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Type 2: Adjective + Noun (never joined when written) – STRESS ON THE SECOND WORD
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TALKING
TALL
TECHNOLOGICAL technological advancement
TERRESTRIAL
TEXTUAL
THEORETICAL
THERMAL thermal underwear
TIGHT a tight budget tight clothes
TIMELY timely intervention
TIRED tired workers
TIRING a tiring day a tiring job
TOOTHLESS
TORRENTIAL
TOTAL
TOUGH (have a) tough time a tough exam
TRADITIONAL a traditional celebration a traditional family a traditional view traditional beliefs traditional clothing traditional crafts traditional customs traditional knowledge traditional music
TRAVELLING
TROPICAL tropical diseases tropical fruit
TYPICAL
UNARMED
UNCHARTED uncharted territory
UNDERGROUND an underground passage an underground pipeline
UNEQUAL an unequal match
UNITED The United Nations The United Kingdom The United States a united response
UNIVERSAL universal compliance
UNKNOWN
UNSEALED
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UNSWERVING unswerving support
UNUSUAL an unusual occurrence an unusual name
UPPER the upper body The upper reaches of the Yangze
URBAN
URGENT an urgent letter an urgent phone call
VAST vast deserts
VERBAL
VIABLE a viable alternative
VICE the vice mayor the vice president
VISUAL the visual arts
VITAL vital signs (of life)
VOCATIONAL vocational training
WALKING a walking dictionary the walking wounded
WALLED
WEST the west coast the West Indies
WESTERN western Europe
WHITE a white shirt
WHOLE “the whole hog” the whole day the whole house
WILD
WISHFUL
WORKING
YOUNG a young woman (But: young people. This is an example of "implied contrast", meaning "not older people" or "not old people".)
YELLOW
ZOOLOGICAL a zoological garden = a zoo
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