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1001 Words You Need to Know
and Use An A— Z of Effective Vocabulary Martin H. Manser
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Contents How
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1001 Words You Need to Know and Use 147 Subject Index Application letters
147
Attention, catching
147
Bids
149
CVs
151
Essays
151
Evaluating
152
Events, describing
155
Good
155
qualities
157
Interviews
158 Motivating, persuading 159
Opinions, expressing
161
Places, describing
162
Reports
163 Topics, discussing Products
164
or services
Intervention, mediation,
negotiation
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Subject Index Application letters
able accomplish accomplishment accredited accurate achieve active adapt admire advance advantage advocate affirm aim all-round ambition amenable analyse applicable applied apply appoint appreciate approach appropriate apt aptitude arrange artistic aspire assert assertive asset assign astute audition authentic authoritative authority available avid aware back balance basis benefit best broaden business calibre capable capacity certify challenge character chief choice
circumstance claim classify clear coach coherent cohort colleague combine commend commerce commission commit communicate competent comprehensive concise condition conducive confident confirm conscientious consider consistent consult coordinate creative credential dedicate delegate dependable deserving design detail determined develop devote diligent dynamic effective efficient exact experience expert fact factor factual far-reaching feasible feat feature flair flourish fluent focus foresee formative forward-looking
foundation framework fresh fruitful
success suitable summary: see outline
fully-fledged fundamental
support technique thorough
generic highlight honest important goal industrious inform initiative integrity
thrive track record train transferable underline versatile vocation
intelligent
Attention, catching
interpersonal leader leadership
abundant
major methodical meticulous motivate natural opportune organize original passionate personality
acclaim advice advocate affirm alive amaze announce apparent appeal applaud apt approach ardent
portfolio
arena arrange
precise presentation professional
arrest
proficient purpose gualify realm recommend recruit relevant reliable renowned represent resourceful responsible rigorous role self-confident self-motivated self-starter significant skill specialism speciality state steady study stature
aspire assert assertive asset assure astonish astound attention attract attractive auspicious authentic authoritative authority available avant-garde aware awe back basis beautiful beneficial benefit best blend
148
Subject Index blue-chip blueprint boast bold bolster bonus boom boost breathtaking bright brilliant broaden bullish business calibre campaign candid captivate care careful cascade catalyst celebrate centre certain
fight finesse
contemporary coordinate creative
flair flamboyant flatter
credential crucial
flawless flexible
integrity inspire
crux custom daring
flourish focus forceful formative formidable
intelligent intention key interest interface
forward-looking fresh
interpersonal intrepid intrigue
dependable deserving design
galvanize
intuition inventive
detail determined develop
go-ahead
debate decisive declare deliver
diligent dimension discern display
challenge
distinctive distinguish diverse
commentary commerce commission commit communicate compare compelling competent competitive complement complex compliment comprehensive conclude condition conducive confident confirm congratulate conscientious consensus consider consistent consolidate conspicuous
genuine glory
devote
champion character charisma charm choice clear closure cogent coherent colourful combine command commemorate commend comment
inform
constructive consult
dramatic drive dynamic effective eminent emphasis
grace goal gravitas grand guarantee harmony
heighten herald
logical
highlight
magnificent major mission mobilize modify model
high-profile historic holistic honest
engage
icon ideal identity
entrepreneur envision epitome essential ethos excel exceptional exciting exemplary exhaustive experience expert exponent extraordinary exuberant famous far-sighted fashion faultless favour feast feat feature
keynote landmark lavish leader leading leadership
legend leverage legitimate luxury
hopeful hub
enterprise enthral enthusiasm
innovation insight
harvest guide heart
empower energy endorse
enhance enrich
ingenious inimitable initiative
illuminate illustrate imagine immaculate impact impartial impeccable imply impetus implement important imposing impressive improve incentive incisive inclusive incomparable incontrovertible independent indispensable indisputable individual inducement industrious inevitable influence
modern notable
opportune opportunity optimism optimum outstanding option original participate passionate perceptive pattern personality perfect perspective phenomenal phase pioneer pivotal plentiful poignant polished popular positive potential powerful praiseworthy pragmatic preference preferred
149 premium presence presentable presentation prestige prevalent primacy primary prime principal priority privilege proactive prodigious prodigy productive professional profile profitable project prolific prominent promise promote propose proposition prospect prospective provoke purpose qualify quality quantify radical ramification range rapid reality realize realm receptive recognize recommend recruit reinforce relate relevant reliable remarkable renaissance renowned represent resilience resolve responsible responsive retain reveal review revisit revitalize revive revolutionary reward rightful rigorous
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Subject Index robust role safeguard salient sample scrutinize seamless secure select self-confident self-motivated serene showcase significant skill smart solve sophisticated sound
ultimate unbiased uncluttered underline understand
achieve adapt active
undisputed undoubted
advocate affirm
unequivocal unflagging unflinching unforgettable unique universal unleash unparalleled unrepeatable unrivalled unusual update
special spectacular spectrum stature stellar stimulate stimulus stirring straightforward strategy
upgrade urgent valuable value variety varied vehement venture versatile victory vibrant
strength striking strong
vigilant
stunning
vigorous visible
style substance substantive succeed success suitable
vision vista visual vital vitality
suite superlative support survey
vivid
sustain symbol sympathy synergy synthesis tackle tactic tangible target tenacious test thorough thought-provoking thrilling thrive timely tone train trenchant trend triumph
advance advantage
vivacious vogue warrant watchful watershed well-known well-reasoned well-researched well-written wholehearted wide-ranging widespread window winning winsome Bids able abundant accentuate accessible accolade
trusted
accomplish accomplishment accountable accredited
turning point
accurate
all-round agree aim alter alternative ambition amenable analyse apply applicable appoint appreciate approach appropriate apt approve ardent arena arrange argue aspect aspire assert assertive assess asset assign assist associate assume astute atmosphere attention audition authentic authoritative authority authorize autonomy available award aware back balance bargain base basic basis benchmark beneficial benefit best blossom blueprint budding broaden budget buffer build
Subject Index buoyant business calculate calibre campaign capable capacity care careful cascade catalyst cater cause central certain certify challenge champion character charm chief choice circumstance claim classify clear coherent collaborate combine commend commerce commission commit communicate community compare compatible competent competitive complement comprehensive concise condition conducive confident confirm connect conscientious consequence consider consistent consolidate consult contemporary coordinate cost-effective credential criterion decisive dedicate definitive deliberate dependable deserving design detail
150
determined develop
ideal Identity
devote
illustrate
diligent dimension display
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principal priority prime probity
impact
professional
distinctive diverse document dramatic drive dynamic economic effective emphasis empower encourage endorse engage enjoy enhance enrich enterprise equip ethos examine excel experience expert explain facilitate facility fact factor factual fair famous far-reaching far-sighted feasible feat feature finesse firm flair flexible flourish focus forward-looking foundation framework fresh fruitful fulfil functional fundamental generic genuine go-ahead
impartial imply impetus implement
profitable profile programme
important incentive incisive inclusive incontrovertible in-depth
prominent project
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progress
promise propose proposition prospective prosper provide provision qualify purpose quality range quantify radical reality rapid realm reason recognize recommend recruit reinforce relate relevant reliable renowned represent representative resolute resolve resonance resonate resource responsible responsive review revitalize revive revolutionary rightful
partner passionate pattern pioneer phase pivotal popular positive powerful pragmatic
herald goal guide heritage
precise preference
highlight
preferred presentation
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primary
prevalent primacy
rigorous robust role safeguard salient sample scope scrutinize seamless secure select self-contained self-motivated share showcase
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Subject Index range
significant single-minded skill society solve sound special specific specify stage stakeholder state stature status statutory stimulus strategy strength strong substance substantive succeed success succinct suitable suite supplement supply support survey sustain synergy system tackle tactic talent tangible target tender test thorough thrive timely transferable trend turning point unbiased underline underlying underpin undisputed unique unparalleled urgent venture viable vital well disposed well-known well-reasoned well-researched well-written wholehearted wide-ranging window
CVs able accomplish accomplishment accredited accurate achieve active adapt admire advance advantage adventure advocate affirm aim all-round ambition amenable applicable apply applied appoint appreciate approach apt
comprehensive condition confident confirm conscientious consider consistent creative credential dedicate delegate dependable determined develop devote diligent diplomatic dynamic efficient
significant study skill specialism speciality suitable
track record train
experience facility expert far-reaching
flexible flourish fluent focus formative forward-looking framework fresh fruitful fulfil fully-fledged fundamental
benefit
health incisive
best broaden
independent goal industrious
business calibre
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challenge
methodical
chief choice clear clever coach cohort colleague combine commerce commit communicate
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excellent
aspire assert asset assiduous astute audition authentic authoritative authority
capable care
represent resourceful responsible rigorous self-confident
enterprise exact
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aware balance basic
recommend relevant reliable
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qualify
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transferable versatile wide-ranging Essays accentuate accessible accurate analogy amend agree analyse
apparent apply applicable applied appreciate approach appropriate apt argue aspect assert asset associate assume authentic authoritative authority axiom back balance basic basis brief careful cause central centre certain chief circumstance
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Subject Index clarify
interpret
accessible
attention
classify clear
major meaningful methodical mutual
acclaim accolade accomplish
attract attractive audacious
accomplishment accountable accredited accurate
audition augur
cogent coherent combine commentary compare complex concise conclude concomitant condition conducive connect connotation consequence consider consistent contrast core correlate critical critique design detail develop discuss distinguish emphasis establish evaluate exact examine explain explore expound facilitate fact factor factual far-reaching feasible feature fluctuate fluent focus forward-looking foundation framework fruitful fulfil fundamental generic genre germane guide highlight illustrate important incisive incontrovertible in-depth influence inform inherent
objective observe organize original outline overview paradigm parameter precise predominant premise presentation principal propensity purpose quantify ramification range rational realm reason recognize relate relative relevant reliable representative review salient scope self-contained significant source sphere state study structure succinct suitable survey sustain synthesis
achieve active adapt adjust admire advance advantage affinity
agenda aim agree alive all-purpose all-round alter alternative amaze amenable amend analogy amenity
treat underline underlying valid validate weigh weight well-researched wide-ranging
Evaluating able abundant accelerate accentuate
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analyse
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apparent
blueprint boast bold bolster bonus
appeal apply applaud applicable appraisal appreciate approach appropriate apt approve aptitude arbitrate ardent arena array argue aroma
system theme theoretical thorough
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arrest articulate artistic ascertain aspect aspire assert assertive assess asset assiduous assist associate astonish astound astute atmosphere
boom boost brave breathtaking brief bright brilliant budding broaden budget build buoyant calibre candid capable capacity captivate care careful cascade catalyst categorical cater celebrate central centre certify certain challenge
Subject Index champion character charisma charm choice civil
debate decisive dedicate definitive deliberate delight
clarify class classic
dependable deserving design
classify clear close closure cocktail code
detail dimension
cogent coherent command commend commensurate comment commentary communicate compare compelling competent competitive complement complex comprehensive concise conclude condition conducive confident confirm congratulate connect connotation conscientious consequence consider consistent consolidate conspicuous constructive consult consummate contemporary contour contrast convince coordinate corroborate cosmopolitan cost-effective courageous creative credible creditable criterion critical critique crucial crux daring
diplomatic discern discuss distinct distinctive distinguish dramatic dynamic effective efficient elegant eloquent embody eminent endorse enhance enjoy enrich enterprise envision establish evaluate exact examine excel
flair flamboyant flatter flavour flawless flexible flourish fluctuate fluent focus foil forceful foresee formative formidable forward-looking foundation fragile fragrance framework fresh fruitful fulfil fully-fledged fulsome functional fundamental genuine go-ahead
exclusive exemplary exhaustive explain explore expound facilitate fact factor factual fair faithful famous far-reaching far-sighted fascinating fashion faultless favour feasible feast feat feature fervent fine finesse firm
ingenious inherent inimitable initiative innovation insight inspect integrity instructive key intelligent intention interest intricate intrinsic irreplaceable landmark leader leading leadership
leverage legend logical loyal magnanimous magnificent major mastermind masterpiece mature meaningful
grace goal gravitas grand halcyon
measure memorable minded
hallmark harmony guide
mindful
harvest
model moderate modern
excellent exceptional exciting
inform
heighten herald highlight historic holistic hopeful identify hygiene immaculate
monitor motif multifaceted multi-purpose mutual neat negligible notable nucleus
impartial impeccable imply impetus implement
objective observe
important imposing
opportune optimism orderly optimum
impressive improve incentive incisive incomparable incontrovertible independent in-depth indispensable individual inexorable influence
option original outgoing outdo outstanding par excellence paradigm paragon passionate pastoral pathos pattern
Subject Index tidy thankful thorough
penchant perceptive
reason reasonable
simulate sincere
perfect personable personality
receptive recognize recommend refine refreshing
single-minded skill sleek smart smooth
thrilling thoughtful thought-provoking
reinforce relate relative
sociable
tone trace track record tradition
perspective persuade persuasive phlegmatic picturesque pinpoint pioneer pivotal pleasurable plentiful pointed polished
relevant reliable relish remarkable renowned
popular positive potential practicable practical pragmatic praiseworthy
reputation resolve resonance resonate resourceful
precious predominant preeminent preferable preference preferred premium presence presentable prestige primacy
responsive retain revel review revisit
prime principal priority proactive probity prodigious prodigy professional proficient profile profitable profound progress prominent promise prospect prospective prudent pure purpose qualify quality quintessential radical rapid rapport rational realism reality realize realm
represent reputable
resplendent responsible
revive revolutionary reward rightful rigorous robust role
sophisticated soul sound special specialism speciality specify spectacular spectrum spellbinding
sanguine satisfy savour scene scent scrupulous scrutinize seamless secret select
transparent treasure trenchant triumph trend trusted turning point typify
stellar stimulate stirring stimulus
underpin
stoical strategy straightforward strength striking strong study
style substance substantive subtle succeed success
ubiquitous ultimate unbiased uncluttered uncontested underline underlying
undisputed undoubted unflagging unequivocal unflinching unforgettable unique universal unleash unparalleled unrepeatable unrivalled unspoilt unusual
succinct suitable
valid upgrade validate
survey superlative
valuable variety varied
support sustain symbol symphony synergy
self-confident self-control
verify vehement venture versatile viable
self-discipline selfless self-motivated self-respect self-starter seminal sensational sensitive sentiment serene
tackle system tactful tactic tailor
serious shrewd
tenacious tentative test
significant
transferable
splendid stabilize stable standard state stature steady status
romance safeguard salient sample sanctuary
thrive
talent tangible target tasteful technique tempo
vibrant vigilant vigorous vision vitality vital vivacious vivid vocation vogue watchful weigh weight
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well disposed well-founded well-known well-reasoned well-researched well-written wholehearted wide-ranging widespread winsome wise
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Subject Index favour feast feature fest
watershed well-known
foresee
accentuate acclaim
world-class
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functional
anticipate applicable appropriate arrange ascertain aspect assure avant-garde award balance boom bountiful campaign capacity care celebrate character chronicle circumstance classic closure commemorate commentary communicate conducive consider contemporary delight dependable descriptive detail discover distinct document dramatic emerge encourage enterprise envision evoke exceptional exciting exhilarating expressive fact factual famous fascinating fashion
vantage point voyage
festival fine flavour fluctuate foil forward-looking foundation fruitful
abundant accelerate admire
typify underlying
galvanize halcyon harvest herald historic
Good qualities able
accolade accomplish accomplishment accredited accurate achieve active adapt
adventure affinity advocate
inescapable inherent
affirm
interest intrigue landmark leader
agree alive all-round
multi-purpose notable optimum participate phase pleasurable portrait portray precise primary
advance advantage
beautiful beneficial benefit best blessing blend bliss bloom blossom blue-chip blueprint boast bold bolster
bright
analyse animated
brave breathtaking brilliant budding broaden
appeal apply applaud
bullish
appreciate appropriate
calibre calm
approve apt
buoyant business
capacity capable
array ardent aptitude
articulate
arrest
stage special
aspect aspire assertive assess asset
state
assiduous
stimulate strategy study
assist associate assume assure astonish astound astute
thought-provoking thrilling
back balance
amenable amend amenity
aroma
suitable survey
avant-garde avid award aware awe
amaze ambition
responsible role serendipity
significant soothe
authoritative authority
bonus boom boost bountiful
alternative
purpose remarkable
showcase
augur auspicious authentic
admire
idyllic impact implement incomparable individual
magnificent memorable modern momentous momentum
attractive audacious
tone trace
atmosphere attention
turning point
attract
captivate care careful cascade catalyst celebrate certain challenge champion character charisma charm cheerful cherish chief clarify choice class classic clean clear
Subject Index 156 clever closure
eloquent embody
fragrance fresh
cogent coherent colourful combine comfort command commend
eminent
fruitful
empower encourage
fulfil fully-fledged fulsome
intrinsic intuition inventive
galvanize generous
irreplaceable irresistible leader leading leadership
commentary commerce commit communicate community compatible competent complement compliment comprehensive condition conducive confident confirm congratulate connotation conscientious consider consistent conspicuous constructive consummate contemporary contour cooperative coordinate cosmopolitan cost-effective courageous creative creditable culture decisive dedicate definitive delicate delight deliver dependable descriptive deserving design determined devote dignity diligent dimension diplomatic discern distinctive distinguish dramatic drive dynamic effective efficient elegant
endear energy endorse engage enhance enjoy
gratifying
enterprise enthral enthusiasm
grace gravitas halcyon guarantee harmony
epitome ethos evoke exact excel excellent exceptional exemplary exhaustive experience expert exponent exquisite extraordinary exuberant facilitate faithful famous far-reaching far-sighted fascinating fashion faultless favour feasible feast feat feature fervent fest festival fine finesse firm flair flatter flavour flawless flexible flourish fluent focus foil forceful foresee formative formidable forward-looking fragile
intrigue
genuine go-ahead
enrich
entrepreneur envision
interpersonal intrepid
harvest health heighten herald heritage historic honest honour horizon humane icon hygiene ideal identify identity idyllic illuminate image Imagine immaculate impact impartial impeccable impetus imposing impressive improve incentive incisive incomparable incontrovertible independent indispensable indisputable individual industrious ingenious inimitable initiative innate innovation insight inspire instructive integrate integrity
legend luxury legitimate loyal manage magnificent masterly mastermind masterpiece mature medley measure mediate mellow memorable methodical meticulous mobilize model modern modest momentum mosaic motivate multifaceted multi-purpose natural neat notable nucleus observant observe opportune opportunity orderly optimism optimum organize outgoing original outstanding painstaking
par excellence panache paradigm paragon participate passionate pathos peacemaker
intelligent intention
penchant perceptive
interest interlude
perfect persevere
persist
157 personable perspective phlegmatic picturesque pleasurable plentiful polished politic positive potential powerful praiseworthy preeminent preferable preference preferred premium presence presentable prestige primacy primary prime privilege proactive probity prodigious prodigy productive professional proficient profound progress prolific prominent promise prospect prudent pure qualify quality quintessential rapport reasonable recommend refine refreshing reinforce relevant reliable relish renaissance renowned represent reputable reputation resilience resolute resolve resonance resonate resourceful resplendent responsible responsive restrained
Subject Index revel revitalize revive revolutionary reward robust role sample sanguine satisfy
superlative sustain symbiosis symbol sympathy symphony synergy synthesis
savour scene scent self-confident self-control
system tactful talent tasteful technique tenacious tidy thrilling thankful
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thrive
self-motivated self-respect self-starter seminal sensational sensitive serendipity serene showcase shrewd significant simulate sincere single-minded skill smart snug smooth sociable soothe sophisticated soul sound
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unbiased uncluttered undoubted
admire advance
unequivocal unflagging unflinching unforgettable unique unity unite
advice advocate affirm aim agree alive all-round
unparalleled unrepeatable unrivalled
ambition amenable analyse
unspoilt unusual
apply applied
validate valuable value vantage point varied variety venture versatile veteran viable vibrant victory
appoint appreciate approach apt appropriate aptitude ardent argue articulate assert assertive assess assign assiduous assist assure
stoical
style substance succeed success suitable
world-class
achieve adapt active
spirit splendid stable stamina standard
stunning
winsome
ultimate unanimous
upgrade uplifted utopian
straightforward strength striking strong
well disposed well-known well-reasoned well-researched well-written wholehearted winning wide-ranging
trusted
spectrum
stellar stimulate stimulus stirring
watchful welcoming
able
special spectacular
stature steadfast steady
warrant
vigilant vintage vigorous vision visual vitality vital vivacious vivid vocation
astute attention authoritative authority available avid back balance basis
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Subject Index benefit best boost
flair
bright business calibre candid
fluent focus forceful foresee formative
capable careful catalyst categorical centre certify challenge character chief choice civil clarify clear coach coherent collaborate colleague combine commentary commission commit communicate
flexible flourish
forward-looking foundation framework fulfil honest identity illustrate imply imagine important impressive incentive incisive independent influence initiative interactive interest interpersonal leadership modest
compatible competent comprehensive condition confident confirm consider consistent constructive consult credential deliver
multi-purpose
dependable design determined develop devote
rapport realm
dialogue dignity diligent diplomatic discuss effective emphasis excel experience expert facilitate fact factor far-sighted fascinating favour feasible feat feature finesse
panache participate potential powerful presence privilege proficient progress prolific range purpose
recruit relevant reliable resolute
achieve active adapt admire advance adventure advocate affirm aim alive ambition amenable anticipate apply appeal appreciate apt appropriate aptitude ardent aspire assert assertive asset assign assure attention auspicious authoritative award aware back balance basis beneficial benefit best blue-chip blueprint bold bolster bonus boost brilliant broaden
responsible reveal self-motivated
build buoyant business calibre campaign
significant
candid
specialism speciality stature strand success suitable vocation wide-ranging
capacity capable
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accelerate accentuate
care captivate careful catalyst cater cause celebrate central certain challenge
choice clarify claim clear clever coach coax cogent coherent combine commend commerce commission commit communicate community compelling competent competitive complement compliment comprehensive conducive confident confirm congratulate connotation conscientious consensus consider consistent conspicuous consult convince cooperative cost-effective creative credential decisive dedicate delegate deliberate deliver deserving design determined devote dialogue dignity
diplomatic discern discuss distinctive drive effective dynamic embody efficient
emphasis energy encourage empower endorse engage
accomplish
champion cheerful
accomplishment
cherish
enhance enrich
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enterprise enthral enthusiasm entrepreneur envision equip essential excel excellent exceptional exciting exemplary exhilarating experience facilitate fact famous far-reaching far-sighted fascinating favour feasible feast feat feature fervent fight finesse firm flair flatter flexible flourish fluent focus forceful foresee formative forum forward-looking framework fresh fruitful fulfil galvanize generous genuine glory goal grace gratifying guide halcyon harmony herald highlight historic honest honour hopeful identity image imagine impartial impetus implement
professional important improve incentive incomparable independent indispensable inducement influence inform inherent initiative inspire integrity interest key interpersonal irresistible
profile profitable progress project prominent promise promote prompt propose prospect prospective prosper provoke radical range purpose reality rapport
keynote leader leadership leading leverage lucrative magnanimous magnificent meaningful mindful mission mobilize model modify morale motivate multi-purpose nurture opportune opportunity optimism
realize receptive recommend refreshing reinforce relevant renowned represent resilience resolute resolve responsible responsive retain revisit revitalize reward secure self-control self-motivated seminal sensitive share
parameter participate
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partner passionate
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persist perspective persuade persuasive pivotal platform plentiful positive potential powerful practicable pragmatic presentable primary priority proactive productive
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reason
option organize outdo outstanding
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stature steadfast stimulate stirring stimulus strategy strength striking strong substance succeed success suitable support sustain
update valid urgent validate value vehement venture vibrant vigilant vigorous vision vital weigh watchful well disposed well-known wholehearted window
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accentuate accessible accolade accomplish accomplishment accurate achieve activist adapt
adjust admire advance advice advocate affirm agenda aim agree alive all-purpose all-round
sympathy synergy
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tactic talent
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imply
Subject Index analyse animated anticipate apparent appeal applaud apply appreciate approach appropriate approve apt aptitude arbitrate ardent argue articulate ascertain aspire assert assertive assess asset assiduous assume assure astonish astound astute attract auspicious authentic authoritative authority avant-garde aware awe axiom back balance bargain basic basis beautiful benchmark benefit best blessing blue-chip blueprint bold boost brief brilliant broaden bullish buoyant calibre calm candid capable capacity captivate care careful cascade
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clever close cogent combine comment commentary commerce communicate compare compelling
far-sighted fascinating fashion favour feasible feast
compliment comprehensive concise conclude
feat feature fervent fine finesse
condition conducive
firm flair
confident confirm connect conscientious consensus consider consistent constructive contrast
flatter flavour flexible
cooperative core corroborate cost-effective creative credible crucial crux debate decisive declare dedicate definitive determined devote dialogue dignity diplomatic discern discuss diverse efficient eloquent embody
flourish fluent focus foil forceful foresee formative formidable forum forward-looking foundation
incomparable indispensable individual influence inform inherent key integrity initiative intention interest interpersonal intuition leading
leverage legitimate logical loyal major marginal masterpiece meaningful mellow memorable mindful moderate modern motivate observant observe
opportune opportunity optimism optimum original outgoing option outstanding
panache paragon parameter participate
fragrance fresh fruitful fulfil fulsome fundamental generous genuine heart gravitas grace highlight honest hopeful horizon idyllic imagine impartial impetus
passionate partner pastoral penchant pathos perceptive persevere personable personality persist perspective persuade phenomenal phlegmatic pivotal platform poignant pointed polished
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feature festival fine
heritage heart grand hub
identify ideal hygiene image idyllic imposing impressive indigenous individual interest interface intimate intricate majestic memorable milieu modern mosaic multi-purpose notable observe
palpable panorama picturesque pastoral pioneer plentiful portray portrait prevalent prominent range quality quintessential recognize relaxed remarkable renowned resonate revitalize revive
exclusive exhilarating
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Subject Index self-contained serene showcase significant silhouette smart snug splendid stunning suitable symphony tasteful theme tidy trace tradition tranquil treasure unique unspoilt vantage point varied vibrant visible vista vitality vivacious voyage welcoming well-known widespread
Reports able abundant accelerate accentuate accomplish accomplishment accurate adjust admire advance advantage advice advocate affinity affirm agenda agree aim alive all-round alter ambition analyse announce anticipate
argue arrange ascertain aspect assert assess
compliment comprehensive concise conclude concomitant
assiduous associate assume authentic authoritative authority
condition conducive confident
authorization authorize autonomy
consent
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applied apply
commission commit communicate community
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