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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fault | / | Noun, Noun |
| blame | / | Noun |
| shirking | /x | Noun |
| disavowal | xx/x | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| forsaking | x/x | Verb |
| imputation | xx/x | Noun |
| truancy | /xx | Noun |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| onus | /x | Noun |
| denying | x/x | Verb |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| head in the sand | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| denunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| fooling | /x | Verb |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| laches | /x | Noun |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| diminished responsibility | x/xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| blasphemy | /xx | Noun |
| censure | /x | Noun |
| derailment | x/x | Noun |
| abnegation | xx/x | Noun |
| nonperformance | xx/x | Noun |
| defaulting | x/x | Adjective |
| barring | /x | Verb |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| benign neglect | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| underreporting | /xx/x | Noun |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| casuistry | /xx | Noun |
| water off a duck's back | /x/x// | Phrase, Noun |
| debarment | x/x | Noun |
| flouting | /x | Noun |
| absence without leave | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| disclaimer | x/x | Noun |
| none of someone's business | ///x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| abstention | x/x | Noun |
| oversight | /xx | Noun |
| destitution | /xxx | Noun |
| calumny | /xx | Noun |
| disengagement | xx/x | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| perfidy | /xx | Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| presumption | x/x | Noun |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| inattention | xx/x | Noun |
| dump | / | Noun |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| deafness | /x | Noun |
| usage | /x | Noun |
| deceit | x/ | Noun |
| disparagement | x/xx | Noun |
| guilt | / | Noun |
| blind spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
