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accommodate

verb

to provide a place or room for someone to stay in

ac-: variant of ad- before c and qu

accede, acquire, accurately

bend

verb

to lean forwards and downwards, or to move the top part of your body forwards and downwards

cautious

adjective

careful to avoid problems or danger

-ous: having the quality of

famous, advantageous, mysterious

genius

noun

someone who is much more intelligent or skilful than other people

instinctively

adverb

done without thinking, because of a natural tendency or ability

-ly: used with many adjectives to make adverbs meaning in a particular way

quietly, quickly, angrily

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colleague

noun

someone who works in the same organization or department as you

intersection

noun

a place where roads, lines etc join or cross each other

-tion: indicating state, condition, action, process, or result

revolution, commendation, temptation

obligation

noun

something that you must do for legal or moral reasons

-tion: indicating state, condition, action, process, or result

evolution, station, sensation

partnership

noun

the position of being one of two or more people who own a company as partners

-ship : state, status, ability, skill

leadership, viewership, friendship

primate

noun

an animal belonging to the same group as humans, which includes monkeys and apes

prim-: first, initial

primary, primitive, prime

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suburb

noun

an area or town near a large city but away from its centre, where there are many houses, especially for middle-class people

sub-: down, second

subway, substandard, sub-zero

thrive

verb

to become very successful, happy, or healthy

-ive: inclined to, having the quality of

instructive, offensive, constructive

widespread

adjective

happening or existing in many places, or affecting many people

anxiety

noun

a worried feeling you have because you think something bad might happen

an-: extension

annotate, announce, annual

barely

adverb

used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible

-ly: used with many adjectives to make adverbs meaning in a particular way

quietly, quickly, angrily

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breed

verb

if animals breed, they become the parents of young animals

costume

noun

clothes that performers wear in a play, film etc

co-: together

coaction, cooperate, coeducation

disability

noun

a condition in which someone is not able to use a part of their body or brain properly, for example because of an injury

dis-: not

dislike, disagree, discontinue

lawsuit

noun

a case that a court of law is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or organizations

manner

noun

the way that you do something, or the way that something happens

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miniature

adjective

much smaller than things of the same kind

-ure: act or fact of, result of being

culture, failure, closure

privilege

noun

a special benefit that is available only to a particular person or group

suspicion

noun

a feeling that someone has done something wrong

-ion: indicating state, condition, action, process, or result

revolution, commendation, temptation

tap

verb

to touch someone or something gently and to move them slightly, or to make a soft knocking sound

threatening

adjective

showing or saying that someone is likely to do something that will harm you

-en: a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives

fasten, harden, sweeten