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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| retribution | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| payback | /x | Noun |
| revenge | x/ | Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| vengeance | /x | Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| reckoning | /xx | Noun |
| gloating | /x | Verb |
| vindication | xx/x | Noun |
| deserved | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| recompense | /xx | Noun |
| windfall | /x | Noun |
| gratification | xxx/x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| chastisement | x/x | Noun |
| epiphany | x/xx | Noun |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| wrath | / | Noun |
| villain | /x | Noun |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun |
| redemption | x/x | Noun |
| tormentor | /xx | Noun |
| triumph | /x | Noun |
| scolding | /x | Noun |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| pummeling | /xx | Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| nemesis | /xx | Noun |
| letdown | /x | Noun |
| gleeful | /x | Adjective |
| triumphant | x/x | Adjective |
| ruination | /x/x | Noun |
| backlash | /x | Noun |
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| vendetta | x/x | Noun |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| violence | /xx | Noun |
| sentence | /x | Noun |
| recrimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| quarter | /x | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| coup de grâce | /x | Phrase, Noun |
| outrage | /x | Noun |
| tribulation | xx/x | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| injustice | x/x | Noun |
| pardon | /x | Noun |
| acquittal | x/x | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| conquest | /x | Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| corporal punishment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| crucifixion | xx/x | Noun |
| inquest | /x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun |
| perpetration | /x/x | Noun |
| tort | / | Noun |
| moral victory | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| indictment | x/x | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| chivalry | /xx | Noun |
| uplift | /x | Noun |
| accusing | x/x | Verb |
| capital punishment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| gauntlet | /x | Noun |
| coup | / | Noun |
| feud | / | Noun |
| death sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| depredation | xx/x | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| torment | /x | Noun |
| ultimatum | xx/x | Noun |
| death penalty | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| point of honor | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| pain and suffering | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| slaughter | /x | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| inquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| stroke | / | Noun |
| casus belli | xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| compulsion | x/x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| accusation | xx/x | Noun |
| plea | / | Noun |
| blackmail | /x | Noun |
| malice in fact | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| miscarriage of justice | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| revolt | x/ | Noun |
| championship | /xxx | Noun |
| denunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb |
| bill of attainder | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| deterrence | x/x | Noun |
| treason | /x | Noun |
| onslaught | /x | Noun |
| court appearance | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| disciplinary | /xxxx | Adjective |
| garnishment | /xx | Noun |
| gets | / | Verb |
| receive | x/ | Verb |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| own | / | Adjective |
| give | / | Verb |
| atonement | x/x | Noun |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| culmination | xx/x | Noun |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| disillusionment | xx/xx | Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| eclipse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| rebuke | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
