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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| nemesis | /xx | Noun |
| canard | x/ | Noun |
| perennial | x/xx | Adjective |
| gripe | / | Noun |
| obsession | x/x | Noun |
| phantom | /x | Noun |
| recurring | x/x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| bane | / | Noun |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| gotcha | /x | Noun |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| daffy | /x | Name |
| chimera | x/x | Noun |
| jacobin | /xx | Name |
| scapegoating | /xx | Noun |
| workhorse | /x | Noun |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| inconsistency | xx/xx | Noun |
| pram | / | Noun |
| dogma | /x | Noun |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| patchwork | /x | Noun |
| overreaction | /xxxx | Noun |
| frankenstein | /xx | Name |
| bogey | /x | Noun |
| bergman | /x | Name |
| buzzword | /x | Noun |
| antipathy | x/xx | Noun |
| fetishism | /xxx | Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun |
| leitmotif | /xx | Noun |
| symptom | /x | Noun |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| monster | /x | Noun |
| bumble bee | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bott | / | Name |
| rammed | / | Verb |
| domination | xx/x | Noun |
| indians | /xx | Name |
| campaign | x/ | Noun |
| biggest | /x | Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective |
| raised | / | Verb |
| great | / | Adjective |
| real | / | Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| cliche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fetish | /x | Noun |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| idol | /x | Noun |
| mantra | /x | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ogre | /x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pest | / | Noun |
| scare | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb |
| slogan | /x | Noun |
| watchword | /x | Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
