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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| reconsideration | xxxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| rethink | x/ | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| second thought | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| throwaway | /xx | Noun |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| platitude | /xx | Noun |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| understated | /xxx | Verb |
| unmentioned | x/x | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| nondescript | /x/ | Adjective |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| anachronism | x/xxx | Noun |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgotten | x/x | Verb |
| sideshow | /x | Noun |
| oddity | /xx | Noun |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| asterisk | /xx | Noun |
| disdained | x/ | Verb |
| overlooked | /xx | Verb |
| lame | / | Noun |
| relegated | /xxx | Verb |
| overemphasized | /x/xx | Verb |
| thought | / | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| joke | / | Noun |
| unnoticed | x/x | Adjective |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| anodyne | /xx | Noun |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| aftershock | /xx | Noun |
| reflection | x/x | Noun |
| backwash | /x | Noun |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| retrospect | /xx | Noun |
| revisit | x/x | Verb |
| restatement | x/x | Noun |
| resultant | x/x | Noun |
| reverberation | xxx/x | Noun |
| turnabout | /xx | Noun |
| rearward | /x | Adjective |
| rumination | xx/x | Noun |
| retrospection | xx/x | Noun |
| readjustment | xx/x | Noun |
| holdover | /xx | Noun |
| rehearsal | x/x | Noun |
| reaffirmation | xxx/x | Noun |
| post mortem | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| second | /x | Noun |
| reassessment | xx/x | Noun |
| backtrack | /x | Noun |
| review | x/ | Noun |
| recalculation | xxx/x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb |
| rereading | //x | Noun |
| reawakening | xx/xx | Noun |
| comeback | /x | Noun |
| turnaround | /xx | Noun |
| residue | /xx | Noun |
| reminisce | xx/ | Verb |
| retort | /x | Noun |
| reversing | x/x | Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb |
| throwback | /x | Noun |
| second chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| reassertion | xx/x | Noun |
| pullback | /x | Noun |
| retracing | x/x | Verb |
| recoiling | x/x | Noun |
| reprisal | x/x | Noun |
| retouch | x/ | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| rejoinder | x/x | Noun |
| reminiscence | xx/x | Noun |
| forethought | /x | Noun |
| appendage | x/x | Noun |
| tacked | / | Verb |
| tapestries | /xx | Noun |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| inspired | x/x | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| appendix | x/x | Noun |
| something | /x | Noun |
| mere | / | Adjective |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| added | /x | Verb |
| sober | /x | Adjective |
| lurks | / | Verb |
| appended | x/x | Verb |
| polite | x/ | Adjective |
| sort | / | Noun |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| apparent | x/x | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| kind | / | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| happy | /x | Adjective |
| decorative | /xx | Adjective |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| doors | / | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun |
| sudden | /x | Adjective |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| architectural | xx/xx | Adjective |
| way | / | Noun |
| inserted | x/x | Verb |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| evolutionary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| divine | x/ | Adjective |
| tossed | / | Verb |
| design | x/ | Noun |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb |
| look | / | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun |
| air | / | Noun |
| part | / | Noun |
| thrown | / | Verb |
| sounds | / | Verb |
| allusion | x/x | Noun |
| asides | x/ | Noun |
| byproduct | /xx | Noun |
| coincidence | x/xx | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| detour | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| hindsight | /x | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| remark | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| reprieve | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| skirmish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
