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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| boomerang | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| backlash | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| failures | /x | Noun |
| screw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miscalculation | x/x/x | Noun |
| fails | / | Verb |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| misdirected | xx/x | Adjective |
| misjudged | x/ | Verb |
| back out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| backtracked | /x | Verb |
| screwed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| missteps | x/ | Noun |
| mistakes | x/ | Noun |
| falters | /x | Verb |
| incorrectly | xx/x | Adverb |
| trip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Noun |
| alienates | /xxx | Verb |
| blunders | /x | Noun |
| bungled | /x | Verb |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| misses | /x | Noun |
| explodes | x/ | Verb |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| abortive | x/x | Adjective |
| screwed | / | Verb |
| malfunctions | x/x | Noun |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| contravenes | /x/ | Verb |
| frustrates | /x | Verb |
| incompetence | x/xx | Noun |
| contradicts | xx/ | Verb |
| turn back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| invalidates | x/xx | Verb |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mishaps | /x | Noun |
| accidently | /xxx | Adverb |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| offends | x/ | Verb |
| negatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| interrupts | xx/ | Noun |
| tactic | /x | Noun |
| engine | /x | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| strategy | /xx | Noun |
| plan | / | Noun |
| trick | / | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| scheme | / | Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| turn | / | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| play | / | Noun |
| becomes | x/ | Verb |
| approach | x/ | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun |
| inevitably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| sometimes | x/ | Adverb |
| ultimately | /xxx | Adverb |
| unfortunately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| try | / | Verb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| usually | /xxx | Adverb |
| course | / | Noun |
| decision | x/x | Noun |
| though | / | Adverb |
| series | /x | Noun |
| set | / | Verb |
| were | x | Verb |
| denials | x/x | Noun |
| draughts | / | Noun |
| echoes | /x | Noun |
| flourishes | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| glitches | /x | Noun |
| heaves | / | Noun |
| hiccups | /x | Noun |
| invocations | xx/x | Noun |
| lapses | /x | Noun |
| larks | / | Noun |
| rattles | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recoils | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rests | / | Verb |
| rubs | / | Verb, Noun |
