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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| slight | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| inattention | xx/x | Noun |
| omit | x/ | Verb |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun |
| silent treatment | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nostrum | /x | Noun |
| inadvertence | xx/x | Noun |
| abnegation | xx/x | Noun |
| abstention | x/x | Noun |
| unconcern | xx/ | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| hidden agenda | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| oversight | /xx | Noun |
| gross negligence | //xx | Name, Name |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| laches | /x | Noun |
| idle threat | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snub | / | Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective |
| criminal negligence | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| thoughtlessness | /xx | Noun |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| default | x/ | Noun |
| flout | / | Verb, Noun |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| collateral damage | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective |
| nonuse | x/ | Noun |
| shirking | /x | Noun |
| indifference | x/xx | Noun |
| cold shoulder | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| wilderness | /xx | Noun |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| blind spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| damnum absque injuria | /xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| negligence per se | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| forgetfulness | x/xx | Noun |
| disallowance | xx/x | Noun |
| back burner | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| nihilism | /xxx | Noun |
| fair warning | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| noise | / | Noun |
| blight | / | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| meddling | /xx | Noun |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| blindness | /x | Noun |
| mismanagement | x/xx | Noun |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| disavowal | xx/x | Noun |
| malicious mischief | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| forsaking | x/x | Verb |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| adenomatous | x/xxx | Adjective |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| anodyne | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| arrhythmias | x/xx | Noun |
| atmospheric | xx/x | Adjective |
| attend to | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attrition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| backwardness | /xx | Noun |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| benin | /x | Name |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| calculated | /xxx | Adjective |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cancerous | /xx | Adjective |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| carelessness | /xx | Noun |
| cartilaginous | /xxxx | Adjective |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| conducive | x/x | Adjective |
| congenital | x/xx | Adjective |
| contempt | x/ | Noun |
| cystic | /x | Adjective |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| delinquency | x/xx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deprivation | xx/x | Noun |
| desertion | x/x | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| disobedience | xx/xx | Noun |
| disparagement | x/xx | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dodging | /x | Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| dropout | /x | Noun |
| dysrhythmias | //xx | Noun |
| eddy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| electromotive | xxx/x | Adjective |
| enabling | x/xx | Noun |
| environmentally | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| epithelial | xx/x | Adjective |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| etiologies | xx/xx | Noun |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| favorable | /xxx | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| frictional | /xx | Adjective |
| friendly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fringing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gracious | /x | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| harmless | /x | Adjective |
| healthy | /x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| hodgkin | /x | Name |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| inane | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inconspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| indolent | /xx | Adjective |
| infiltrative | /xxx | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inoffensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective |
| instantaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| interfacial | xx/x | Adjective |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| kaposi | x/x | Name |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| kindly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| laudable | /xx | Adjective |
| laxity | /xx | Noun |
| leakage | /x | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| leave out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lesions | /x | Noun |
| load | / | Noun, Verb |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| malign | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| malpractice | x/x | Noun |
| maltreatment | x/x | Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| meningiomas | xx/x | Noun |
| mild | / | Adjective, Noun |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| misbehavior | xx/x | Noun |
| misconduct | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mishandling | x/x | Noun |
| misrepresentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| miss | / | Name, Verb |
| mistreatment | x/x | Noun |
| misuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| moderate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| muff | / | Noun, Verb |
| myeloma | /x/x | Noun |
| negligent | /xx | Adjective |
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective |
| neoplastic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nevi | /x | Adjective |
| nonperformance | xx/x | Noun |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| obey | x/ | Verb |
| oblivion | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| ohmic | /x | Adjective |
| ordinary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| osmotic | x/x | Adjective |
| overlook | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| paget | /x | Name |
| papillary | /xxx | Adjective |
