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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| important | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| influential | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| authorized | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| official | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| classical | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| credible | /xx | Adjective |
| trustworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| magisterial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| encyclopedic | xxx/x | Noun |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| infallible | x/xx | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Noun |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| persuasive | x/x | Adjective |
| trusted | /x | Verb |
| authentic | x/x | Adjective |
| competent | /xx | Adjective |
| unbiased | x/x | Adjective |
| scholarly | /xx | Adjective |
| unequivocal | xx/xx | Adjective |
| encyclopaedic | xxx/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| unambiguous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| relevant | /xx | Adjective |
| knowledgeable | /xxx | Adjective |
| unimpeachable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| approachable | x/xx | Adjective |
| creditable | /xxx | Adjective |
| voluminous | x/xx | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| verifiable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dependable | x/xx | Adjective |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unassailable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sonorous | /xx | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| readable | /xx | Adjective |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| impartial | x/x | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| pronouncements | x/x | Noun |
| scriptural | /xx | Adjective |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| informative | x/xx | Adjective |
| reputable | /xxx | Adjective |
| compendium | x/xx | Noun |
| dogmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| corroborative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| truthful | /x | Adjective |
| in charge | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| venerable | /xxx | Noun |
| decisional | x/xx | Adjective |
| empowered | x/x | Verb |
| obedient | x/xx | Adjective |
| mandatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| leading | /x | Verb |
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| sovereign | /x | Noun |
| peremptory | x/xx | Adjective |
| omnipotent | x/xx | Adjective |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| prudential | x/x | Name |
| supreme | x/ | Name |
| seminal | /xx | Adjective |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective |
| informed | x/ | Adjective |
| docile | /x | Adjective |
| approved | x/ | Verb |
| referential | xx/x | Adjective |
| lawful | /x | Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| sterling | /x | Noun |
| selective | x/x | Adjective |
| warranted | /xx | Verb |
| reputed | x/x | Adjective |
| fiducial | x/xx | Noun |
| inspirational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mandated | /xx | Verb |
| telling | /x | Verb |
| affirmative | x/xx | Noun |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| enforceable | x/xx | Adjective |
| determinative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| loyal | /x | Adjective |
| advisory | x/xx | Name |
| founded | /x | Verb |
| faithful | /x | Adjective |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| inspired | x/x | Verb |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| credited | /xx | Verb |
| legal | /x | Adjective |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| parenting | /xx | Noun |
| captions | /x | Noun |
| restore | x/ | Verb |
| scripture | /x | Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Verb |
| interpreter | x/xx | Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Verb |
| spokesman | /x | Noun |
| cited | /x | Verb |
| quoted | /x | Verb |
| allocation | xx/x | Noun |
| servers | /x | Noun |
| recognised | /xx | Verb |
| encyclopedia | xxx/xx | Noun |
| handbook | /x | Noun |
| ruling | /x | Noun |
| biography | x/xx | Noun |
| expositions | xx/x | Noun |
| textbook | /x | Noun |
| guide | / | Noun |
| accredited | x/xx | Adjective |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| allowed | x/ | Adjective |
| authorised | /xx | Adjective |
| autobiographical | xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bossy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| documented | /xxx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| expert | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| explicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extant | /x | Adjective |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| instruction | x/x | Noun |
| journal | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| licensed | /x | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Adjective |
| mercantile | /xx | Adjective |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective |
| papal | /x | Adjective |
| permissible | x/xx | Adjective |
| permitted | x/x | Adjective |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| popularized | /xxx | Verb |
| prestige | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| prestigious | x/x | Adjective |
| prominent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| recognized | /xx | Adjective |
| reference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| respected | x/x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| valid | /x | Adjective |
| weight | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
