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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| abovementioned | x/xx | Adjective | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| addition | x/x | Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| already | x/x | Adverb | 
| altitude | /xx | Noun | 
| analogous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| answers | /x | Adjective | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| appears | x/ | Noun | 
| atop | x/ | Adverb | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| beneath | x/ | Adverb | 
| besides | x/ | Adverb | 
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| brawl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| chafe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cited | /x | Adjective | 
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cloud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| conflagration | xx/x | Noun | 
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun | 
| disturbance | x/x | Noun | 
| duel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective | 
| edges | /x | Noun | 
| erode | x/ | Verb | 
| especially | x/x | Adverb | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exceed | x/ | Verb | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| exposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| feud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fie | x | Noun | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective | 
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| formerly | /xx | Adverb | 
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fracas | /x | Noun | 
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| frayed | / | Adjective | 
| frei | / | Adjective | 
| fret | / | Verb, Noun | 
| frey | / | Name | 
| friar | /x | Noun | 
| fringe | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fry | / | Noun, Verb | 
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| furthermore | /xx | Adverb | 
| gall | / | Noun, Verb | 
| governors | /xx | Noun | 
| graduate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| greater | /x | Adjective | 
| haut | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| hem | / | Noun, Verb | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| herein | x/ | Adverb | 
| hereof | x/ | Adverb | 
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| hovering | /xx | Noun | 
| huddle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| indicated | /xxx | Verb | 
| infra | /x | Noun, Adverb | 
| jeans | / | Noun | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| listed | /x | Adjective | 
| load | / | Noun, Verb | 
| longer | /x | Noun | 
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| makes | / | Verb | 
| melee | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| mentioned | /x | Verb | 
| monk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| moreover | x/x | Adverb | 
| nad | / | Name | 
| name | / | Noun, Verb | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| old | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| overhead | /x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| pertinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| picking | /x | Noun | 
| plus | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| postgraduate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| preceding | x/x | Adjective | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| previously | /xxx | Adverb | 
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| quarrel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ragged | /x | Adjective | 
| referenced | /xx | Adjective | 
| regarding | x/x | Noun | 
| riot | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| rip | / | Verb, Name | 
| rope | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rub | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ruffle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| rug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| scratch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| scrimmage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| scuffle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| seen | / | Verb, Noun | 
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| separate | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| shows | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shred | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| simplified | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| sky | / | Noun, Verb | 
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| split | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| stated | /x | Adjective | 
| storm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| straightforward | //x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| strife | / | Noun | 
| string | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| such | / | Noun | 
| superior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| supervisor | /xxx | Noun | 
| supra | /x | Noun, Adverb | 
| supreme | x/ | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| surpassed | x/ | Verb | 
| tattered | /x | Adjective | 
| tear | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tertiary | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| those | / | |
| thread | / | Noun, Verb | 
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| tussle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| until | x/ | |
| unwind | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| upon | x/ | |
| upper | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| uppermost | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| upriver | x/x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| upstairs | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| upstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| upward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| upwind | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| wire | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| worn | / | Adjective | 
