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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| deflect | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| obviate | /xx | Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| avoid | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| debar | x/ | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| head off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| preventing | x/x | Verb |
| evading | x/x | Verb |
| mitigating | /xxx | Adjective |
| deterring | x/x | Verb |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| diverting | x/x | Verb |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| avoidant | x/x | Adjective |
| dodging | /x | Verb |
| thwarting | /x | Noun |
| blocking | /x | Verb |
| eluding | x/x | Verb |
| forestalling | x/x | Verb |
| precluding | x/x | Verb |
| circumventing | xx/x | Verb |
| eschewing | x/x | Verb |
| occluding | x/x | Adjective |
| counteracting | xx/x | Verb |
| attenuating | x/xxx | Noun |
| shielding | /x | Noun |
| preventative | x/xx | Adjective |
| stopping | /x | Verb |
| alleviating | x/xxx | Verb |
| sidestepping | /xx | Verb |
| keep from | // | Phrase, Verb |
| scare off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| diversion | x/x | Noun |
| obscuring | x/x | Verb |
| preemptive | x/x | Adjective |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| repelling | x/x | Verb |
| concealing | x/x | Verb |
| bypassing | /xx | Verb |
| masking | /x | Noun |
| averse | x/ | Adjective |
| disabling | x/xx | Noun |
| retreating | x/x | Verb |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| saving | /x | Noun, Verb |
| postponing | x/x | Verb |
| negating | x/x | Verb |
| distancing | /xx | Noun |
| block out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| aversion | x/x | Noun |
| refraining | x/x | Verb |
| deterrence | x/x | Noun |
| minimising | /xxx | Verb |
| wrath | / | Noun |
| evil | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| eyes | / | Noun |
| war | / | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| attaining | x/x | Verb |
| gaze | / | Noun |
| narrowly | /xx | Adverb |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| apocalypse | x/xx | Noun |
| curing | /x | Verb |
| fatality | x/xx | Noun |
| harms | / | Noun |
| minimizing | /xxx | Verb |
| resolving | x/x | Verb |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| anticipating | x/xxx | Verb |
| succeeded | x/x | Verb |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| aimed | / | Verb |
| blushed | / | Verb |
| thereby | // | Adverb |
| credited | /xx | Verb |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| births | / | Noun |
| overcoming | /xxx | Verb |
| securing | x/x | Verb |
| doom | / | Noun |
| starvation | x/x | Noun |
| mumbled | /x | Verb |
| clash | / | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| holocaust | /xx | Name |
| preserving | x/x | Verb |
| dangers | /x | Noun |
| displeasure | x/x | Noun |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| hostilities | x/xx | Noun |
| threats | / | Noun |
| bankruptcy | /xx | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| murmured | /x | Verb |
| hope | / | Noun |
| stare | / | Noun |
| relapse | x/ | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| mischief | /x | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| plague | / | Noun |
| aid | / | Verb |
| promoting | x/x | Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| horrors | /x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| achieving | x/x | Verb |
| winning | /x | Verb |
| means | / | Noun |
| nodded | /x | Verb |
| shrugged | / | Verb |
| muttered | /x | Verb |
| outbreak | /x | Noun |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| reducing | x/x | Verb |
| face | / | Noun |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| maintaining | x/x | Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| glance | / | Noun |
| accidents | /xx | Noun |
| ablution | //x | Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| absorbing | x/x | Adjective |
| abuser | x/x | Noun |
| acre | /x | Noun |
| adjutant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| adultery | x/xx | Noun |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| angers | /x | Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| billions | /x | Noun |
| changing | /x | Noun |
| defusing | x/x | Noun |
| entrepreneurial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| explorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| feint | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| girlfriends | /x | Adjective |
| halfpenny | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| investment | x/x | Noun |
| lick | / | Verb, Noun |
| maximizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| monitoring | /xxx | Noun |
| participative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| proactive | //x | Adjective |
| raid | / | Noun, Verb |
| search | / | Noun, Verb |
| seeking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| solving | /x | Noun |
| sortie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| taking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tardiness | /xx | Noun |
