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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| abridged | x/ | Adjective | 
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb | 
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| accede | x/ | Verb | 
| accelerated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| access | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| accompany | x/xx | Verb | 
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| acquire | x/x | Verb | 
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| add up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| administer | x/xx | Verb | 
| adopt | x/ | Verb | 
| advanced | x/ | Adjective | 
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| afraid | x/ | Adjective | 
| again | x/ | Adverb | 
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| agree | x/ | Verb | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| along | x/ | Adverb | 
| among | x/ | |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| any | /x | Adverb | 
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb | 
| anyway | /xx | Adverb | 
| appear | x/ | Verb | 
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| are | / | Noun | 
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| arrive | x/ | Verb | 
| assailed | x/ | Verb | 
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| attain | x/ | Verb | 
| attend | x/ | Verb | 
| attracted | x/x | Adjective | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| barely | /x | Adverb | 
| become | x/ | Verb | 
| been | / | Verb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| belong | x/ | Verb | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| beryl | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| born | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| briefly | /x | Adverb | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| brusque | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| came | / | Noun | 
| carefree | /x | Adjective | 
| choleric | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| clipped | / | Adjective | 
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| come in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| come up to | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| conclude | x/ | Verb | 
| condensed | x/ | Adjective | 
| converted | x/x | Adjective | 
| court | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cropped | / | Adjective | 
| crossed | / | Adjective | 
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cursory | /xx | Adjective | 
| curt | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| dare | / | Verb, Noun | 
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| derivation | xx/x | Noun | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| did | / | Noun | 
| digest | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| disembark | xx/ | Verb | 
| distanced | /x | Verb | 
| docs | / | Noun | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| draw in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| dumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| emanate | /xx | Verb | 
| emerge | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| enjoy | x/ | Verb | 
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| entry | /x | Noun | 
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| evolved | x/ | Adjective | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fare | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| few | / | Noun | 
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| find | / | Verb, Noun | 
| finished | /x | Adjective | 
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| fleeting | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| foolishness | /xx | Noun | 
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective | 
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun | 
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| furlough | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| fuzzy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| get in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| glance | / | Noun, Verb | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| gonna | /x | Verb | 
| grown | / | Adjective | 
| had | / | Verb | 
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| hair | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handcrafted | /xx | Adjective | 
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb | 
| happiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| height | / | Noun | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hey | / | Name | 
| hiccup | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| how | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| imminent | /xx | Adjective | 
| impatient | x/x | Adjective | 
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| income | /x | Noun | 
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| informal | x/x | Adjective | 
| inlet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| input | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| intervene | xx/ | Verb | 
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| join | / | Verb, Noun | 
| journeyed | /x | Noun | 
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| kid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| land | / | Noun, Verb | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| lay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| learn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| least | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| leave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| lengthened | /x | Adjective | 
| lengthier | /xx | Adjective | 
| let | / | Verb, Noun | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| longish | /x | Adjective | 
| look | / | Verb, Noun | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| made | / | Noun | 
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| managed | /x | Verb | 
| materialize | x/xxx | Verb | 
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun | 
| midget | /x | Noun | 
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| move | / | Verb, Noun | 
| move in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| muff | / | Noun, Verb | 
| nain | / | Name | 
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| news | / | Noun, Verb | 
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| not | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| number | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| obtain | x/ | Verb | 
| occur | x/ | Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| offer | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| once | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| operate | /xx | Verb | 
| origin | /xx | Noun | 
| originate | x/xx | Verb | 
| outnumber | x/x | Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| overdrawn | /x/ | Adjective | 
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| parse | / | Verb, Noun | 
| participate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| pass | / | Verb, Noun | 
| people | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| petite | x/ | Adjective, Name | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| please | / | Verb, Adverb | 
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| prefatory | /xxx | Adjective | 
| prepare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| proceed | x/ | Verb | 
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| progressed | x/ | Verb | 
| prompt | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| propose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| provide | x/ | Verb | 
| pull in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| rapid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| re | / | Noun | 
| reach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| received | x/ | Adjective | 
| recently | /xx | Adverb | 
| reduced | x/ | Adjective | 
| refer | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| referral | x/x | Noun | 
| requests | x/ | Noun | 
| restricted | x/x | Adjective | 
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| ridden | /x | Adjective | 
| ripe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| risen | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| rung | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| scant | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seek | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seller | /x | Noun | 
| send | / | Verb, Noun | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| set down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| sex | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| shore | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| short and sweet | //x | Phrase, Adjective | 
| short circuit | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb | 
| shorted | /x | Adjective | 
| shorten | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| shortly | /x | Adverb | 
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective | 
| shortstop | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| shorty | /x | Name | 
| show | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| simply | /x | Adverb | 
| sit | / | Verb, Noun | 
| skip | / | Verb, Noun | 
| skirt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| slight | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| sms | x | Name, Verb | 
| snub | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| somme | / | Name | 
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| sourced | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| sparsely | /x | Adverb | 
| speedy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| spend | / | Verb, Noun | 
| squat | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| stand | / | Verb, Noun | 
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| stem | / | Noun, Verb | 
| step | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stocky | /x | Adjective | 
| story | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| streamlined | /x | Adjective | 
| strike | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stubby | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| stumpy | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| submit | x/ | Verb | 
| substandard | x/x | Adjective | 
| succeed | x/ | Verb | 
| succinct | x/ | Adjective | 
| sudden | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective | 
| sum | / | Noun, Verb | 
| summaries | /xx | Noun | 
| summarise | /x/ | Verb | 
| summarize | /xx | Verb | 
| summon | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| swift | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| synopsis | x/x | Noun | 
| synthesis | /xx | Noun | 
| synthesize | /xx | Verb | 
| synthetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| tabled | /x | Verb | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| tender | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| testy | /x | Adjective | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tiny | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| to | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| travel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| traversed | /x | Verb | 
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| truncate | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| turn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| unawares | xx/ | Adverb | 
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unprepared | xx/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| unstressed | x/ | Adjective | 
| upcoming | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| vendor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| visit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wait | / | Verb, Noun | 
| walk | / | Verb, Noun | 
| wanna | /x | Noun | 
| want | / | Verb, Noun | 
| weak | / | Adjective | 
| whatever | x/x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| when | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| will | / | Verb, Noun | 
| wine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| word | / | Noun, Verb | 
| writ | / | Noun | 
| you | / | Verb, Noun | 
| young | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
