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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fracas | /x | Noun |
| machinations | xx/x | Noun |
| quarrels | /x | Noun |
| acrimony | /xxx | Noun |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| diatribe | /xx | Noun |
| consternation | xx/x | Noun |
| mishaps | /x | Noun |
| furor | /x | Noun |
| incidents | /xx | Noun |
| polemics | x/x | Noun |
| internecine | x/xx | Adjective |
| spats | / | Noun |
| chicanery | x/xx | Noun |
| controversies | /xxx | Noun |
| scandals | /x | Noun |
| furore | /x | Noun |
| ensuing | /xx | Verb |
| unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun |
| escapades | /xx | Noun |
| tiff | / | Noun |
| scuffle | /x | Noun |
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
| skirmish | /x | Noun |
| antics | /x | Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| firestorm | /x | Noun |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| embarrassments | x/xx | Noun |
| recriminations | xxx/x | Noun |
| squabbles | /x | Noun |
| harangue | x/ | Noun |
| feud | / | Noun |
| tumult | /x | Noun |
| flirtation | x/x | Noun |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| misadventures | xx/x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| reverses | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| inadvertence | xx/x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| faux pas | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| improbability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| rude awakening | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| impending | x/x | Adjective |
| trip | / | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| accident of birth | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| stumbling block | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| side effect | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
| portent | /x | Noun |
| mischief | /x | Noun |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| spite | / | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| series | /x | Noun |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| result | x/ | Noun |
| minor | /x | Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun |
| diplomatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| arose | x/ | Verb |
| comic | /x | Adjective |
| kind | / | Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| involving | x/x | Verb |
| led | / | Verb |
| ended | /x | Verb |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| serious | /xx | Adjective |
| caused | / | Verb |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| earlier | /xx | Adjective |
| domestic | x/x | Adjective |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| flurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
| indiscretion | xx/x | Noun |
| misunderstandings | xxx/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
