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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| moot | / | Noun |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| whatever | x/x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| trifling | /x | Adjective |
| wide of the mark | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| inconsiderate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective |
| irrespective | xx/x | Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| for the birds | /xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| out of the question | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| nowhere to be found | /x/// | Phrase, Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| idle | /x | Adjective |
| light | / | Noun |
| spurious | /xx | Adjective |
| waste | / | Noun |
| random | /x | Noun |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| pointed | /x | Verb |
| petty | /x | Noun |
| out of touch | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| regardless | x/x | Noun |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| lost on | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| conclusory | x/xx | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| in vain | x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| ulterior | x/xx | Noun |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| unavailing | xx/x | Adjective |
| hollow | /x | Noun |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| deprecated | /xxx | Verb |
| stillborn | // | Adjective |
| picayune | xx/ | Name |
| senseless | /x | Adjective |
| void | / | Noun |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective |
| peddling | /xx | Noun |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| less than | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| nought | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective |
| dead in the water | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| constipated | /xxx | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| wide | / | Adjective |
| lame | / | Noun |
| unfruitful | x/x | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| out of sight | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| endless | /x | Adjective |
| dead as a dodo | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| disregarded | xx/x | Verb |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| abutment | x/x | Noun |
| abutting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| acme | /x | Noun |
| acuminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| affirmation | xx/x | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| alongside | x// | Adverb |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrival time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| asia | /x | Name |
| asian | /x | Adjective, Name |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| augur | /x | Verb, Noun |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballpark | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| bespeak | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blind spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bod | / | Noun |
| bode | / | Name, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| category | /xxx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| caveat | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| clarification | xxx/x | Noun |
| clause | / | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coefficient | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| comma | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commencement | x/x | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| conn | / | Noun, Verb |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| contemporaneous | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| contention | x/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| coordinate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| coordination | xxx/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counterpoint | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| crocheted | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Name |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crux | / | Noun |
| cusp | / | Noun, Verb |
| data | /x | Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| departure time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| digital | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distinction | x/x | Noun |
| dock | / | Noun, Verb |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| dossier | x/ | Noun |
| dot | / | Noun, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| east by north | /// | Name, Name |
| east by south | /// | Name, Name |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| elect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| elevation | xx/x | Noun |
| emphasis | /xx | Noun |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| emphasize | /xx | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| episodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| factorial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| finale | x/x | Noun |
| finding | /x | Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| finis | /x | Noun |
| finish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| focal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| focal point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forecast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb |
| foretell | x/ | Verb |
| fovea | /xx | Noun |
