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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| deceased | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| departed | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intestate | x/x | Noun |
| testator | x/x | Noun |
| testamentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| distributee | x/x/ | Noun |
| defendant | x/x | Noun |
| settlor | /x | Noun |
| trustor | xx | Noun |
| grantor | /x | Noun |
| beneficiary | xx/xxx | Noun |
| declarant | x/x | Noun |
| heirs | / | Noun |
| plaintiff | /x | Noun |
| legatee | /xx | Noun |
| estate | x/ | Noun |
| claimant | /x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| affiant | /xx | Noun |
| probate | /x | Noun |
| spouse | / | Noun |
| annuitant | x/xx | Noun |
| petitioner | x/xx | Noun |
| tortfeasor | /xx | Noun |
| intestacy | xxxx | Noun |
| escheat | x/ | Noun |
| codefendant | /x/x | Noun |
| burial | /xx | Noun |
| respondent | x/x | Noun |
| executor | x/xx | Noun |
| executrix | /xxx | Noun |
| donee | x/ | Noun |
| transferor | /xx | Noun |
| complainant | x/x | Noun |
| appellant | x/x | Noun |
| assignor | x/x | Noun |
| dependents | x/x | Noun |
| insureds | x/x | Noun |
| assailant | x/x | Noun |
| unitrust | /xx | Noun |
| bequest | x/ | Noun |
| victim | /x | Noun |
| lienholder | /xx | Noun |
| paramour | /x/ | Noun |
| trustee | x/ | Noun |
| widow | /x | Noun |
| dower | / | Noun |
| presumed | x/ | Adjective |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| lien | / | Noun |
| possessory | x/xx | Adjective |
| autopsy | /xx | Noun |
| relative | /xx | Adjective |
| obligor | x/x | Noun |
| creditor | /xx | Noun |
| undead | xx | Noun |
| coroner | /xx | Noun |
| nonresident | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| barbiturate | x/xx | Noun |
| registrant | /xx | Noun |
| survivorship | x/xx | Noun |
| ancestor | /xx | Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| survivor | x/x | Noun |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun |
| representative | xx/xx | Noun |
| residuary legatee | x/xxx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| child | / | Noun |
| inheritor | x/xx | Noun |
| offspring | /x | Noun |
| cadaver | x/x | Noun |
| heir at law | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| progenitor | x/xx | Noun |
| designee | xx/ | Noun |
| executor de son tort | x/xx/// | Phrase, Noun |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| deponent | x/x | Noun |
| successor | x/x | Noun |
| posterity | x/xx | Noun |
| senior | /x | Name |
| debtor | /x | Noun |
| corpse | / | Noun |
| heir apparent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| remains | x/ | Verb |
| blood relative | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| scion | /x | Noun |
| legal heir | /x/ | Name, Name |
| administrator | x/xxx | Noun |
| defunct | x/ | Adjective |
| jurist | /x | Noun |
| acquired | x/x | Noun |
| predeceased | xx/ | Verb |
| resident | /xx | Adjective |
| debts | / | Noun |
| prior | /x | Adjective |
| alien | /xx | Adjective |
| bequeathed | x/ | Verb |
| owned | / | Verb |
| dies | / | Verb |
| kin | / | Noun |
| alleged | x/ | Adjective |
| donor | /x | Noun |
| lifetime | /x | Noun |
| respect | x/ | Noun |
| resided | x/x | Verb |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| abused | x/ | Adjective |
| addicted | x/x | Adjective |
| aggrieved | x/ | Adjective |
| applicant | /xx | Noun |
| assignee | x// | Noun |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective |
| bondholders | /xx | Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| defaulting | x/x | Noun |
| divorced | x/ | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dutiful | /xx | Adjective |
| employed | x/ | Adjective |
| erring | /x | Noun |
| grantee | /x | Noun |
| incapacitated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| incumbent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| infernal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| insolvent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| insurer | x/x | Noun |
| lazarus | /xx | Name, Verb |
| lender | /x | Noun |
| lessee | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| licensee | xx/ | Noun |
| mortgagor | /xx | Noun |
| owner | /x | Noun |
| perpetrator | /xxx | Noun |
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| shareholder | /xx | Noun |
| taxpayer | /xx | Noun |
| transmitted | x/x | Adjective |
| zombie | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
