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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| load | / | Noun, Noun |
| burthen | /x | Noun, Noun |
| saddle | /x | Noun, Noun |
| weight | / | Noun, Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Noun |
| encumbrance | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| onus | /x | Noun, Noun |
| gist | / | Noun, Noun |
| effect | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun, Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Noun |
| unburden | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| responsibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| shouldering | /xx | Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun |
| stress | / | Noun |
| overburden | /x/x | Verb, Noun |
| obligation | xx/x | Noun |
| relieving | x/x | Verb |
| bear | / | Noun |
| stigma | /x | Noun |
| workload | /x | Noun |
| ease | / | Noun |
| risk | / | Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| pain | / | Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| liability | xx/xx | Noun |
| guilt | / | Noun |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| alleviating | x/xxx | Verb |
| presumption | x/x | Noun |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| strain | / | Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| deadweight | /x | Noun |
| cost | / | Noun |
| shirking | /x | Noun |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun |
| imposition | xx/x | Noun |
| proof | / | Noun |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| brunt | / | Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| reliance | x/x | Noun |
| dependence | x/x | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| insurmountable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| yoke | / | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| lighten | /x | Verb |
| impact | x/ | Noun |
| toll | / | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| reducing | x/x | Verb |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| carrying | /xx | Verb |
| complexity | x/xx | Noun |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| blame | / | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| task | / | Noun |
| morbidity | x/xx | Noun |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| privilege | /x | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| hurdle | /x | Noun |
| culpability | xx/xx | Noun |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| headache | /x | Noun |
| chore | / | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| inadequacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| worries | /x | Noun |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| dependency | x/xx | Noun |
| stigmatization | /xx/x | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| incurring | x/x | Verb |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| harms | / | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| mortality | x/xx | Noun |
| heft | / | Noun |
| toil | / | Noun |
| haul | / | Noun |
| grind | / | Noun |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| hamper | /x | Noun |
| plummet | /x | Verb |
| heave | / | Noun |
| lift | / | Noun |
| shedding | /x | Noun |
| trundle | /x | Noun |
| sweat | / | Noun |
| sacrifice | /xx | Noun |
| entreat | x/ | Verb |
| spillage | /x | Noun |
| shovel | /x | Noun |
| dump | / | Noun |
| hoist | / | Noun |
| impound | x/ | Noun |
| coil | / | Noun |
| spread | / | Noun |
| slew | / | Noun |
| yield | / | Noun |
| tract | / | Noun |
| spare | / | Adjective |
| graft | / | Noun |
| transport | x/ | Noun |
| shackle | /x | Noun |
| package | /x | Noun |
| truck | / | Noun |
| drove | / | Verb |
| harass | x/ | Verb |
| sprinkle | /x | Verb |
| borrow | /x | Verb |
| pillage | /x | Noun |
| influx | /x | Noun |
| unduly | x/x | Adverb |
| unfairly | x/x | Adverb |
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| insupportable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| beasts | / | Noun |
| unreasonably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| accrued | x/ | Adjective |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| albatross | /xx | Noun |
| allotment | x/x | Noun |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| annoy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apportioned | x/x | Adjective |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arrears | x/ | Verb |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| ballast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barrier | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bear down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| bricks | / | Noun |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| cargo | /x | Noun |
| caseload | /x | Noun |
| chargeable | /xx | Adjective |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| clout | / | Noun, Verb |
| clumsiness | /xx | Noun |
| coercion | x/x | Noun |
| commissioning | x/xx | Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| contamination | xxx/x | Noun |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| curse | / | Noun, Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| debited | /xx | Verb |
| debt | / | Noun |
| deluge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dependant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| designates | /xx | Verb |
| directs | x/ | Verb |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| discounted | /xx | Adjective |
| disincentive | xx/x | Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| drain | / | Verb, Noun |
| easement | /x | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| emphasis | /xx | Noun |
| entrusted | x/x | Verb |
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| feedstock | /x | Noun |
| filler | /x | Noun |
| formality | x/xx | Noun |
| fray | / | Noun, Verb |
| freight | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gravity | /xx | Noun |
| handicap | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| honour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| impose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| imputed | x/x | Adjective |
| incidence | /xx | Noun |
| instruct | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
| kids | / | Verb |
| laden | /x | Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| litter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| loader | /x | Noun |
| magnitude | /xx | Noun |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| millstone | /x | Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mortgage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| office | /x | Noun, Verb |
| outlay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| overcharge | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| overhang | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| overhead | /x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| overload | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| ownership | /xx | Noun |
| paddles | /x | Noun |
| paid | / | Adjective |
| paperwork | /xx | Noun |
| payload | /x | Noun |
| peso | /x | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| plumb | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| pollution | x/x | Noun |
| pregnancy | /xx | Noun |
| pretax | // | Adjective, Verb |
| prevalence | /xx | Noun |
| probable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prosecution | xx/x | Noun |
| rechargeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| relief | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| reloading | x/x | Noun |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb |
| severity | x/xx | Noun |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| shipment | /x | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stocking | /x | Noun |
| style | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
