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abandoned
adjective
b2
abattoir
noun
c2
abbey
noun
b2
adjacent
adjective
c1
adobe
noun
c2
aisle
noun
b2
amphitheatre
noun
c2
ancient
adjective
a2
annexe
noun
c2
apartment block
noun
b1
apse
noun
c2
aquarium
noun
c1
arcade
noun
c2
arch
noun
c1
arched
adjective
c1
architectural
adjective
c1
architecture
noun
a2
archway
noun
c2
arsenal
noun
c2
art deco
noun
c2
art gallery
noun
a2
art nouveau
noun
c2
asbestos
noun
c2
ashram
noun
c2
aspect
noun
c2
assemble
verb
c1
assembly room
noun
c2
atrium
noun
c2
auction room
noun
c1
auditorium
noun
c2
avenue
noun
c1
balcony
noun
b1
balustrade
noun
c2
barn
noun
c1
baroque
noun
c2
baroque
adjective
c2
barracks
noun
c2
basement
noun
b2
bas-relief
noun
c2
batten
noun
c2
Bauhaus
noun
c2
beam
noun
c1
belvedere
noun
c2
bhavan
noun
c2
bijou
adjective
c2
birthplace
noun
c1
block
noun
b1
blueprint
noun
c2
board
noun
a2
booth
noun
c2
borough
noun
c2
bowling alley
noun
c1
breeze block
noun
c2
brick
noun
b2
bricklaying
noun
c2
bridge
noun
a2
brownfield
adjective
c2
brutalism
noun
c2
build
verb
a1
building
noun
a1
bulldozer
noun
c2
bunker
noun
c2
bunkhouse
noun
c2
buttress
noun
c2
Byzantine
adjective
c2
cabana
noun
c2
cabin
noun
c2
campus
noun
b1
cantilever
noun
c2
capital
noun
c2
carve
verb
c1
casement
noun
c2
castle
noun
a2
cathedral
noun
b1
cellar
noun
b2
cement
noun
c1
cenotaph
noun
c2
center
noun
a1
centre
noun
a1
chamber
noun
c2
chapel
noun
c2
chapter house
noun
c2
chawl
noun
c2
chimney
noun
c1
chimney pot
noun
c2
choir
noun
c2
church
noun
a2
cinema
noun
a1
city centre
noun
b1
civil engineering
noun
c1
classical
adjective
b2
clinic
noun
b2
cloister
noun
c2
close
noun
c2
club
noun
a2
clubhouse
noun
c2
collapse
verb
b2
colonial
adjective
c2
colonnade
noun
c2
column
noun
b2
complex
noun
b2
concrete
adjective
b2
concrete
verb
c1
condo
noun
c2
condominium
noun
c2
conservation
noun
c1
construct
verb
b2
construction
noun
b2
consulate
noun
c2
contemporary
adjective
b2
convent
noun
c2
conversion
noun
c2
convert
verb
b2
cooling tower
noun
c2
corbel
noun
c2
corridor
noun
b2
cosy
adjective
c1
cottage
noun
b1
court
noun
b1
courthouse
noun
b2
courtyard
noun
c1
cramped
adjective
c2
crane
noun
c1
crematorium
noun
c2
crumble
verb
c2
crypt
noun
c2
cul-de-sac
noun
c2
dam
noun
c1
damp
noun
c1
decay
verb
c1
demolish
verb
c1
design
noun
a1
design
verb
a1
des res
noun
c2
development
noun
b2
digger
noun
b2
dilapidated
adjective
c2
dilapidation
noun
c2
disrepair
noun
c2
district
noun
b2
dome
noun
c1
doorstep
noun
b2
doorway
noun
b2
Doric
adjective
c2
dormitory
noun
c1
do up
phrasal verb
c2
downspout
noun
c2
downstairs
adverb
a1
downstairs
adjective
a2
downstairs
noun
a1
downtown
adverb
b2
downtown
adjective
b2
downtown
noun
b2
drain
noun
c1
drainpipe
noun
c2
drawbridge
noun
c2
drive
noun
b2
driveway
noun
b2
drywall
noun
c2
dungeon
noun
c1
eaves
noun
c2
Edwardian
adjective
c2
elevation
noun
c2
elevator
noun
b1
embassy
noun
c1
entrance
noun
b1
erect
verb
c1
erection
noun
c2
escalator
noun
c1
excavate
verb
c2
exclusive
adjective
c1
exit
noun
b2
extension
noun
c1
exterior
noun
c1
exterior
adjective
c1
external
adjective
b2
eyesore
noun
c2
fabric
noun
c2
facade
noun
c2
face
verb
b1
facia
noun
c2
facing
noun
c2
factory
noun
a2
farm
noun
b1
fascia
noun
c2
fire escape
noun
c1
fireplace
noun
c1
fire station
noun
b2
fire trap
noun
c2
first floor
noun
a2
fitted
adjective
c2
flat
noun
a1
floor
noun
a1
flooring
noun
c1
floor plan
noun
c1
flying buttress
noun
c2
folly
noun
c2
formal
adjective
b2
fort
noun
c1
fortress
noun
c1
foundation
noun
c1
frame
noun
b1
fretwork
noun
c2
friary
noun
c2
front
noun
c2
gable
noun
c2
gallery
noun
a2
garage
noun
b1
gargoyle
noun
c2
gasometer
noun
c2
gated community
noun
c2
gazebo
noun
c2
Georgian
adjective
c2
girder
noun
c2
glass
noun
a1
glasshouse
noun
c2
glaze
verb
c2
Gothic
adjective
c2
Gothic
noun
c2
grand
adjective
b2
Grecian
adjective
c2
greenfield
adjective
c2
greenhouse
noun
b2
green wall
noun
c1
ground floor
noun
a2
ground plan
noun
c1
guest house
noun
c1
gurdwara
noun
c2
gut
verb
c2
gutter
noun
c2
guttering
noun
c2
half-timbered
adjective
c2
hall
noun
b1
hall of residence
noun
b2
handy
adjective
c1
hangar
noun
c2
HDB
noun
c2
hermitage
noun
c2
high-rise
noun
c1
high-rise
adjective
c1
hod
noun
c2
home
noun
a2
hospice
noun
c2
hospital
noun
a1
hostel
noun
b1
hotel
noun
a1
hothouse
noun
c2
house
noun
a1
hovel
noun
c2
hut
noun
b2
igloo
noun
c1
impressive
adjective
b1
indoor
adjective
b1
indoors
adverb
b1
inlay
verb
c2
inlay
noun
c2
inn
noun
c1
inscription
noun
c2
insulated
adjective
c1
insulation
noun
c2
interior
adjective
c1
ionic
adjective
c2
isolated
adjective
b2
Italianate
adjective
c2
joist
noun
c2
Kaaba
noun
c2
keystone
noun
c2
kiosk
noun
c1
knock down
phrasal verb
b2
knock together
phrasal verb
c2
lab
noun
a2
ladder
noun
b2
landing
noun
c1
landmark
noun
b2
layout
noun
c1
leaded
adjective
c2
leafy
adjective
c2
lean-to
noun
c2
leisure centre
noun
b2
level
adjective
b1
level
verb
b2
library
noun
a1
lift
noun
a2
lighthouse
noun
c1
lintel
noun
c2
listed building
noun
c2
lobby
noun
c1
location
noun
b1
lock
noun
a2
lodge
noun
c2
loft
noun
c1
lofty
adjective
c2
loggia
noun
c2
luxury
adjective
b1
madrasa
noun
c2
maintain
verb
b2
mall
noun
b1
mandir
noun
c2
manor
noun
c1
mansion
noun
c1
mantelpiece
noun
c2
marble
noun
c1
masjid
noun
c2
masonry
noun
c2
mediaeval
adjective
b2
medieval
adjective
c1
meeting house
noun
c2
metropolitan
adjective
c1
mill
noun
c1
minaret
noun
c2
moat
noun
c2
moated
adjective
c2
mock
adjective
c2
model home
noun
c1
modern
adjective
a1
modernism
noun
c1
monastery
noun
c1
monument
noun
b2
morgue
noun
c2
mortar
noun
c2
mortuary
noun
c2
mosque
noun
b2
motel
noun
c1
motor lodge
noun
c2
motte-and-bailey castle
noun
c2
movie theater
noun
a1
multi-storey car park
noun
c1
municipal
adjective
c1
museum
noun
a1
narthex
noun
c2
nave
noun
c2
neglect
verb
c1
neglect
noun
c1
neoclassical
adjective
c2
neoclassicism
noun
c2
newel post
noun
c2
next door
adverb
b1
niche
noun
c2
Norman
adjective
c2
nunnery
noun
c2
obelisk
noun
c2
observatory
noun
c2
office block
noun
b1
open-plan
adjective
b2
opera house
noun
b2
outbuilding
noun
c2
outdoor
adjective
b1
outskirts
noun
c1
overlook
verb
c1
pagoda
noun
c2
palace
noun
a2
palatial
adjective
c2
parking garage
noun
c2
parsonage
noun
c2
passage
noun
b2
pave
verb
c2
pavilion
noun
c2
paving
noun
c2
pebble-dash
noun
c2
pediment
noun
c2
penthouse
noun
c2
perpendicular
adjective
c2
picturesque
adjective
c2
pier
noun
c1
pigsty
noun
c2
pillar
noun
c2
pinnacle
noun
c2
pipework
noun
c2
plan
noun
b1
planetarium
noun
c2
planning permission
noun
c2
plaque
noun
c2
plaster
noun
c2
plaster
verb
c2
plasterboard
noun
c2
plasterwork
noun
c2
plate glass
noun
c2
plinth
noun
c2
plot
noun
c2
plumbing
noun
c1
poky
adjective
c2
police station
noun
a2
porch
noun
c1
Portakabin™
noun
c2
portico
noun
c2
postmodernism
noun
c2
postmodernist
noun
c2
post office
noun
a1
power station
noun
b1
prefab
noun
c2
prefabricated
adjective
c2
premises
noun
c1
preservation order
noun
c2
preserve
verb
b2
priory
noun
c2
prison
noun
a2
pristine
adjective
c2
private
adjective
b1
property
noun
b2
provincial
adjective
c1
pub
noun
a2
public convenience
noun
c2
public house
noun
c2
pull down
phrasal verb
c1
pulpit
noun
c2
pyramid
noun
b2
rambling
adjective
c2
raze
verb
c2
rebuild
verb
b2
reconstruct
verb
c1
reconstruction
noun
c1
rectory
noun
c2
redevelop
verb
c2
redevelopment
noun
c2
refinery
noun
c2
refurbish
verb
c1
refurbishment
noun
c1
Regency
adjective
c2
reinforce
verb
c1
relief
noun
c2
remains
noun
c1
render
verb
c2
renovate
verb
c1
renovation
noun
c1
residency
noun
c2
residential
adjective
c1
restore
verb
b2
rewire
verb
c2
rococo
adjective
c2
Romanesque
adjective
c2
roof
noun
a2
roofing
noun
c2
rot
verb
c1
rot
noun
c1
rotunda
noun
c2
rough
adjective
b2
rubble
noun
c2
ruin
noun
b2
run-down
adjective
c2
rural
adjective
b2
sanctuary
noun
c2
sand
verb
c2
scaffolding
noun
c2
school
noun
a1
schoolhouse
noun
b2
screen
noun
c2
secluded
adjective
c2
self-build
noun
c2
semi
noun
c2
service station
noun
c1
sewer
noun
c1
shack
noun
c2
shed
noun
c1
shell
noun
c2
shelter
noun
b2
shopping arcade
noun
c2
shopping centre
noun
a2
shopping mall
noun
b1
shore up
phrasal verb
c2
shrine
noun
c1
shutter
noun
c1
site
noun
a2
skeleton
noun
c2
skyscraper
noun
b1
slab
noun
c2
slate
noun
c2
slaughterhouse
noun
c2
slum
noun
b2
spacious
adjective
b2
span
verb
c1
span
noun
c2
spire
noun
c1
sports centre
noun
a2
square
noun
a2
stable
noun
c1
stadium
noun
b1
stained glass
noun
c2
stair
noun
a2
stately home
noun
c2
station
noun
a1
station house
noun
c2
steeple
noun
c2
stone
noun
a2
storey
noun
c1
street
noun
a1
strip
verb
c1
structure
noun
a2
stucco
noun
c2
stuccoed
adjective
c2
subsidence
noun
c2
substructure
noun
c2
suburb
noun
b2
suburban
adjective
c1
summer house
noun
c2
superstructure
noun
c2
support
verb
b2
surround
noun
c2
suspension bridge
noun
c2
swimming pool
noun
a1
synagogue
noun
c2
temple
noun
b2
tenement
noun
c2
terminal
noun
b2
terrace
noun
c2
thatch
noun
c2
thatch
verb
c2
thatched
adjective
c2
theatre
noun
a1
threshold
noun
c1
tile
noun
c1
tile
verb
c2
timber
noun
c1
tomb
noun
b2
tower
noun
a2
tower block
noun
c1
town hall
noun
b1
traditional
adjective
a2
transept
noun
c2
truss
noun
c2
Tudor
adjective
c2
turret
noun
c2
upstairs
adverb
a1
upstairs
adjective
a2
upstairs
noun
a1
uptown
adverb
c2
uptown
adjective
c2
urban
adjective
b2
vacant
adjective
c1
varnish
verb
c2
vault
noun
c2
vaulted
adjective
c2
vaulting
noun
c2
ventilate
verb
c2
veranda
noun
c2
vernacular
noun
c2
viaduct
noun
c2
vicarage
noun
c2
Victorian
adjective
c1
villa
noun
b2
walkway
noun
c1
wall
noun
a1
warehouse
noun
c1
weather
verb
c2
weathering
noun
c2
weathervane
noun
c2
windmill
noun
c1
window
noun
a1
window ledge
noun
c2
windowsill
noun
c1
woodworm
noun
c2
wreck
noun
c2
wrecking ball
noun
c2
ziggurat
noun
c2
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