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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| deflect | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| obviate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| debar | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| head off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb |
| postpone | x/ | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| halt | / | Noun |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| curtail | x/ | Verb |
| safeguard | /x | Noun |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| inflict | x/ | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| instigate | /xx | Verb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| impending | x/x | Adjective |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| avenge | x/ | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| tempt | / | Verb |
| initiate | x/xx | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| quell | / | Verb |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| intercede | xx/ | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| presage | /x | Noun |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| vanquish | /x | Verb |
| barring | /x | Verb |
| caused | / | Verb |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| imminent | /xx | Adjective |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| douse | / | Verb |
| scuttle | /x | Verb |
| warn | / | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| sidestep | /x | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| undo | x/ | Noun |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| mediate | /xx | Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| banish | /x | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| disrupt | x/ | Verb |
| necessitate | x/xx | Verb |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| impose | x/ | Verb |
| widen | /x | Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| save | / | Verb |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| wreak | / | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| impel | x/ | Verb |
| shun | / | Noun |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| hastening | /xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| prepare | x/ | Verb |
| foresee | x/ | Verb |
| lest | / | Adjective |
| worsen | /x | Verb |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| risking | /x | Verb |
| endanger | x/x | Verb |
| expedite | /xx | Verb |
| detect | x/ | Verb |
| elicit | x/x | Verb |
| incapacitate | xx/xx | Verb |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb |
| foretell | x/ | Verb |
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb |
| oncoming | /xx | Adjective |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| abate | x/ | Noun |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
| seek | / | Verb |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| effectuate | x/xx | Verb |
| annihilate | x/xx | Verb |
| unleash | x/ | Verb |
| precede | x/ | Verb |
| enact | x/ | Verb |
| perpetrate | /xx | Verb |
| preclude | x/ | Verb |
| engulf | x/ | Verb |
| preserve | x/ | Verb |
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb |
| interpose | xx/ | Verb |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| feign | / | Verb |
| fend | / | Verb |
| enjoin | x/ | Verb |
| attempting | x/x | Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| extricate | /xx | Verb |
| manage | /x | Verb |
| deter | x/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| rectify | /xx | Verb |
| repel | x/ | Verb |
| restore | x/ | Verb |
| rouse | / | Noun |
| subvert | x/ | Verb |
| unite | /x | Verb |
| atone | x/ | Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb |
| increase | x/ | Noun |
| ensnare | x/ | Verb |
| assess | x/ | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| harm | / | Noun |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exterminate | x/xx | Verb |
| resolve | x/ | Noun |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| averse | x/ | Adjective |
| vert | / | Noun |
| pervert | /x | Noun |
| detour | x/ | Noun |
| swerve | / | Noun |
| abhor | x/ | Verb |
| abductor | x/x | Noun |
| absentees | xx/ | Noun |
| accolade | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| anybody | /xxx | Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| apprehended | xx/x | Adjective |
| approaching | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| beforehand | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bruit | / | Noun, Verb |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| callers | /x | Verb |
| collaborator | x/xxx | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| connexion | x/x | Noun |
| contention | x/x | Noun |
| continuations | xxx/x | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| cradles | /x | Adverb |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| de | / | Noun, Verb |
| dependencies | x/xx | Noun |
| despatch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| detract | x/ | Verb |
| discard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discourage | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| dodge | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ensure | x/ | Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| hijack | /x | Verb, Noun |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| menaced | /x | Adjective |
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| pill | / | Noun, Verb |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| refrain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| renounce | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| repulse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| resist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| spare | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| ward | / | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
