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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| privilege | /x | Noun |
| public assistance | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| affirmance | x/x | Noun |
| civil rights | /x/ | Name, Name |
| public policy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| reservation | xx/x | Noun |
| social service | /x/x | Name, Name |
| effect | x/ | Noun |
| policy | /xx | Noun |
| office politics | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| safeguarding | /xx | Noun |
| advice | x/ | Noun |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| suffrage | /x | Noun |
| welfare | /x | Noun |
| concession | x/x | Noun |
| supremacy | x/xx | Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| personnel | xx/ | Noun |
| obligation | xx/x | Noun |
| authorization | xxx/x | Noun |
| succour | // | Noun |
| insurance policy | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| prerogative | x/xx | Noun |
| warranty | /xx | Noun |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| cause of action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| social security | /xx/xx | Name, Name |
| franchise | /x | Noun |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| allocation | xx/x | Noun |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| public service | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| token | /x | Noun |
| merit | /x | Noun |
| legal | /x | Adjective |
| right | / | Noun |
| workfare | /x | Noun |
| social insurance | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| people | /x | Noun |
| admin | x/ | Noun |
| inheritance | x/xx | Noun |
| strategy | /xx | Noun |
| procedure | x/x | Noun |
| management | /xx | Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun |
| government | /xx | Noun |
| sponsorship | /xx | Noun |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| avail | x/ | Noun |
| alliance | x/x | Noun |
| society | x/xx | Noun |
| organization | xxx/x | Noun |
| auspices | /xx | Noun |
| human resources | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun |
| social justice | /x/x | Name, Name |
| due process | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun |
| access | /x | Noun |
| coalition | xx/x | Noun |
| approval | x/x | Noun |
| acquiescence | xx/x | Noun |
| remedy | /xx | Noun |
| appointment | x/x | Noun |
| advocacy | /xxx | Noun |
| meritocracy | xx/xx | Noun |
| supplemental | xx/x | Noun |
| life | / | Noun |
| courtesy | /xx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun |
| patronage | /xx | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun |
| open door | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| collectivism | x/xxx | Noun |
| relief | x/ | Noun |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| moral support | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| supply | x/ | Noun |
| bill of rights | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| assignment | x/x | Noun |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective |
| droit | / | Noun |
| induction | x/x | Noun |
| legal action | /x/x | Name, Name |
| legal aid | /x/ | Name, Name |
| appeal | x/ | Noun |
| intellectual property | xx/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| warrant | /x | Noun |
| motion | /x | Noun |
| treaty | /x | Noun |
| impeachment | x/x | Noun |
| immunity | x/xx | Noun |
| court | / | Noun |
| apparatus | xx/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| charter | /x | Noun |
| abuse of discretion | x//x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| extraterritoriality | xxxxxx/xx | Noun |
| universal suffrage | xx/x/x | Name, Name |
| permission | x/x | Noun |
| public | /x | Noun |
| pluralism | /xxx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Noun |
| pleasure | /x | Noun |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| machine | x/ | Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| civilization | xxx/x | Noun |
| employment agency | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| taxation | x/x | Noun |
| power of attorney | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| awarding | x/x | Noun |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| advancement | x/x | Noun |
| good offices | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| democracy | x/xx | Noun |
| enfranchisement | x/xx | Noun |
| community | x/xx | Noun |
| supervision | xx/x | Noun |
| social welfare | /x/x | Name, Name |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| accomplishment | x/xx | Noun |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| acidification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| acknowledgment | x/xx | Noun |
| acquittal | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| actio | /xx | Noun |
| actionable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| activism | /xxx | Noun |
| activities | x/xx | Noun |
| acton | /x | Name |
| actuation | /x/x | Noun |
| admittance | x/x | Noun |
| adoption | x/x | Noun |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| aeration | /xx | Noun |
| affirmation | xx/x | Noun |
| affirmatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| agenda | x/x | Noun |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| agreeing | x/x | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrangements | x/x | Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| assent | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| assurance | x/x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| aye | / | Name, Adverb |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| behavior | x/x | Noun |
| behaviour | x/x | Noun |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| biz | / | Noun |
| blitz | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| busyness | //x | Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| camera | /xx | Noun |
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carrying out | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| centrifugation | x/x/x | Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| certainty | /xx | Noun |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chromatography | xx/xx | Noun |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| clearance | /x | Noun |
| clotting | /x | Noun |
| clout | / | Noun, Verb |
| coagulation | x/x/x | Noun |
| cognizance | /xx | Noun |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commandment | x/x | Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| compensatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conceding | x/x | Noun |
| conceived | x/ | Verb |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| condensation | xx/x | Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| constructive | x/x | Adjective |
| consultation | xx/x | Noun |
| contingency | x/xx | Noun |
| continuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contribution | xx/x | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| convection | x/x | Noun |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| counterclaim | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| countermeasures | /xxx | Noun |
| countervailing | /xxx | Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| crackdown | /x | Noun |
| curdling | /x | Noun |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| declaration | xx/x | Noun |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| deed | / | Noun, Verb |
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| delivered | x/x | Adjective |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| desorption | x/x | Noun |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| diffusion | x/x | Noun |
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| dispositive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissolution | xx/x | Noun |
| distillation | xx/x | Noun |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| double negative | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| economy | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| effervescence | xx/x | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| electrophoresis | xxxxxx | Noun |
| emphasizing | /xxx | Noun |
| employment | x/x | Noun |
| empowerment | x/xx | Noun |
| enabling | x/xx | Noun |
| enactment | x/x | Noun |
| encirclement | x/xx | Noun |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| enunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| equities | /xx | Noun |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eruption | x/x | Noun |
| establishment | x/xx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ew | / | Name |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| execution | xx/x | Noun |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| extraction | x/x | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feedback | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
