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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| support | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| maintain | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| hold | / | Verb, Verb |
| oppose | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Verb |
| represent | xx/ | Verb, Verb |
| champion | /xx | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| guard | / | Noun, Verb |
| fight back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| defence | x/ | Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective |
| protected | x/x | Adjective |
| defensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| protection | x/x | Noun |
| attacked | x/ | Verb |
| deflected | x/x | Verb |
| defeated | x/x | Verb |
| protector | x/x | Noun |
| resisted | x/x | Verb |
| contested | x/x | Adjective |
| parried | /x | Verb |
| fended | /x | Verb |
| argued | /x | Verb |
| shielded | /x | Adjective |
| deflections | x/x | Noun |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| defendant | x/x | Noun |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| against | x/ | Adjective |
| challenged | /x | Verb |
| justified | /xx | Verb |
| guardian | /xx | Noun |
| safeguarded | /xx | Verb |
| avenged | x/ | Verb |
| battled | /x | Verb |
| deserved | x/ | Verb |
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| helped | / | Verb |
| retaliated | x/xxx | Verb |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| countering | /xx | Verb |
| patrolled | x/ | Verb |
| bested | /x | Verb |
| held up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| upheld | x/ | Verb |
| captured | /x | Verb |
| fortified | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| opponent | x/x | Noun |
| served | / | Verb |
| staunchly | /x | Adverb |
| stoutly | /x | Adverb |
| undefended | xx/x | Adjective |
| valiantly | /xx | Adverb |
| ably | /x | Adverb |
| heroically | x/xx | Adverb |
| darrow | /x | Name |
| gallantly | /xx | Adverb |
| robustly | x/x | Adverb |
| expounded | x/x | Verb |
| rampart | /x | Noun |
| zealously | /xx | Adverb |
| vigorously | /xxx | Adverb |
| assailed | x/ | Verb |
| tenaciously | x/xx | Adverb |
| courageously | x/xx | Adverb |
| avowed | x/ | Verb |
| bravely | /x | Adverb |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| manfully | /xx | Adverb |
| stubbornly | /xx | Adverb |
| vociferously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| obstinately | /xxx | Adverb |
| theses | /x | Noun |
| detractors | x/x | Noun |
| prosecuted | /xxx | Verb |
| acquitted | x/x | Verb |
| citing | /x | Verb |
| denounced | x/ | Verb |
| fiercely | /x | Adverb |
| besieged | x/ | Verb |
| ferociously | x/xx | Adverb |
| loyally | /xx | Adverb |
| dissertation | xx/x | Noun |
| tenacity | x/xx | Noun |
| forts | / | Noun |
| fortress | /x | Noun |
| jealously | /xx | Adverb |
| eloquently | /xxx | Adverb |
| criticized | /xx | Verb |
| articulated | x/xxx | Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| strenuously | /xxx | Adverb |
| victoriously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| contended | x/x | Verb |
| grounds | / | Noun |
| refuted | x/x | Verb |
| prerogatives | x/xx | Noun |
| garrison | /xx | Noun |
| cicero | /xx | Name |
| citadel | /xx | Noun |
| hotly | /x | Adverb |
| heatedly | /xx | Adverb |
| criticised | /xx | Verb |
| vehemently | /xxx | Adverb |
| invoking | x/x | Verb |
| resolutely | /xxx | Adverb |
| bravery | /xx | Noun |
| asserting | x/x | Verb |
| vigour | // | Noun |
| fortifications | xxx/x | Noun |
| passionately | /xxx | Adverb |
| weakly | /x | Adverb |
| overpowered | xx/x | Verb |
| nobly | /x | Adverb |
| adamantly | /xxx | Adverb |
| claiming | /x | Verb |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| orthodoxy | /xxx | Noun |
| steadfastly | /xx | Adverb |
| advocated | /xxx | Verb |
| successfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| elaborated | x/xxx | Verb |
| uncompromisingly | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| accusations | xx/x | Noun |
| cherished | /x | Verb |
| deplored | x/ | Verb |
| vindicated | /xxx | Verb |
| feebly | /x | Adverb |
| vigor | /x | Noun |
| pointing | /x | Verb |
| quo | / | Noun |
| repulsed | x/ | Verb |
| praised | / | Verb |
| abigail | /xx | Name |
| acceptance | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| addison | /xx | Name |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| alexander | xx/x | Name |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| ambrose | /x | Name |
| amelia | x/x | Name |
| amends | x/ | Noun |
| anna | /x | Name |
| backed | / | Adjective |
| campaigned | x/ | Verb |
| colonial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| congested | x/x | Adjective |
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dozen | /x | Noun |
| dutch | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| endorsed | x/ | Adjective |
| espoused | x/ | Verb |
| expressed | x/ | Adjective |
| favoured | /x | Adjective |
| flung | / | Verb, Adjective |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| frequented | /xx | Verb |
| inhabited | x/xx | Adjective |
| lobbied | /x | Verb |
| motivated | /xxx | Adjective |
| northernmost | /xx | Adjective |
| outback | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| outlying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pleaded | /x | Verb |
| polygon | /xx | Noun |
| populated | /xxx | Adjective |
| populous | /xx | Adjective |
| preserved | x/ | Adjective |
| prohibited | x/xx | Adjective |
| promoted | x/x | Verb |
| pursued | x/ | Verb |
| stood | / | Verb |
| stopped | / | Adjective |
| sustained | x/ | Adjective |
| taken | /x | Adjective |
| undesignated | x/xxx | Adjective |
