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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| absence | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| absorption | x/x | Noun | 
| accurate | /xx | Adjective | 
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| adversity | x/xx | Noun | 
| advisability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| appetite | /xx | Noun | 
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| application | xx/x | Noun | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| ask | / | Verb, Noun | 
| barking | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| bawling | /x | Noun | 
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| blubbering | /xx | Noun | 
| call | / | Verb, Noun | 
| call for | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clamor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| clamour | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| clothes | / | Noun | 
| compliance | x/x | Noun | 
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| confounded | x/x | Adjective | 
| conquer | /x | Verb | 
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cost | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cough | / | Noun, Verb | 
| craving | /x | Noun | 
| cree | / | Name | 
| cries | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cry for | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| damnable | x/x | Adjective | 
| damned | / | Adjective, Adverb | 
| darned | / | Adverb, Adjective | 
| date | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dearth | / | Noun | 
| deficiency | x/xx | Noun | 
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| depend | x/ | Verb | 
| deserve | x/ | Verb | 
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun | 
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| destitution | /xxx | Noun | 
| devouring | x/xx | Noun | 
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun | 
| dissatisfaction | xxx/x | Noun | 
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| duty | /x | Noun | 
| eager | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| egregious | x/x | Adjective | 
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| emergency | x/xx | Noun | 
| emptiness | /xx | Noun | 
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| entail | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ethics | /x | Noun | 
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| exigency | x/xx | Noun | 
| exigent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| fading | /x | Noun | 
| fathoms | /x | Noun | 
| faut | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flagrant | /x | Adjective | 
| frighten | /x | Verb | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| glaring | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| gonna | /x | Verb | 
| gotta | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| grieve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| gurgling | /xx | Noun | 
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| have got | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| heaving | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| hells | / | Adjective | 
| help | / | Verb, Noun | 
| howling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| imperative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| imply | x/ | Verb | 
| importance | x/x | Noun | 
| important | x/x | Adjective | 
| impose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| impulse | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inclination | xx/x | Noun | 
| indispensability | xx/x/xx | Noun | 
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| insistent | x/x | Adjective | 
| instant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| involved | x/ | Adjective | 
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| itch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| lack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lament | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| learner | /x | Noun | 
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| let | / | Verb, Noun | 
| life | / | Noun, Verb | 
| location | x/x | Noun | 
| looking | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| love | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mali | /x | Name | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| merit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| morality | x/xx | Noun | 
| morals | /x | Noun | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| motivation | xx/x | Noun | 
| motive | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| mourn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| must | / | Verb, Noun | 
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| necessitated | x/xxx | Verb | 
| necessities | x/xx | Noun | 
| needed | /x | Adjective | 
| neediness | /xx | Noun | 
| noisy | /x | Adjective | 
| nutritional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| obligation | xx/x | Noun | 
| obtain | x/ | Verb | 
| obviate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| obvious | /xx | Adjective | 
| offer | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| opportunity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| order | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ought | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| outcry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| owe | / | Verb | 
| pauperism | /xxx | Noun | 
| pea | / | Noun | 
| penalty | /xx | Noun | 
| penury | /xx | Noun | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| plight | / | Noun, Verb | 
| poverty | /xx | Noun | 
| precise | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| pressing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| psychic energy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| question | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| quiver | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| rank | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| rasping | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| relevance | /xx | Noun | 
| relevancy | /xxx | Noun | 
| rely | x/ | Verb | 
| reminiscent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| request | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| required | x/x | Adjective | 
| requirement | x/x | Noun | 
| requisite | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| reverberation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| rid of | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| sapwood | xx | Noun | 
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| scream | / | Noun, Verb | 
| seek | / | Verb, Noun | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shortage | /x | Noun | 
| shortfall | /x | Noun | 
| should | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shout | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shyness | /x | Noun | 
| significance | x/xx | Noun | 
| sine | / | Noun | 
| singsong | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| site | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sleeping | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| sobbing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| sounding | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| sticking | /x | Noun | 
| strapped | / | Adjective | 
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective | 
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tear | / | Verb, Noun | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| urge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| urgency | /xx | Noun | 
| urgent | /x | Adjective | 
| use | / | Noun, Verb | 
| useful | /x | Adjective | 
| usefulness | /xx | Noun | 
| utility | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| venue | /x | Noun | 
| victim | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| vulnerability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| wailing | /x | Noun | 
| wanna | /x | Noun | 
| want | / | Verb, Noun | 
| warranted | /xx | Adjective | 
| weep | / | Verb, Noun | 
| whimper | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| whining | /x | Verb | 
| wish | / | Verb, Noun | 
| yell | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
