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Words Correlated in the Introduction

This list includes all the correlations introduced on the first few pages, plus a few more. Here, they are sorted on the Active nouns and verbs. Such an arbitrary arrangement can produce some cryptic horizontal and circular readings, which can lead you to unexpected insight. Add prepositions occasionally, i.e., with, to, from, on, by, for . . . and so on.

Remember, each word within a column helps define its column mates and visa versa. Here, no word stands alone. Meaning depends on concurrent qualities. You are using all the words sharing a vertical column to define — although sometimes elusively — each other.

Active Active PassivePassive
(nouns & adj.)(verbs) (antonyms)(antonyms)
abruptadvancesGRADUALRECEDES
analysisarguesSYNTHESISAGREES
angularawakensCIRCULARSLEEPS
    
answerbeginsQUESTIONENDS
anxiousbrightensPATIENTDULLS
arrogantchangesHUMBLEREMAINS
    
boldcleansMEEKDIRTIES
chickencompetesEGGCOOPERATES
childdetachesPARENTMERGES
    
commotiondividesTRANQUILITYUNITES
complexeffectsSIMPLECAUSES
conspicuousemergesSUBTLERETURNS
    
dayendsNIGHTCONTINUES
definiteevolvesAMBIGUOUSREVOLVES
differentexcitesSAMECALMS
    
discordexpandsHARMONYCONTRACTS
famousexposesANONYMOUSCONCEALS
firstfillsLASTEMPTIES
    
follyfloatsWISDOMSINKS
futuregoesPASTSTAYS
illusionhardensREALITYSOFTENS
    
lifehurriesDEATHDAWDLES
maleignoresFEMALENOTICES
modernincreasesARCHAICDECREASES
    
musicleadsSOUNDFOLLOWS
needprogressesCONTENTMENTREVERTS
noisepromisesQUIETDELIVERS
    
obviouspushesMYSTERIOUSPULLS
painrisesPLEASURESETTLES
partroughensWHOLESMOOTHS
    
recentscattersANCIENTGATHERS
secondaryseparatesPRIMARYCONNECTS
shallowshiftsDEEPMAINTAINS
    
smallstimulatesLARGEINHIBITS
somethingstirsNOTHINGSTILLS
soundstraightensSILENCECURVES
    
strongtakesWEAKGIVES
struggletellsSURRENDERLISTENS
successwarmsFAILURECOOLS
    
uniquewastesCOMMONCONSERVES
warwinsPEACELOSES
youngworksOLDRESTS

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