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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| treachery | /xx | Noun, Noun | 
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun | 
| falsification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| perfidy | /xx | Noun | 
| misleading | x/x | Adjective | 
| good faith | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| deceit | x/ | Noun | 
| untruth | x/ | Noun | 
| infidel | /xx | Noun | 
| infidelity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| guilt | / | Noun | 
| fallacy | /xx | Noun | 
| deceiving | x/x | Verb | 
| scam | / | Noun | 
| foul play | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| malpractice | x/x | Noun | 
| distrust | x/ | Noun | 
| cheating | /x | Noun | 
| mistrust | x/ | Noun | 
| malevolence | x/xx | Noun | 
| misappropriation | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| misuse | x/ | Noun | 
| malice | /x | Noun | 
| denial | x/x | Noun | 
| scandal | /x | Noun | 
| fooling | /x | Verb | 
| pretext | /x | Noun | 
| dirty trick | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| betraying | x/x | Verb | 
| bad actor | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| inequity | x/xx | Noun | 
| fault | / | Noun | 
| color | /x | Noun | 
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| resentment | x/x | Noun | 
| wrongdoing | /xx | Noun | 
| bravado | x/x | Noun | 
| guilty conscience | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| abuse | x/ | Noun | 
| malicious mischief | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| high treason | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| malice in law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| blind | / | Noun | 
| disparagement | x/xx | Noun | 
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun | 
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun | 
| disbelief | xx/ | Noun | 
| aberration | xx/x | Noun | 
| moral turpitude | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| cynicism | /xxx | Noun | 
| craft | / | Noun | 
| scorning | /x | Verb | 
| disaffection | xx/x | Noun | 
| fake news | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| calumny | /xx | Noun | 
| misconduct | x/x | Noun | 
| infamy | /xx | Noun | 
| disrepute | xx/ | Noun | 
| imputation | xx/x | Noun | 
| forfeiture | /xx | Noun | 
| falsehood | /x | Noun | 
| trickery | /xx | Noun | 
| lying | /x | Verb | 
| artifice | /xx | Noun | 
| denigration | /xxx | Noun | 
| bad blood | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| funny business | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| blemish | /x | Noun | 
| abhorrence | x/x | Noun | 
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| abusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| ache | / | Noun, Verb | 
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| adverse | x/ | Adjective | 
| affiliation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| affliction | x/x | Noun | 
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ailment | /x | Noun | 
| allegiance | x/x | Noun | 
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb | 
| appalling | x/x | Adjective | 
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective | 
| astray | x/ | Adverb | 
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective | 
| authentic | x/x | Adjective | 
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| badness | /x | Noun | 
| barely | /x | Adverb | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| belief | x/ | Noun | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| buddhism | /xx | Name | 
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| cease | / | Verb, Noun | 
| charity | /xx | Noun | 
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| cheesy | /x | Adjective | 
| chess | / | Noun | 
| christian | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| christianity | xx/xx | Name | 
| church | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| commitment | x/x | Noun | 
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| comprehending | xx/x | Verb, Noun | 
| confession | x/x | Noun | 
| confessional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| confidence | /xx | Noun | 
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| conscience | /x | Noun | 
| conviction | x/x | Noun | 
| corky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| cow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| crappy | /x | Adjective | 
| credence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| credibility | xx/xx | Noun | 
| credit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| credo | /x | Noun | 
| creed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cult | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| damaged | /x | Adjective | 
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective | 
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| deadlocked | /x | Adjective | 
| debt | / | Noun | 
| decomposed | xx/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| defaulting | x/x | Noun | 
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| degraded | x/x | Adjective | 
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| delinquent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| delivery | x/xx | Noun | 
| denomination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| depressed | x/ | Adjective | 
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| destiny | /xx | Noun | 
| deteriorated | x/xxxx | Verb | 
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| devotion | x/x | Noun | 
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun | 
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective | 
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective | 
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective | 
| dismal | /x | Adjective | 
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective | 
| distressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| divine | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| docs | / | Noun | 
| doctrine | /x | Noun | 
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| dogma | /x | Noun | 
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective | 
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective | 
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| dubious | /xx | Adjective | 
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| durum | /x | Noun | 
| efs | / | Name | 
| egregious | x/x | Adjective | 
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| embarrassed | x/x | Adjective | 
| embracing | x/x | Noun | 
| enthusiasm | x/xxx | Noun | 
| erg | / | Noun, Verb | 
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| error | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| established church | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| exemplary | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| exits | /x | Noun | 
| failed | / | Adjective | 
| failure | /x | Noun | 
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| faiths | / | Noun | 
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| faltering | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fate | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fateful | /x | Adjective | 
| faulty | /x | Adjective | 
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| few | / | Noun | 
| fidelity | x/xx | Noun | 
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb | 
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| flawed | / | Adjective | 
| forged | / | Adjective | 
| fort | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fortune | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| freaky | /x | Adjective | 
| freedom | /x | Noun | 
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| genuine | /xx | Adjective | 
| ghastly | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| girl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| god | / | Name, Verb | 
| goodness | /x | Noun | 
| goodwill | // | Noun | 
| gospel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| grainy | /x | Adjective | 
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
