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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| warning | /x | Noun |
| exemplary | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| preventive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| prophylactic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| instructive | x/x | Adjective |
| precautionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| admonition | xx/x | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| caveat | /xx | Noun |
| admonishment | x/xx | Noun |
| heed | / | Verb |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| reminder | x/x | Noun |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| prophetic | x/x | Adjective |
| prescient | /xx | Adjective |
| anecdotal | xx/x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| note | / | Noun |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun |
| alarmist | x/x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| salutary | /xxx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| fable | /x | Noun |
| moralistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| exhortation | xx/x | Noun |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| optimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| refrain | x/ | Noun |
| beware | x/ | Noun |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| advice | x/ | Noun |
| didactic | x/x | Adjective |
| disclaimer | x/x | Noun |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| informational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| prescriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective |
| prefatory | /xxx | Noun |
| commemorative | x/xx | Noun |
| vigilant | /xx | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Verb |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| memorial | x/xx | Noun |
| watchful | /x | Adjective |
| redolent | /xx | Noun |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
| decorative | /xx | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| leery | /x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| remarks | x/ | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun |
| parable | /xx | Noun |
| proviso | x/x | Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| labeling | /xx | Noun |
| notices | /xx | Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun |
| lesson | /x | Noun |
| comments | /x | Noun |
| instructions | x/x | Noun |
| flags | / | Noun |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| awareness | x/x | Noun |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| conservative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| heartening | /xx | Adjective |
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| prudential | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| revealing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| standby | // | Noun, Verb |
| terse | / | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
