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- -E heh,yeh
-
- -EB ebb,deb,pleb,web
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- cobweb
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- -EBD ebbed,webbed
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- cobwebbed
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- -EBZ ebbs,debs,plebs,webs
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- cobwebs
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- -ECH etch,fetch,ketch,sketch,letch,fletch,retch,wretch,stretch,tech,vetch
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- outstretch
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- photoetch
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- -ECHD etched,fetched,sketched,retched,stretched
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- farfetched,outstretched
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- photoetched
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- -ED Ed, bed,dead,fed,head,led,lead,bled,fled,plead,sled,Ned,ped,sped,red,read
- bred,bread,dread,Fred,spread,shred,tread,thread,said,shed,Ted,stead,wed,zed
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- co-ed,wellfed,unfed,bobsled,mislead,pre-med,biped,reread,misread,outread
- highbred,homebred,inbred,lowbred,purebred,crossbred,sweetbread,shortbread
- truebred,widespread,well-spread,outspread,retread,rethread,unthread,resaid
- gainsaid,unsaid,bloodshed,bedstead,roadstead,bestead,homestead,farmstead
- instead,rewed,unwed
-
- + -bed a-,em-,im-,death-,feather-,hot-,trundle-
-
- + -head a-,dead-,red-,be-,block-,bulk-,ram-,drum-,bone-,tow-,spear-,fore-
- sore-,hogs-,hot-,marble-,fountain-,dragon-,arrow-,logger-,loggers-,copper-
- over-,figure-
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- underfed,aliped,milliped,uniped,multiped,thoroughtbred,underbred,gingerbread
- underspread,overspread,aforesaid,watershed
- parallelepiped
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- see also the past tense and past participle of regular verbs ending in d or t
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- -EDTH breadth
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- hairbreadth,hairsbreadth
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- -EF Jeff,clef,chef,deaf
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- -EFT deft,heft,left,cleft,theft
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- bereft
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- unbereft
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- -EG egg,beg,keg,skeg,leg,cleg,Meg,peg,reg,dreg
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- blackleg,foreleg,nutmeg,unpeg,goose egg
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- Winnipeg
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- -EGZ eggs,etc, see -EG plus s or s'
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- -EJ edge,hedge,kedge,skedge,ledge,fledge,pledge,sledge,dredge,wedge
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- unedge,allege,impledge
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- sacrilege,priviliege
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- -EJD edged,hedged,kedged,ledged,fledged,pledged,sledged,dredged,wedged
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- two-edged,unfledged,alleged,impledged,unpledged
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- double-edged,privileged
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- -EK beck,checque,check,Czech,deck,heck,fleck,neck,peck,speck,wreck,trek,sec
- tech
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- home-ec,Quebec,recheck,bedeck,foredeck,roughneck,blackneck,breakneck,crookneck
- henpeck,flyspeck,shipwreck
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- bottleneck,rubberneck,leatherneck
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- bibliothec
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- -EKS ex,hex,flex,specs,rex,sex,bex
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- annex,index,deflex,reflex,biflex,inflex,triplex,complex,simplex,perplex,duplex
- apex,unsex,vortasex,convex
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- circumflex,retroflex,genuflex,multiplex
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- -EKST hexed,flexed,next,sexed,sext,text,vexed
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- annexed,perplexed,unsexed,pretext,context
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- genuflexed
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- -EKT becked,checked,decked,flecked,necked,pecked,specked,wrecked,trekked
- sect
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- unchecked,bedecked,affect,effect,defect,refect,prefect,infect,perfect,traject
- abject,subject,adject,eject,deject,reject,inject,conject,project,elect,prelect
- select,deflect,reflect,inflect,neglect,collect,crooknecked,connect,respect
- insect,prospect,expext,suspect,arrect,erect,direct,correct,transect,detect
- contect,protect
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- disaffect,misaffect,disinfect,retroject,interject,dialect,analect,re-elect
- nonelect,intellect,curcumflect,gunuflect,recollect,reconnect,disconnect
- self-respect,disresepect,circumspect,retrospect,introspect,indirect,misdirect
- incorrect,resurect,insurrect,intersect,architect
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- -EKTS sects
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- affects,effects,defects,infects,perfects,trajects,subjects,ejects,dejects
- rejects,injects,conjects,projects,disjects,elects,prelects,selects,deflects
- reflects,inflects,neglects,collects,connects,respects,inspects,prospects
- expects,suspects,arrects,erects,directs,corrects,bisects,dissects,transects
- detects,contects,protects
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- interjects,dialects,re-elects,intellects,circumflects,genuflects,recollects
- reconnects,disconnects,disrespects,retrospects,introspects,misdirects
- resurrects,insurrects,intersects,architects
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- -EL el,bell.belle,dell,fell,gel,hell,jell,knell,mel,smell,Nell,spell,cell
- sell,shell,tell,well,dwell,swell,quell,yell
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- rebel,barbell,dumbell,Nobel,carbell,bluebell,cowbell,befell,pell-mell,Carmel
- Cornell,Noel,appel,lapel,rappel,repel,impel,compel,propel,dispel,expel,mispell
- morel,nacelle,resell,excel,Moselle,bombshell,sea shell,nutshell,retell,hotel
- cartel,foretell,unwell,farewell,gazelle
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- Annabel,Isabel,Jezebel,citadel,infidel,hydrogel,parallel,caramel,sentinel
- personnel,mackerel,pickerel,nonpereil,chanterelle,unicell,undersell,oversell
- carrousel,cockleshell,bagatelle,muscatel,immortelle,caravel,demoiselle
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- materiel,mademoiselle
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- A.W.O.L.
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- -ELCH belch,welch,quelch,squelch
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- -ELD belled,felled,geld,held,helled,jelled,meld,smelled,shelled,spelled
- celled,shelled,welled,weld,dwelled,swelled,quelled
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- rebelled,beheld,upheld,withheld,repelled,impelled,compelled,propelled
- dispelled,expelled,respelled,misspelled,excelled,unquelled
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- parallelled
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- unparallelled
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- -ELF elf,delf,self,shelf
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- myself,thyself,himself,oneself,herself,ourself,yourself,itself
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- mantle shelf
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- -ELFTH twelfth
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- -ELK elk
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- -ELM elm,helm,realm,whelm
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- unhelm,dishelm
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- overwhelm
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- -ELP help,kelp,whelp,yelp
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- self-help
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- -ELS else
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- how else,where else,what else
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- -ELT belt,dealt,felt,melt,smelt,knelt,pelt,spelt,Celt,svelte,welt,dwelt
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- unbelt,misdealt,homefelt,unfelt,heartfelt,remelt,undwelt
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- -ELTH health,stealth,wealth
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- commonwealth
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- -ELV delve,shelve,twelve
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- -ELVD delved,shelved
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- -ELVZ elves,delves,selves,shelves,twelves
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- themselves,ourselves,yourselves
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- -ELZ wells,etc see -EL plus s or 's
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- Dardanelles
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- -EM 'em,feme,hem,gem,chem,phlegm,Clem,creme,stem,them
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- condemn,ahem,in rem,pro tem,pipestem
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- diadem,Bethlehem,requiem,stratagem,theorem
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- creme de la creme
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- -EMP hemp,kemp,temp
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- -EMPT kemt,dreamt,tempt
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- pre-empt,unkempt,undreamt,attempt,contempt,exempt
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- -EMZ Thames,etc, see -EM plus s or 's
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- -EN Ben,den,hen,Ken,Len,men,pen,wren,ten,then,wen,when,yen,Zen
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- Big Ben,again,amen,seamen,horsemen,Norsemen,Bushmen,Northmen,pigpen,cowpen
- sensen,cayenne,Cheyenne
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- oxygen,endogen,halogen,nitrogen,cyclamen,regimen,specimen,gentlemen,aldermen
- Englishmen (etc),julienne,fountain pen,poison pen,citizen,denizen
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- comedienne,Sicilienne,equestrienne,Valencienne,Parisenne
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- -ENCH bench,clench,drench,French,trench,wrench,stench,wench,quench,squench
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- unbench,disbench,unclench,bedrench,retrench,intrench
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- monkey wrench
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- -END end,bend,fend,lend,blend,mend,penned,spend,rend,friend,trend,send,tend
- vend,wend
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- upend,prebend,unbend,addend,defend,offend,tagend,pitchblende,amend,commend
- append,depend,stipend,impend,compend,perpend,misspend,expend,suspend,upend
- befriend,ascend,descend,godsend,transcend attend,subtend,pretend,intend
- contend,portend,extend,distend
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- dividend,subtrahend,apprehend,reprehend,comprehend,recommend,discommend
- reverend,condescend,coextend,minuend
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- misapprehend,miscomprehend,superintend
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- -ENDZ ends,etc, see also -END plus s or 's
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- -ENGTH length,strength
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- -ENJ Stonehenge,avenge,revenge
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- -ENS dense,fence,hence,pence,Spence,sense,tense,thence,whence
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- incense,condense,defense,offense,immense,commence,(two,three,six)pence
- propense,dispense,expense,suspense,incense,nonsense,subtense,pretense,intense
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- accidence,incidence,diffidence,confidence,subsidence,residence,dissidence
- evidence,providence,impudence,recondense,self-defense,indigence,negligence
- diligence,exigence,audience,prurience,excellence,prevalence,pestilence
- redolence,indolence,condolence,violence,sonmolence,insolence,turbulence
- flocculence,succulence,truculence,fraudulence,opulence,corpulence,virulence
- purulence,flatulence,vehemence,recommence,permanence,eminence,imminence
- prominence,continence,pertinence,abstinence,recompense,deference,reference
- preference,difference,inference,conference,reverence,reticence,innocence
- frankincense,commonsense,competence,penitence,impotence,affluence,effluence
- influence,confueence,subsequence,consequence,eloquence,congruence
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- coincidence,improvidence,malevolence,preeminence,obedience,expedience,ebulience
- experience,subservience,intelligence,equivalence,benevolence,impermanence
- incontinence,impertinence,indifference,circumference,belligerence,irreverence
- beneficence,magnificence,munificence,incompetence,onmipotence,incongruence
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- -ENST fenced,sensed,tensed
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- against,condensed,commenced,dispensed,incensed
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- evidenced,recommenced,recompensed,reverenced,influenced
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- experienced
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- inexperienced
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- -ENT1 bent,dent,lent,meant,pent,spent,rent,sent,cent,scent,tent,vent,went
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- unbent,indent,relent,lament,dement,cement,augment,foment,ferment,torment
- repent,misspent,unspent,resent,present,assent,ascent,descent,present,dissent
- consent,detent,intent,content,distent,extent,event,prevent,invent,frequent
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- accident,occident,incident,confident,subsident,evident,provident,impudent
- indigent,negligent,diligent,transigent,exigent,ambient,gradient,salient
- lenient,prevalent,excellent,somnolent,insolent,turbulent,flocculent,succulent
- truculent,fraudulent,opulent,corpulent,virulent,purulent,flatulent,nutrient
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- sentiment,revelment,devilment,government,emanent,permanent,eminent,imminent
- prominent,continent,pertinent,abstinent,overspent,deferent,preferent
- different,reverent,reticent,innocent,competent,penitent,malcontent,affluent
- effluent,subsequent,circumvent,underwent,represent
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- + -ment liga-,parlia,-arma-,firma-,orna-,tourna-,sacra-,testa-,manage-,imple-
- comple-,supple-,tene-,decre-,incre-,excre-,banish-,garnish-,punish-,nourish-
- lavish-,ravish-,pedi-,sedi-,condi-,rude-,regi-,compli-,lini-,merri-,worri-
- detri-,wonder-,docu-,argu-,monu-,instru-
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- -ENT2 coincident,improvident,intelligent,subservient,impermanent,incontinent
- impertinent,indifferent,belligerent,irreverent,misrepresent,beneficent
- magnificent,munificent,incompetent,impenitent,onmipotent,inconseqent
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- + -ment abandon-,abolish-,admonish-,advertise-,agrandise-,apportion-
- accoutre-,acknowledge-,bedevil-,bewilder-,disarma-,enlighten-,environ-
- impoverish-imprison-,disable-,dismember-,embitter-,embarrass-,enoble-
- entangle-,medica-,presenti-,replenish-,relinquish-,tempera-
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- accompani-,disillusion-
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- -ENTH tenth
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- seventh,dozenth
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- eleventh
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- -ENTS bents,etc, see -ENT plus s or 's
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- -ENZ lens,cleanse, also see -EN plus s or 's
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- Vincennes
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- -ENZD lensed,cleansed
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- -EP hep,pep,rep,prep,strep,step,steppe,yep
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- instep,unstep,stairstep,misstep,footstep
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- overstep
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- -EPT kept,leaped,slept,pepped,crept,Sept,stepped,wepted,swept
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- adept,unkept,inept,accept,precept,concept,discept,except,suscept,unswept
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- preconcept,intercept,overslept,mis-stepped,overstepped
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- -EPTH depth
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- -ER through -ERZ , see short U(ub)
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- -ES Bess,chess,guess,less,bless,mess,dress,cress,press,tress,stress,Tess,yes
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- confess,profess,quiesce,largesse,noblesse,unless,finesse,caress,address
- headress,redress,undress,egress,regress,digress,ingress,progress,transgress
- depress,repress,impress,compress,oppress,express,suppress,distress,duress
- assess,absess,success,recess,process,princess possess
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- SOS,incandesce,stewardess,shepherdess,acquiesce,coalesce,convalesce.luminisce
- baroness,readdress,maladdress,retrogress,water cress,phosphoresce,effloresce
- fluoresce,recompress,overstress,reassess,reposses,prepossess,disposses,poetess
- effervesce,deliquesce
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- + -less bodi-,bottom-,color-,effort-,father-,feature-,fortune-,limit-
- meaning-,merci,money-,mother-,motion-,motive-,non-the-,un-,value-,virtue-
- weapon-
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- nevertheless,
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- various words plus -ness
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- -ESH flesh,mesh,fresh,thresh
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- enmesh,afresh,unfresh,refresh,rethresh
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- -ESK desk
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- burlesque,grotesque
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- Arabesque,Romanesque,barbaresque,humoresque,picturesque,sculpturesque
- statuesque,grotesque
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- -EST best,chest,guest,guessed,jest,lest,blest,blessed,nest,pest,rest,wrest
- breast,dressed,crest,pressed,tressed,stressed,test,vest,west,quest,zest
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- Trieste,infest,behest,suggest,digest,ingest,congest,celeste,molest,unlest
- arrest,caressed,headrest,bookrest,unrest,footrest,abreast,redbreast,addressed
- redressed,undressed,regressed,digressed,transgressed,progressed,depressed
- repressed,impressed,compressed,oppressed,suppressed,expressed,distressed
- prestressed,assessed,obsessed,recessed,possessed,attest,detest,retest,pretest
- contest,protest,divest,invest,bequest,request,inquest,(Mid,north,south)west
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- SOSed, incandesced,manifest,acquiesced,redigest,predigest,coalesced
- convalesced,luminesced,Budapest,Bucharest,readdressed,interest,Everest
- retrogressed,phosphoresced,effloresced,fluoresced,recompressed,uncompressed
- unimpressed,overstressed,reassessed,unassessed,repossessed,dispossessed
- effervesced,diliquesced
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- Also the superlative degree of all adjectives, composed of the adjective plus
- the suffiix -EST, e.g. steadiest,windiest
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- -ET bet,debt,get,jet,let,met,net,pet,fret,threat,set,stet,vet,wet,sweat
- whet,yet
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- layette,abet,Tibet,barbette,cadet,videt,indebt,baguette,beget,forget,croquette
- omelet,sublet,toilette,roulette,dinette,cornet,brunette,pipette,egret,regret
- beset,closet,reset,quikset,inset,onset,sunset,upset,outset,brochette,duet
- vignette,gazette,rosette
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- Juliette,serviete,suffragette,etiquette,tourniquet,novelette,quadruplet
- quintuplet,epaulette,alphabet,castanet,clarinet,bassinet,Antoinette,cigarette
- minaret,lazaret,anisette,overset,silhoutte,minuet,piroutte,statuette
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- -ETH Beth,death,breath,saith,Seth
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- Macbeth
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- continueth,envieth,sorroweth,wearieth,worrieth,shibboleth
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- twentieth,thirtieth,fortieth,fiftieth,sixtieth,seventieth,eightieth ninetieth
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- -ETZ bets,etc, see -ET plus s or 's
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- -EZ Ez,fez,mezz,prez,says
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- Juarez,Cortez,Suez
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- -EZH manege,tortege
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-