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verb
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adhere
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The chairperson asked us to adhere to the
items on the agenda.
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noun
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adherence
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Your adherence to these guidelines would
be appreciated.
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verb
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conclude
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To conclude, we must all focus on the year
ahead of us and the challenges that we will face.
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noun
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conclusion
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Unfortunately,
the conclusion of the meeting was that they needed to downsize their
workforce.
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adjective
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conclusive
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There is no conclusive evidence to back up
the report.
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verb
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lengthen
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Ms.
Greene decided to lengthen the time allotted to the meeting to allow each person
a chance to speak.
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noun
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length
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Because of its length, we decided not to
read the entire report at the meeting.
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adjective
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lengthy
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A presentation that is too lengthy will
only put the audience to sleep.
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noun
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period
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The sales reports for the current period
are excellent.
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adjective
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periodic
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They received periodic updates from the
overseas licensees.
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adverb
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periodically
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The employee checked his messages
periodically during the week-long seminar.
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verb
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prioritize
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Once the
team members learned to prioritize their work, they were much more
productive.
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noun
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priority
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The committee member has difficulties
setting priorities for herself.
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adjective
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prior
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The
director did not give much attention to Ellen's proposal as he had several
prior matters to attend to.
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verb
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progress
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Everyone was surprised at how quickly the
meeting had progressed.
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noun
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progression
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The quick progression of events didn't
surprise anyone.
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adjective
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progressive
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The
new president is very progressive and is always looking for ways to improve
the business.
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