BNC EXTRACTION FREQ < 1 PER MILLION RANGE : WORDS FOUND IN 17 and 18 SUB-CORPORA (FROM 100) NATION 14k LISTS SUBTRACTED 572 WORDS abridge acetone acupuncturist advisability affronted aflame agoraphobia agribusiness airtime alba alla allegro allsort aloe ambassadorial anglophile animator animus aniseed antechamber apoplectic appealingly appetising aquiline arraign aspen aspersion asphyxiate aspic automata avec awol baddie bali bedsitter befuddled berk betwixt bewail bilberry bilge bindweed birthmark bituminous bloodstock bluebird booklist boomerang brainstorm breastplate britisher brunch budgerigar buffaloe buildup calumny calypso camphor canard canonise capstan carmelite carne cartload cartographer cassock catcall changeling chartist cheerleader cheesy chicanery chiropody chorister clange claptrap climbdown clunk coathanger communicant complementarity confucian conjoin conjuncture connaught conservatoire coot cordite cornflower corporately cox coyness craftwork cranium crinoline 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