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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dependency | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| dependence | x/x | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| addict | x/ | Noun |
| obsession | x/x | Noun |
| alcoholism | /xxxx | Noun |
| addictive | x/x | Adjective |
| relapse | x/ | Noun |
| heroin | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| junkie | /x | Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun |
| cravings | /x | Noun |
| bulimia | x/xx | Noun |
| pornography | x/xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anorexia | xx/xx | Noun |
| psychosis | x/x | Noun |
| overdose | /xx | Noun |
| opiate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| binge | / | Noun |
| infatuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| drug | / | Noun |
| epidemic | xx/x | Noun |
| gambling | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| alcohol | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| compulsion | x/x | Noun |
| obesity | x/xx | Noun |
| chronic | /x | Adjective |
| disorder | x/x | Noun |
| opioid | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| insanity | x/xx | Noun |
| cocaine | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| disease | x/ | Noun |
| narcotic | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| narcissism | /xxx | Noun |
| methadone | /xx | Noun |
| nicotine | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| methamphetamine | xx/xx | Noun |
| homelessness | /xx | Noun |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| hoarding | /x | Noun |
| lust | / | Noun |
| insomnia | x/xx | Noun |
| schizophrenia | xx/xx | Noun |
| recovery | x/x | Noun |
| intoxication | xxx/x | Noun |
| sobriety | x/xx | Noun |
| indulgence | x/x | Noun |
| temptation | x/x | Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| destructiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| drunkenness | /xx | Noun |
| taking | /x | Verb |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| cumulative effect | /xxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| poisoning | /xx | Noun |
| neurotoxicity | /xx/xx | Noun |
| adherence | x/x | Noun |
| indolence | /xx | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun |
| predisposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| mental disorder | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| abnormality | xx/xx | Noun |
| fascination | xx/x | Noun |
| obstinacy | /xxx | Noun |
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun |
| complicity | x/xx | Noun |
| wantonness | /xx | Noun |
| intractability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| deviancy | /xxx | Noun |
| nephrotoxicity | x/x/xx | Noun |
| bondage | /x | Noun |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| mania | /xx | Noun |
| drowsiness | /xx | Noun |
| restlessness | /xx | Noun |
| health | / | Noun |
| recalcitrance | x/xx | Noun |
| opium | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| morphine | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| barbiturate | x/xx | Adjective |
| habituation | x/x/x | Noun |
| amphetamine | x/xx | Adjective |
| iatrogenic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| painkillers | /xx | Noun |
| caffeine | x/ | Adjective |
| neurobiology | /xx/xx | Noun |
| wean | / | Verb |
| incurable | x/xx | Adjective |
| recovering | x/xx | Verb |
| prostitution | xx/x | Noun |
| benzodiazepine | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| predisposed | xx/ | Verb |
| cure | / | Verb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| consumption | x/x | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| delinquency | x/xx | Noun |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| detox | /x | Noun, Verb |
| detoxification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| flaw | / | Noun, Verb |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| habit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| infidelity | xx/xx | Noun |
| interdependence | xxx/x | Noun |
| length | / | Noun, Verb |
| lozenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| maltreatment | x/x | Noun |
| misuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| observatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| poisonous | /xx | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| reliance | x/x | Noun |
| sensory | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sickness | /x | Noun |
| smoking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stressor | /x | Noun |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| unit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| uptake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| use | / | Noun, Verb |
| vice | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
