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. 2015 Mar 9;41(2):385–402. doi: 10.1037/a0038995
Condition Unrelated first word (Expt 2) Related first word (Expt 2) Target (Expts 1 and 2)
High imageability, High SemD paper circle arc
strike tag badge
money sit bench
picture ticket booth
avoid support brace
circle money buck
camp food choke
mask stir churn
stem chime clock
boot machine crane
camel stop curb
slice grave dead
winter scratch dent
dig avoid dodge
bite paper fold
jewel picture frame
scratch winter freeze
cellar divide gap
pad jewel gem
divide dig grave
food watch guard
ruin host guest
host swing hinge
climb mask hood
support camel hump
machine hut lodge
ticket cover mask
track grass moss
flash climb mount
watch repair patch
shred top peak
fire spike pierce
repair lump pile
cash board plank
grass cash purse
reach stem root
swing fire sack
grave reach scope
silver camp scout
tie rip shred
rip pad sketch
strand strike slap
weave flash spark
tag boot spur
split post stamp
hut silver steel
cover van steer
chime cellar store
collar shred strip
rub tie suit
spike strand thread
stop bite tick
heart collar tie
board split torn
stir track trail
lump heart vein
sit weave web
post slice wedge
van rub wipe
top ruin wreck
High imageability, Low SemD cough sound bass
waist king boss
rain hill brow
ice bed bunk
hill ride cab
group stomach chest
roll tribe clan
bronze ship crew
holy sleeve cuff
hay roll dice
wood meat flesh
heat bird flight
scream wind flute
forest ice froze
tavern bake fry
window heat grill
stitch ocean gulf
kitchen kill gun
slant waist hip
bake scream howl
itch tavern inn
bed leg jeans
coffin sprint jog
sound dress lace
war race lap
dress window ledge
scarf rain mist
make hole mole
sprint girl niece
jacket vermin pest
leg forest pine
gin soil plant
stomach tremor quake
weapon rod reel
meat fold ridge
stare cook roast
tribe holy saint
soil gin scotch
bird bolt screw
ocean scarf shawl
hole clothes silk
vermin jacket sleeve
king slant slope
ink cough smoke
wind stare squint
ship ink stain
army make stew
rod needle stitch
tremor wood stump
girl bronze tan
torso weapon tank
needle kitchen tile
fold coffin tomb
clothes war trench
bolt group tribe
ride army troop
race torso waist
kill stitch weave
sleeve hay wheat
cook itch wool
Low imageability, High SemD hung set batch
vow void blank
stagger gust blown
size nod bob
end trick bribe
wrong push budge
glide lie cheat
depth treat cure
set swift dash
bad height depth
clue sway drift
sturdy plain dull
move bogus fake
blur hungry fed
jump broke fix
mass fail flop
height current flow
plus move forth
push worry fuss
select joy glee
swift dull gloom
trick end halt
hum heave haul
wrath sick heal
creep weak mild
gust pinch nip
excite select pick
current mercy plead
barter vow pledge
worry ask pose
docile clear pure
hungry fear scare
ask wrath scorn
clear modest shy
nod blur smear
leapt steal snatch
modest creep sneak
struggle sharp sour
sway bad spoil
plain jump sprang
broke leapt sprung
straight wait stay
fail wrong steal
joy straight stiff
fear struggle strain
weak hung strung
help plus sum
sharp depth sunk
sick barter swap
dash stagger sway
pinch dash swift
wait glide swoop
treat docile tame
void excite thrill
bogus mass ton
steal sturdy tough
mercy clue trace
lie hum tune
heave help warn
dull size weigh
Low imageability, Low SemD mute sore ache
fibre hit bash
breathe join bind
sigh praise bless
wobble fibre bran
love cool chill
voice toss chuck
ode feud clash
stink tap click
goal mute deaf
buzz love dear
noise act deed
slept munch dine
go drug dose
crime thirst drought
thirst deaf dumb
float belief faith
cold hover flew
join stupid fool
language ill frail
hurt float glide
hit sorrow grief
munch sigh groan
rear roar grunt
shone rear hind
feud buzz hum
prose shone lit
cool goal miss
tune word noun
mile cold numb
hover contract oath
sorrow census poll
sniff fury rage
tax noise rang
divine ode rhyme
smell trot rode
word smell rot
crease voice sang
toss stench scent
pact tennis score
dare shout screech
shout crease seam
census wobble shook
deaf breathe sigh
roar crime sin
act bang slam
belief sniff smell
fury divine soul
tennis stink stench
sore dare stunt
contract tune sung
ill sin theft
stupid hurt thump
sin go trot
bang pact truce
drug language verb
stench prose verse
trot tax wage
tap mile width
praise slept woke