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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| elementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| standard | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| essential | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| first | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| basal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| base | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| underlying | xx/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grassroots | // | Verb, Adjective |
| canonical | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| staple | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| root | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| alkaline | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| foundational | x/xx | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| rudiments | /xx | Noun |
| general | /xx | Noun |
| practical | /xx | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| principles | /xx | Noun |
| specific | x/x | Adjective |
| functional | /xx | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| primitive | /xx | Adjective |
| typical | /xx | Adjective |
| necessities | x/xx | Noun |
| concepts | /x | Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun |
| technical | /xx | Name |
| main | / | Adjective |
| usual | /xx | Adjective |
| traditional | x/xx | Adjective |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| modern | /x | Noun |
| solid | /x | Adjective |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| vital | /x | Adjective |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Noun |
| theoretical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective |
| barest | /x | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| variety | x/xx | Noun |
| classic | /x | Noun |
| ordinary | /xxx | Adjective |
| understanding | xx/x | Noun |
| niceties | /xx | Noun |
| conceptual | x/xx | Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective |
| universal | xx/x | Name |
| regular | /xx | Adjective |
| elemental | xx/x | Adjective |
| commonsense | xx/ | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Noun |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Noun |
| tenets | /x | Noun |
| similar | /xx | Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| additional | x/xx | Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| conventional | x/xx | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective |
| requisite | /xx | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| geometrical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective |
| various | /xx | Adjective |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| workable | /xx | Adjective |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| premise | /x | Noun |
| aspects | /x | Noun |
| underpinnings | /xxx | Noun |
| reasonable | /xxx | Adjective |
| different | /xx | Adjective |
| terms | / | Noun |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective |
| geometric | xx/x | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| normal | /x | Adjective |
| structural | /xx | Adjective |
| statistical | x/xx | Name |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| classical | /xx | Adjective |
| simplified | /xx | Verb |
| indispensable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| needed | /x | Verb |
| of the essence | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| imperative | x/xx | Noun |
| required | x/x | Verb |
| needful | /x | Adjective |
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun |
| constitutive | /xxx | Adjective |
| instrumental | xx/x | Adjective |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| automatic | xx/x | Noun |
| obligate | /xx | Noun |
| central | /x | Noun |
| inherent | x/x | Adjective |
| inbuilt | // | Adjective |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective |
| nutritive | /xx | Adjective |
| nutrient | /xx | Noun |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| immanent | /xx | Adjective |
| sustaining | x/x | Adjective |
| exigent | /xx | Adjective |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun |
| dispensable | x/xx | Adjective |
| mandatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| lawful | /x | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb |
| stock | / | Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective |
| consequential | xx/x | Adjective |
| pivotal | /xx | Adjective |
| inborn | /x | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| healthful | /x | Adjective |
| viable | /xx | Adjective |
| effective | x/x | Adjective |
| innate | x/ | Adjective |
| operative | /xxx | Adjective |
| stipulated | /xxx | Adjective |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective |
| mandated | /xx | Verb |
| founded | /x | Verb |
| developed | x/x | Verb |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| living | /x | Noun |
| everyday | /x/ | Adjective |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| working | /x | Verb |
| relevant | /xx | Adjective |
| processed | /x | Verb |
| practicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| nourishing | /xx | Adjective |
| nutritious | x/x | Adjective |
| acidic | x/x | Verb |
| commands | x/ | Verb |
| conducts | x/ | Verb |
| slag | / | Noun |
| constructs | x/ | Verb |
| designs | x/ | Verb |
| foodstuffs | /x | Noun |
| postulates | /xx | Noun |
| authentication | xxx/x | Noun |
| dyes | / | Noun |
| urges | /x | Verb |
| exercises | /xxx | Verb |
| manufactures | xx/x | Verb |
| amenities | x/xx | Noun |
| grounding | /x | Verb |
| assumptions | x/x | Noun |
| applied | x/ | Verb |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| algorithmic | /xxx | Adjective |
| alkali | /xx | Noun |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| backbone | /x | Noun |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| biological | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bouquet | x/ | Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| building | /x | Noun |
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| commodity | x/xx | Noun |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| compositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| constitution | xx/x | Noun |
| cornerstone | /xx | Noun |
| crucially | /xx | Adverb |
| currency | /xx | Noun |
| database | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| definitional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| docking | /x | Noun |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| egyptian | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| embryological | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| emt | / | Name |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| generalizable | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| generally | /xxx | Adverb |
| generic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| guiding | /x | Noun |
| haploid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| inchoate | // | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective |
| infrastructural | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infrastructure | xx/x | Noun |
| integral | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| irreducible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| jeans | / | Noun |
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| leading | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mere | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| monetary | /xxx | Adjective |
| motivational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| opposing | x/x | Adjective |
| organic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| phonetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| plain | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| platform | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primordial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| principled | /xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pure | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| re | / | Noun |
| regulations | xx/x | Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| salient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| seminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| starting | /x | Noun |
| statute | /x | Noun |
| summary | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| syntactical | //xx | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tombstone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| training | /x | Noun |
| vocal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vocational | x/xx | Adjective |
| weight | / | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
