Another easy word game

PHOnetic

NETwork

TWOsome

blosSOMed

MEDiocrity

CRIminal

MINuscule

SCUllery

CULture

UREka

pastUREs

REScue

SCUrvy

CURvaceous

VACating

TINned

INNovative

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VATican

TICklish

LISsome