| Rank | Word | Pronunciation | PoS | Definition |
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| 1941 | advertisement | /əd.vər.tɪs.mənt/ | noun |        a picture, short film, text, etc., that tells people about a product or service |
| 1944 | aside | /əˈsaɪd/ | adv | to the side; out of the way; for later use |
| 1958 | bet | /ˈbɛt/ | verb | to make an agreement on the results of an event where the losers give something (usually money) to the winner |
| 1945 | comfort | /ˈkʌm.fərt/ | noun | state of being relaxed, warm, or happy |
| 1942 | consistent | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | adj | always acting or happening in the same way |
| 1957 | convention | /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ | noun | a large meeting of the members of a profession, organization, or who have the same interests |
| 1953 | criteria | /kraɪˈtɪər.i.ə/ | noun | details used to make a decision |
| 1956 | criticism | /ˈkrɪt.əˌsɪz.əm/ | noun | written or spoken remarks about what is bad about someone or something |
| 1948 | gene | /dʒin/ | noun | part of a cell that controls the development and appearance of a living thing |
| 1955 | integrate | /ˈɪn.tɪˌgreɪt/ | verb | to combine together; make into one thing |
| 1952 | neck | /nɛk/ | noun | part of the body joining the head and the body |
| 1943 | originally | /əˈrɪdʒ.ə.nl.i/ | adv | at first; in the beginning |
| 1951 | plot | /plɑt/ | noun | a plan to do something, often in secret and bad |
| 1954 | primarily | /praɪˈmɛr.ə.li/ | adv | in the most basic or important way |
| 1949 | prospect | /ˈprɑs.pɛkt/ | noun | the possibility that something might happen in the future, especially something good |
| 1959 | retain | /rɪˈteɪn/ | verb | to continue to have or use something; to keep |
| 1946 | secondly | /ˈsɛk.ənd.li/ | adv | used to give a point or reason after the first |
| 1960 | sequence | /ˈsi.kwəns/ | noun | an ordered group of related events or things |
| 1947 | severe | /səˈvɪər/ | adj | very bad; very serious |
| 1950 | snow | /snəʊ/ | noun | soft white pieces of frozen water falling from the clouds |