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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| forsake | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| vacate | /x | Verb, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Verb |
| desert | /x | Verb, Verb |
| desolate | /xx | Verb, Verb, Adjective |
| lurch | / | Adjective, Verb |
| wildness | /x | Verb, Noun |
| wantonness | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| empty | /x | Noun, Verb |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| relinquish | x/x | Verb |
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| jettison | /xx | Noun |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| shun | / | Noun |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| renounce | x/ | Verb |
| repudiate | x/xx | Verb |
| unwilling | x/x | Adjective |
| forced | / | Verb |
| oppose | x/ | Verb |
| revert | x/ | Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| reject | x/ | Verb |
| ditching | /x | Noun |
| spurn | / | Verb |
| cannot | /x | Adjective |
| abjure | // | Verb |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| unable | x/x | Adjective |
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| relent | x/ | Verb |
| embrace | x/ | Noun |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| surrender | x/x | Noun |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun |
| pursue | x/ | Verb |
| cease | / | Noun |
| preferring | x/x | Verb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb |
| disown | x/ | Verb |
| quit | / | Verb |
| defy | x/ | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| leave | / | Verb |
| discard | x/ | Verb |
| want | / | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| violate | /xx | Verb |
| capitulate | x/xx | Verb |
| reconsider | xx/x | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| rethink | x/ | Verb |
| postpone | x/ | Verb |
| cling | / | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| denounce | x/ | Verb |
| loathe | / | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| obliged | x/ | Verb |
| hesitate | /xx | Verb |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| forbid | x/ | Verb |
| stop | / | Noun |
| uproot | x/ | Verb |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| lose | / | Verb |
| deride | x/ | Verb |
| disparage | x/x | Verb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| defer | x/ | Verb |
| overturn | /xx | Verb |
| withdraw | x/ | Verb |
| tempt | / | Verb |
| alter | /x | Verb |
| willing | /x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| reinstate | xx/ | Verb |
| disavow | xx/ | Verb |
| depart | x/ | Verb |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| deviate | /xx | Verb |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| devalue | x/x | Verb |
| renew | x/ | Verb |
| impose | x/ | Verb |
| resurrect | xx/ | Verb |
| subvert | x/ | Verb |
| take | / | Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| supplant | x/ | Verb |
| wont | / | Adjective |
| opting | /x | Verb |
| terminate | /xx | Verb |
| proceed | x/ | Verb |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| abolish | x/x | Verb |
| demolish | x/x | Verb |
| flee | / | Verb |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| perish | /x | Verb |
| reenter | x/x | Verb |
| acquiesce | xx/ | Verb |
| seek | / | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| entrust | x/ | Verb |
| confine | x/ | Verb |
| bother | /x | Verb |
| vowing | /x | Verb |
| voluntarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| reinvent | xx/ | Verb |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| sully | /x | Name |
| contravene | /xx | Verb |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| shirk | / | Noun |
| cede | / | Verb |
| renege | x/ | Verb |
| undertake | /xx | Verb |
| embark | x/ | Verb |
| sidestep | /x | Verb |
| encumber | x/x | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb |
| supersede | xx/ | Verb |
| forfeit | /x | Verb |
| divest | x/ | Verb |
| give over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| give away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abdicate | /xx | Verb |
| resign | x/ | Verb |
| hand over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| part with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| turn over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lay down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abhor | x/ | Verb |
| render | /x | Verb |
| abort | x/ | Noun |
| dispose of | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb |
| neutrality | x/xx | Noun |
| pretensions | x/x | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| siege | / | Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun |
| persuading | x/x | Verb |
| ship | / | Noun |
| quest | / | Noun |
| abolition | xx/x | Noun |
| abrogate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| abstain | x/ | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| bury | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| candor | /x | Noun |
| candour | /x | Noun |
| carelessness | /xx | Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| chuck | / | Noun, Verb |
| concede | x/ | Verb |
| consign | x/ | Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| delight | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| desertion | x/x | Noun |
| desist | x/ | Verb |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| disappoint | xx/ | Verb |
| disband | x/ | Verb |
| disclaim | x/ | Verb |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dispense | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dispense with | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| dropout | /x | Noun |
| dump | / | Noun, Verb |
| eagerness | /xx | Noun |
| ecstasy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| evacuate | x/xx | Verb |
| exhilaration | xxx/x | Noun |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exuberance | x/xx | Noun |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| frankness | /x | Noun |
| frenzy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gaiety | /xx | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hilarity | x/xx | Noun |
| interrupt | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| maroon | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overlook | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| rapture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recklessness | /xx | Noun |
| refrain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| relegate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| renunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| repeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rescind | x/ | Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| revoke | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rid | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| scrap | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrub | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| shed | / | Verb, Noun |
| spontaneity | xx/xx | Noun |
| strand | / | Noun, Verb |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| suspend | x/ | Verb |
| throw | / | Verb, Noun |
| undo | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| waive | / | Verb, Noun |
| waiver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| walk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| waver | /x | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
