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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun, Noun | 
| war of words | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| polemic | x/x | Noun | 
| attack | x/ | Noun | 
| denunciation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| assault | x/ | Noun | 
| measles | /x | Noun | 
| attempt | x/ | Noun | 
| setup | /x | Noun | 
| appeal | x/ | Noun | 
| sabotage | /xx | Noun | 
| crucifixion | xx/x | Noun | 
| treason | /x | Noun | 
| hostile witness | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| blackmail | /x | Noun | 
| menace | /x | Noun | 
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| metastasis | x/xx | Noun | 
| injury | /xx | Noun | 
| vendetta | x/x | Noun | 
| killing | /x | Noun | 
| recrimination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| outrage | /x | Noun | 
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb | 
| psychological warfare | xx/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| threat | / | Noun | 
| indictment | x/x | Noun | 
| hate mail | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| firing line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| harassment | x/x | Noun | 
| affair | x/ | Noun | 
| colloquium | x/xx | Noun | 
| insult | x/ | Noun | 
| offense | x/ | Noun | 
| revenge | x/ | Noun | 
| stabbing | /x | Noun | 
| pitched battle | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| accusation | xx/x | Noun | 
| retribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| stratagem | /xx | Noun | 
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun | 
| sharp practice | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| bullying | /xx | Noun | 
| refutation | xx/x | Noun | 
| strife | / | Noun | 
| mayhem | /x | Noun | 
| vengeance | /x | Noun | 
| violence | /xx | Noun | 
| hardball | /x | Noun | 
| crime against humanity | /x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| controversy | /xxx | Noun | 
| malice | /x | Noun | 
| lynch law | // | Name, Name | 
| hostile takeover | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| accusing | x/x | Verb | 
| cat and mouse | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb | 
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| blood feud | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| intrigue | x/ | Noun | 
| man of straw | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| shotgun wedding | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| liquidation | xx/x | Noun | 
| stroke | / | Noun | 
| war of nerves | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| class warfare | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| allegation | xx/x | Noun | 
| impeachment | x/x | Noun | 
| collateral damage | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| interview | /xx | Noun | 
| cheap shot | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| aggression | x/x | Noun | 
| depredation | xx/x | Noun | 
| argument | /xx | Noun | 
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| feud | / | Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun | 
| oath of calumny | ///xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| malice in fact | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| coup | / | Noun | 
| gag order | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| suicide | /xx | Noun | 
| fatality | x/xx | Noun | 
| cabal | x/ | Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| actor | /x | Noun | 
| adequacy | /xxx | Noun | 
| aims | / | Noun | 
| aladdin | x/x | Name | 
| appearance | x/x | Noun | 
| appropriateness | x/xxx | Noun | 
| archduke | /x | Noun | 
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| assassin | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| asterisk | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| beatrice | /xx | Name | 
| betrayal | x/x | Noun | 
| bite | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| bluebeard | /x | Name | 
| bombing | /x | Noun | 
| book | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bunyan | /x | Name | 
| cachet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| capacity | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| catholic | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| char | / | Noun, Verb | 
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| characterization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| charm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cinderella | xx/x | Name | 
| clash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| complexion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| connotation | xx/x | Noun | 
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dagger | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| death | / | Noun | 
| defection | x/x | Noun | 
| deportation | xx/x | Noun | 
| diachronic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| dieses | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| digit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| distinctiveness | x/xx | Noun | 
| don quixote | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| eccentric | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| el cid | // | Name, Noun | 
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| essence | /x | Noun | 
| ethos | /x | Noun | 
| executions | xx/x | Noun | 
| fagin | /x | Name | 
| falstaff | /x | Name | 
| faust | / | Name | 
| faustus | /x | Name | 
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fiber | /x | Noun | 
| fibre | /x | Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| flavor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| flavour | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| font | / | Noun, Verb | 
| form | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fortitude | /xx | Noun | 
| friendliness | /xx | Noun | 
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| grapheme | // | Noun | 
| grievance | /x | Noun | 
| gulliver | /xx | Name | 
| guy | / | Noun, Verb | 
| habit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hallmark | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| height | / | Noun | 
| heritage | /xx | Noun | 
| hero | /x | Noun | 
| heroine | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| histological | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| holmes | / | Name | 
| homicide | /xx | Noun | 
| hunch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| idea | x/x | Noun | 
| identity | x/xx | Noun | 
| idol | /x | Noun | 
| image | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inauguration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| individuality | xxxx/xx | Noun | 
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| institution | xx/x | Noun | 
| integrity | x/xx | Noun | 
| intuition | xx/x | Noun | 
| iseult | // | Name | 
| john henry | //x | Name, Name | 
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| kidnapping | /xx | Noun | 
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| landform | /x | Noun | 
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| letter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| lynching | /x | Noun | 
| makeup | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| manslaughter | /xx | Noun | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| merits | /x | Noun | 
| mission | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| monogram | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| morality | x/xx | Noun | 
| morphological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| mother goose | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| motivated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| movie | /x | Noun | 
| murder | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| murderer | /xx | Noun | 
| mutiny | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| obelisk | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| oddball | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ones | / | Noun | 
| outlook | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| paul bunyan | //x | Name, Name | 
| peculiarity | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| person | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| persona | x/x | Noun | 
| personage | /xx | Noun | 
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| personality | xx/xx | Noun | 
| phonetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| physiognomy | xxxxx | Noun | 
| pierrot | xx | Name | 
| pill | / | Noun, Verb | 
| play | / | Verb, Noun | 
| player | /x | Noun | 
| plot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| postmark | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| profile | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| protagonist | x/xx | Noun | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| qualification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| qualitative | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| qualities | /xx | Noun | 
| rabin | x/ | Name | 
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| rating | /x | Noun | 
| reference | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| reputation | xx/x | Noun | 
