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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mesozoic | xx/x | Name, Name |
| paleozoic | xxx/x | Name |
| cretaceous | x/x | Name |
| triassic | x/x | Name |
| fossils | /x | Noun |
| silurian | x/xx | Name |
| miocene | /xx | Name |
| pleistocene | /xx | Name |
| sedimentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| eocene | /xx | Name |
| devonian | x/xx | Name |
| limestones | /x | Noun |
| calcareous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cenozoic | xx/x | Name |
| permian | /xx | Name |
| siliceous | /xxx | Adjective |
| sandstones | /x | Noun |
| carbonaceous | /x/x | Adjective |
| igneous | /xx | Noun |
| archean | xxx | Name |
| trilobites | /xx | Noun |
| coal | / | Noun |
| hydrocarbon | xx/x | Noun |
| basalt | x/ | Noun |
| outcrops | // | Noun |
| sediments | /xx | Noun |
| primary | /xx | Adjective |
| superimposed | xxx/ | Verb |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective |
| fragmentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| ordovician | x//x | Name |
| cambrian | /xx | Name |
| jurassic | x/x | Name |
| lower | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| floras | /x | Noun |
| overlain | /xx | Verb |
| tertiary | /xx | Noun |
| uppermost | /xx | Adjective |
| stratigraphy | xxxx | Noun |
| facies | xx | Noun |
| horizons | x/x | Noun |
| seams | / | Noun |
| strata | /x | Noun |
| rocks | / | Noun |
| late | / | Adjective |
| montana | x/x | Name |
| formations | x/x | Noun |
| scotland | /x | Name |
| basin | /x | Noun |
| sedimentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| flourished | /x | Verb |
| early | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| deposits | x/x | Noun |
| marine | x/ | Adjective |
| continental | xx/x | Adjective |
| folded | /x | Verb |
| upper | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| beds | / | Noun |
| illinois | xx/ | Name |
| middle | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| range | / | Verb |
| wales | / | Name |
| dating | /x | Verb |
| evolved | x/ | Verb |
| ireland | /xx | Name |
| periods | /xx | Noun |
| platform | /x | Noun |
| boundary | /xx | Noun |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| close | / | Noun |
| assigned | x/ | Verb |
| europe | /x | Name |
| thickness | /x | Noun |
| forests | /x | Noun |
| base | / | Noun |
| underlying | xx/x | Verb |
| faunas | /x | Noun |
| mississippian | xx/xx | Name, Adjective |
| neolithic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| oligocene | /xxx | Name, Adjective |
| pennsylvanian | xx/xx | Name, Adjective |
| pliocene | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| sub | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
