taste tastefully,

distastefully, tastelessly

tax, taxation taxable, taxing taxteacher, teaching, teachings taught teachtear, tearfulness tearful tearfully technicalities, technicality, technician, technical technically

techniquetechnology, technologist technological technologically thanks, thankfulness thankful, thankless thank thankfully theorist, theory, theorem theoretical theorize theoretically thick, thickness, thickener thick thicken thicklythinness, thinner thin thin thinly think, rethink, thinker, thinking unthinkable think, rethinkthirst thirsty thirstilythought, thoughtfulness, thoughtful, thoughtless thoughtfully,

thoughtlessness thoughtlesslythreat threatening threaten threateningly tie tie, untietightness tight tighten tight, tightlytime, overtime, timer, timing timeless, timely, untimely timetiredness tired, tireless, tiresome, tiring tire tirelessly,

tiredly, tiresomely

title, subtitles, surtitle, titles titled entitletop, topping top, topless, topmost toptouch touched, untouched, touching, touchy touch touchingly, touchily

tough toughen toughlytrade, trader, trading tradetradition, traditionalist, traditionalism traditional traditionally trainee, trainer, training, retraining untrained traintransport, transportation, transporter transporttreat, treatment, mistreatment, untreated treat, mistreat, maltreat

maltreatmenttrick, trickery tricky tricktrouble troubled, troublesome, troubling trouble troublinglytrust, distrust, mistrust, trustee, trusting, trustworthy trust, distrust, mistrust, entrust trustfully

trusteeshiptruth, untruth, truthfulness true, untrue, truthful truly, truthfully try, trier trying, untried tryturn, upturn, turning, turnout, upturned turn, overturn

turnaround, turnovertwist, twister twisted, twisty twist



type, typing, typist typical typify typically understanding, misunderstanding understandable, understanding, understand, misunderstand understandably

misunderstoodupset upset, upsetting upseturgency, urge, urging urgent urgently usage, use, disuse, misuse, usefulness, reusable, used, disused, unused, use, misuse, reuse usefully

user useful, uselessvaluables, value, values, valuer, valuable, invaluable, undervalued, value, devalue,

evaluate valuation valuelessvariable, variance, variant, variety, variable, varied, various vary invariably, variously

variationvegetable, vegetarian vegetarianview, overview, preview, review, viewer view, preview, reviewviolence violent, non-violent violate violentlyvisit, visitor, visitation visit, revisitvote, voter, voting vote want, wants wanted, unwanted want war, warfare, warrior postwar, warring, warlikewarmth warm warm warmly wash, washer, washing, washout washable, unwashed, awash washwastage, waste, waster waste, wasteful waste wastefullywatch, watchfulness watchful watchwater, waters underwater, waterproof, watery water underwater way, subway wayward midway weakling, weakness weak weaken weakly wear, underwear wearing, worn, wearable wearweek, midweek weekly, midweek weekly, midweekweight, weights, weighting overweight, underweight, weighted, weigh, outweigh weightlessly

weighty, weightlesswelcome welcome, unwelcome, welcoming welcomewest, western, westerner, westerly, western, westernized, westernize west, westward(s),

westernization westbound, westernmost westboundwhite, whiteness, whitening, whites white, whitish whitenwhole whole, wholesome, unwholesome whollywidth wide widen wide, widelywild, wildness wild wildlywillingness, unwillingness willing, unwilling willingly, unwillingly win, winner, winnings winning winwinter, midwinter wintrywire, wireless, wiring wiry wirewoman, womanhood womanly womanizewonder wonderful wonder wonderfully wood wooded, wooden, woody woodenly wool, woollens, woolliness woollen/US woolen, woolly/USwoolyword, wording wordy, worded, wordless word, rewordwork, workaholic, worker, workings, workable, unworkable, overworked, work, rework

workout workingworld, underworld world, worldly, unworldly, worldwide worldwide worry, worrier worried, unworried, worrying, worry worryingly

worriedly, worrisomeworth, worthlessness worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy, worthily

unworthywriter, writing, writings written, unwritten write, rewritewrong, wrongdoer wrong, wrongful wrong wrong, wrongly,

wrongfullyyear yearly yearly young, youngster, youth young, youthful youthfully

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