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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| surrender | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| conceding | x/x | Verb |
| admitting | x/x | Verb |
| giving up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| capitulated | x/xxx | Verb |
| defeated | x/x | Verb |
| gave up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| admit of | x// | Phrase |
| relinquishment | x/xx | Noun |
| lose heart | // | Phrase, Verb |
| succumbs | x/ | Verb |
| defeatist | x/x | Adjective |
| dejectedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| give in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| disheartened | x/x | Verb |
| lose out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| apologize | x/xx | Verb |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| forfeit | /x | Verb |
| acceptance | x/x | Noun |
| apologise | x/xx | Verb |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| lose face | // | Phrase, Verb |
| demoralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| resigning | x/x | Verb |
| losing | /x | Verb |
| ceding | /x | Verb |
| abdicate | /xx | Verb |
| disappoint | xx/ | Verb |
| wimp out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb |
| let down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| acquiesce | xx/ | Verb |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| regretfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| abandons | x/x | Verb |
| weakness | /x | Noun |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| apologising | x/xxx | Verb |
| confessing | x/x | Verb |
| weakling | /x | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| lost cause | // | Phrase, Noun |
| vanquished | /x | Verb |
| a | x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| admission | x/x | Noun |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| agree | x/ | Verb |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| amoral | x/x | Adjective |
| ancients | /x | Noun |
| annihilate | x/xx | Verb |
| annul | /x | Verb |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anticompetitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| appreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| approve | x/ | Verb |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| athenian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| authorise | xxx | Verb |
| authorize | /xx | Verb |
| autism | /xx | Noun |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| avow | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| backfire | /x | Verb, Noun |
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| checkmate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| communicating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| condone | x/ | Verb |
| confederated | x/xxx | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| conquer | /x | Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contravene | /xx | Verb |
| controllable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| correction | x/x | Noun |
| countenance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| crackdown | /x | Noun |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| deactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| defection | x/x | Noun |
| defy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| demolish | x/x | Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| discipline | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disprove | x/ | Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| enrol | /x | Verb |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| entertain | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| frustrate | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| get over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| greet | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| guilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| identify | x/xx | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| incorporate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| initiate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| intake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| invalidation | xxx/x | Noun |
| involve | x/ | Verb |
| islam | x/ | Name |
| keep out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| learn | / | Verb, Noun |
| let in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| licking | /x | Noun |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| murder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| neutralization | xxx/x | Noun |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| nose | / | Noun, Verb |
| note | / | Noun, Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| oppression | x/x | Noun |
| outdo | x/ | Verb |
| outsmart | /x | Verb |
| outwit | /x | Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overpower | xx/x | Verb |
| override | /xx | Verb, Noun |
