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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
absent
acceleration
ace
acre
adenine
adult
alto
ampere
angstrom
anode
answer
ante
anterior
are
area
argon
atto-
author
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COMMON USAGE
a
article
one
1st
first-class
first-rate
top grade
Alpha
Alfa (NATO alphabet)
assertive type
blood type
la (musical note)
across
baseball player from Oakland
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
ace
actor in the lead
Alberta’s premier
alto
first to admit
head of academy, art
lead character
lead in Airplane!, Aliens, Amadeus, Annie
leader in absentia, armor
leader of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
leader of Amazons
leader of army
man stripped
member of AA, AAA
Oakland ballplayer
Oakland batsman
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NOUNS: PLACES
capital of Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
center of balance
central Albania, Croatia, Ecuador, Ghana, Idaho, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, Ontario, Romania, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Ukraine
entrance to attic
first row of the theater
front of apartment
New York subway train
piece of Alaska
strip bar
terminal in Calcutta, Jakarta, Lima, Ottawa, Pasadena, Philadelphia, Pretoria, Regina, Vienna
tip of Africa
west of Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
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NOUNS: THINGS
alpha
army at the front
article
answer
blood group
certain bomb
closing of Casablanca, Evita, Godzilla, Rebecca
egg grade
excellent rating
final in algebra, drama
first in a series
first letter
fourth place in debate
frontal assault
game’s second quarter
good grade
half of ad
head of arrow
Heart of Glass (Blondie song)
high grade
just one
kind of bomb
kind of frame
letter of agreement
onset of adolescence, autism, arthritis, Alzheimer’s
opening, premiere of Airplane!, Alien, Amadeus, Annie, Avatar
part 5 of serial
piece of advice, apparatus, art
second place in pageant, race
second quarter of game
The Last of Sheila
The Scarlet Letter
third place in heat
top grade
unlimited pay
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
acne on the face
back/rear of Linda
head of aardvark, alligator, animal, ant, antelope, ape, armadillo, ass
heart of cat, man, ram
man’s heart
tail of barracuda, chihuahua, iguana, llama, zebra
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
Adam’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece of apple, arugula, asparagus
sample of apple, arugula, asparagus
slice of apple, asparagus
bite of apple, asparagus
bit/taste of allspice, anise
last piece of gouda, kielbasa, mozzarella, pizza, tuna
trace of arsenic
fifth of vodka
vitamin in carrots
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
2nd, 5th of January
6th of February
2nd of March
1st of April
2nd of May
1st of August
mid-May
middle of May
onset of autumn
start of autumn
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VERBS
ace
answer
are
are initially
article
assist
beginning to abhor, accept, adapt, adjust, admit, advance, affect, age, amplify, appear, applaud, arrange, attack, augment
beginning to adapt to
beginning to agree to
beginning to allude to
beginning to appeal to
beginning to assent to
edges away from cat, Dad, Dan, Fay, Gay, Hal, Ian, Jan, Jay, Kay, man, Max, May, Nan, Nat, pal, Pam, Pat, Rae, ram, Ray, Sal, Sam, Val
heading to Afghanistan, Africa, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, America, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
absent
ace —
Africa’s first
an unfinished
back from/to Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iowa, Jamaica, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Louisiana, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Minnesota, Moldova, Mongolia, Montana, Namibia, Nebraska, Nevada, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oklahoma, Panama, Pennsylvania, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Venezuela, Virginia, Yugoslavia, Zambia
beginning in/west of Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
centrally located
first-class
first of all
for every
half as
half of an
high-grade
initially afraid to
inside of bag, bar, cab, can, cap, car, cat, ear, fan, gal, hag, ham, hat, jar, jaw, lab, lad, pad, pal, pan, paw, rag, rat, tag, tap, van, vat, wad, yak (& names)
inside of fat —
mid-May
of high quality
of top quality
that’s third
to each
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A BEFORE WORD
absent —
absent at
— after a
after Bernadette’s heart
after Craig’s heart
answer to —
are
are initially
area above —
area adjoining
area atop —
article on
assist with —
behind Laura’s back
first half of an —
following Anne’s lead
in pursuit of answer
leader in agreement with —
leader in awe with —
pursuing article
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WORD AROUND A
accepting answer
accepting article
around middle of May
boxing area
carrying across
checking answer
checking article
circling answer
circling area
clothing article
comprehending answer
comprehending article
covering area
covering up answer
draws in front of ambulance
framing answer
gaining entrance to Albania
gets across
holding ace
holding area
jammed with a
maintaining acceleration
making room for answer
occupied by a —
penning answer
penning article
pens letter of advice/agreement/apology
receiving answer
receiving tip from academic, advisor
receptive to answer
securing an “A”
storing answer
taking ace
ushering in a
welcoming answer
winning answer
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A INSIDE WORD
absent in
absent parts —
absent tenants —
across into
answer found in —
area covered by
area in
area taken by
area within
article penned by
article stuck in —
article taken by
assist in
leader of army inspired by
leader of army wearing —
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A AFTER WORD
a supporting —
absent after
absent dogs —
adjoining area
area below
before answer
in front of area
to Adam’s face
with a following
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a cut from
abandoning area
after article is censored
answer eludes —
chucked across
denied a
discarding ace
drops are initially
gets rid of a
give up a
hasn’t a
less a
losing a
losing area
missing a
missing article
no answer
non-answer
not absent
not top-grade
overlooking area
releasing a
shaking a
wanting a
with a missing
with no area
with no end of bacteria, data, drama, fauna
withholding a
without a
without answer
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