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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| arrests | x/ | Noun | 
| protests | /x | Noun | 
| enforcement | x/x | Noun | 
| uprising | x/x | Noun | 
| reforms | x/ | Noun | 
| backlash | /x | Noun | 
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective | 
| repression | x/x | Noun | 
| censorship | /xx | Noun | 
| liberalization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| prosecution | xx/x | Noun | 
| slowdown | /x | Noun | 
| raids | / | Noun | 
| prohibition | xx/x | Noun | 
| revolt | x/ | Noun | 
| persecution | xx/x | Noun | 
| riots | /x | Noun | 
| legalization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| unrest | x/ | Noun | 
| sanctions | /x | Noun | 
| illegal | x/x | Adjective | 
| upsurge | /x | Noun | 
| bans | / | Noun | 
| violations | xx/x | Noun | 
| crusade | x/ | Noun | 
| regime | x/ | Noun | 
| exodus | /xx | Noun | 
| violence | /xx | Noun | 
| violators | /xxx | Noun | 
| protesters | /xx | Noun | 
| harassment | x/x | Noun | 
| disciplinary | /xxxx | Adjective | 
| escalation | xx/x | Noun | 
| compulsion | x/x | Noun | 
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| penalty | /xx | Noun | 
| roundup | /x | Noun | 
| takedown | /x | Noun | 
| hardball | /x | Noun | 
| uplift | /x | Noun | 
| strike | / | Noun | 
| shot | / | Noun | 
| police action | x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| retribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| trouble | /x | Noun | 
| duress | /x | Noun | 
| brutality | x/xx | Noun | 
| hot pursuit | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| diversion | x/x | Noun | 
| punishment | /xx | Noun | 
| embargo | x/x | Noun | 
| ramp | / | Noun | 
| foul play | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| incitement | x/x | Noun | 
| blockade | x/ | Noun | 
| deterrence | x/x | Noun | 
| breach | / | Noun | 
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun | 
| marching orders | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| gunpoint | /x | Noun | 
| administrative leave | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| breach of the peace | //x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| onslaught | /x | Noun | 
| pursuit | x/ | Noun | 
| coercion | x/x | Noun | 
| red ball | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| lookout | /x | Noun | 
| entrapment | x/x | Noun | 
| depredation | xx/x | Noun | 
| doom | / | Noun | 
| traffic ticket | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| red alert | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| strike force | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun | 
| detention | x/x | Noun | 
| corporal punishment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| police | x/ | Noun | 
| lynch law | // | Name, Name | 
| coup de main | /// | Name, Name | 
| detail | x/ | Noun | 
| sting | / | Noun | 
| sentence | /x | Noun | 
| boot camp | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| incursion | x/x | Noun | 
| martial law | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| chopping block | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| militarism | /xxxx | Noun | 
| advice | x/ | Noun | 
| grab | / | Noun | 
| inquest | /x | Noun | 
| demonstration | xx/x | Noun | 
| interdiction | xx/x | Noun | 
| hard labor | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| surgical strike | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| call up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| mayhem | /x | Noun | 
| mutiny | /xx | Noun | 
| bolo | /x | Noun | 
| crisis | /x | Noun | 
| speeding | /x | Noun | 
| dissidents | /xx | Noun | 
| islamists | /xx | Name | 
| protestors | /xx | Noun | 
| demonstrators | /xxx | Noun | 
| gong | / | Noun | 
| militants | /xx | Noun | 
| dissent | x/ | Noun | 
| smuggling | /x | Noun | 
| smugglers | /x | Noun | 
| brutal | /x | Adjective | 
| dissenters | x/x | Noun | 
| extremists | x/x | Noun | 
| piracy | /xx | Noun | 
| beijing | x/ | Name | 
| nationwide | /x/ | Adjective | 
| pretext | /x | Noun | 
| lithuania | xx/xx | Name | 
| aftermath | /xx | Noun | 
| kosovo | /xx | Name | 
| trafficking | /xx | Noun | 
| prostitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| activists | /xx | Noun | 
| wake | / | Noun | 
| buddhists | /x | Name | 
| pakistani | xx/x | Adjective | 
| sweeping | /x | Adjective | 
| bloody | /x | Adjective | 
| instigated | /xxx | Verb | 
| ruthless | /x | Adjective | 
| terrorists | /xx | Noun | 
| gambling | /xx | Noun | 
| communists | /xx | Noun | 
| evasion | x/x | Noun | 
| publicized | /xx | Verb | 
| pornography | x/xx | Noun | 
| harsh | / | Adjective | 
| gangs | / | Noun | 
| corruption | x/x | Noun | 
| driving | /x | Noun | 
| launched | / | Verb | 
| ensuing | /xx | Verb | 
| aliens | /xx | Noun | 
| crime | / | Noun | 
| intensified | x/xx | Verb | 
| excuse | x/ | Noun | 
| nationalists | /xxx | Noun | 
| square | / | Noun | 
| fraud | / | Noun | 
| impending | x/x | Adjective | 
| sparked | / | Verb | 
| june | / | Name | 
| massive | /x | Adjective | 
| solidarity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| vice | / | Noun | 
| rumors | /x | Noun | 
| dealers | /x | Noun | 
| opponents | x/x | Noun | 
| violent | /xx | Adjective | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| against | x/ | Verb | 
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| beating | /x | Noun | 
| blitz | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| collectivization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| counteroffensive | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| debacle | x/x | Noun | 
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| deportation | xx/x | Noun | 
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| expropriation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| intervention | xx/x | Noun | 
| judiciary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| justice | /x | Noun | 
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| oppression | x/x | Noun | 
| pogrom | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| proscription | x/x | Noun | 
| punish | /x | Verb | 
| purge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| quell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| repressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| reprisals | x/x | Noun | 
| retrenchment | x/x | Noun | 
| stalk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| suppress | x/ | Verb | 
| suppression | x/x | Noun | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
