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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bear | / | Noun, Verb |
| shouldering | /xx | Verb |
| flak | / | Noun |
| battering | /xx | Noun |
| burden | /x | Noun |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| wrath | / | Noun |
| baring | /x | Noun |
| ravages | /xx | Noun |
| responsibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| onslaught | /x | Noun |
| flack | / | Noun |
| spared | / | Verb |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| face | / | Noun |
| indignity | x/xx | Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| backlash | /x | Noun |
| heaviest | /xx | Adjective |
| withstand | x/ | Verb |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| blame | / | Noun |
| repercussions | xx/x | Noun |
| storm | / | Noun |
| inflict | x/ | Verb |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| shirking | /x | Noun |
| resemblance | x/x | Noun |
| thrust | / | Noun |
| blows | / | Noun |
| pains | / | Noun |
| impact | x/ | Noun |
| hefty | /x | Adjective |
| criticism | /xxx | Noun |
| part | / | Noun |
| incurring | x/x | Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| withering | /xx | Noun |
| throes | / | Noun |
| travails | x/ | Noun |
| load | / | Noun |
| umbrage | /x | Noun |
| severest | x/x | Adjective |
| shrapnel | /x | Noun |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| reaping | /x | Noun |
| harshest | /x | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| unmitigated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| opprobrium | x/xx | Noun |
| toll | / | Noun |
| hail | / | Noun |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| lingering | /xx | Adjective |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| hardships | /x | Noun |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| pounding | /x | Verb |
| hammering | /xx | Noun |
| causing | /x | Verb |
| subjected | x/x | Verb |
| wrenching | /x | Noun |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| vagaries | /xx | Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| buffeting | x/x | Noun |
| unremitting | xx/x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| taking | /x | Verb |
| ensuing | /xx | Verb |
| casualties | /xxx | Noun |
| carrying | /xx | Verb |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| downturn | /x | Noun |
| unleashing | x/x | Noun |
| lion | /x | Noun |
| deluge | /x | Noun |
| impervious | x/xx | Adjective |
| shielding | /x | Noun |
| grudge | / | Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| scrutiny | /xx | Noun |
| undergoing | xx/x | Verb |
| whiff | / | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| fend | / | Verb |
| risk | / | Noun |
| heaping | /x | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| scorn | / | Noun |
| rigors | /x | Noun |
| stresses | /x | Noun |
| unintended | xx/x | Adjective |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| merciless | /xx | Adjective |
| relieving | x/x | Verb |
| harm | / | Noun |
| side effect | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| ill effect | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| scar | / | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| brute | / | Noun |
| curse | / | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| bad news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| rude awakening | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| dent | / | Noun |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| embargo | x/x | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| blunt instrument | //xx | Name, Name |
| blight | / | Noun |
| briar | /x | Noun |
| rowan | /x | Name |
| ire | / | Noun |
| fighting | /x | Noun |
| teasing | /x | Noun |
| jokes | / | Noun |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| cutbacks | /x | Noun |
| displeasure | x/x | Noun |
| abscissa | //x | Noun |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| angular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bigger | /x | Verb, Noun |
| boss | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| clare | / | Name |
| clement | /x | Name, Adjective |
| clout | / | Noun, Verb |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| conclusions | x/x | Noun |
| congestion | x/x | Noun |
| cos | / | Noun |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| effects | x/ | Verb |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| flogging | /x | Noun |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hugo | /x | Name |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| kraft | / | Noun |
| larger | /x | Adjective |
| lash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| louder | /x | Noun |
| majority | x/xx | Noun |
| onus | /x | Noun |
| peso | /x | Noun |
| results | x/ | Noun |
| rey | / | Name |
| shiner | /x | Noun |
| shock | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| stronger | /x | Adjective |
| summary | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| thick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| victim | /x | Noun, Verb |
| weight | / | Noun, Verb |
| whip | / | Noun, Verb |
| worst | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
