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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| avert | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| obviate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| parry | /x | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| debar | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bend | / | Verb, Verb |
| deviate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| block | / | Verb, Verb |
| draw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| head off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| deflection | x/x | Noun |
| repel | x/ | Verb |
| redirect | xx/ | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| dodge | / | Noun |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| obfuscate | /xx | Verb |
| lobbed | / | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| steer | / | Verb |
| disperse | x/ | Verb |
| hurl | / | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| shield | / | Noun |
| penetrate | /xx | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb |
| dislodge | x/ | Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| garner | /x | Name |
| insulate | /xx | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| throw | / | Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| placate | /x | Verb |
| push | / | Noun |
| refract | x/ | Noun |
| countering | /xx | Verb |
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| interject | xx/ | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| elicit | x/x | Verb |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| propagate | /xx | Verb |
| blow | / | Noun |
| vaporize | /xx | Verb |
| exert | x/ | Verb |
| catch | / | Noun |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| smother | /x | Verb |
| respond | x/ | Verb |
| generate | /xx | Verb |
| dampen | /x | Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| move | / | Noun |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| intercept | xx/ | Noun |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| pull | / | Noun |
| quash | / | Verb |
| diffuse | x/ | Noun |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| inflict | x/ | Verb |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| hide | / | Noun |
| goad | / | Noun |
| derail | x/ | Verb |
| refute | x/ | Verb |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| refocus | x/x | Verb |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| react | x/ | Verb |
| resist | x/ | Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb |
| bombard | x/ | Verb |
| modulate | /xx | Verb |
| withhold | x/ | Verb |
| propel | x/ | Verb |
| detect | x/ | Verb |
| deform | x/ | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| sway | / | Noun |
| fabricate | /xx | Verb |
| dissuade | x/ | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| rebuff | x/ | Noun |
| magnify | /xx | Verb |
| reorient | x/xx | Verb |
| withstand | x/ | Verb |
| bury | /x | Noun |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| raise | / | Verb |
| causing | /x | Verb |
| handle | /x | Noun |
| lure | / | Noun |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| scuttle | /x | Verb |
| feign | / | Verb |
| rile | / | Noun |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| invoke | x/ | Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| rationalize | /xxx | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| evoke | x/ | Verb |
| disengage | xx/ | Verb |
| impinge | x/ | Verb |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| sidestep | /x | Verb |
| demonize | /xx | Verb |
| funneling | /xx | Noun |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| retaliate | x/xx | Verb |
| pierce | / | Noun |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| ridicule | /xx | Noun |
| isolate | /xx | Verb |
| turn | / | Noun |
| ricocheted | /xx | Verb |
| incapacitate | xx/xx | Verb |
| poke | / | Noun |
| quell | / | Verb |
| illuminate | x/xx | Verb |
| rebut | x/ | Verb |
| knock | / | Noun |
| bolster | /x | Noun |
| blasted | /x | Adjective |
| forcing | /x | Verb |
| malign | x/ | Adjective |
| concentrate | /xx | Noun |
| inject | x/ | Verb |
| extort | x/ | Verb |
| fend | / | Verb |
| adsorb | // | Verb |
| diverge | x/ | Verb |
| detour | x/ | Noun |
| disturb | x/ | Verb |
| curve | / | Noun |
| digress | x/ | Verb |
| defile | x/ | Noun |
| defy | x/ | Verb |
| route | / | Noun |
| defect | /x | Noun |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| avengers | x/x | Noun |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| blistering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charmed | / | Adjective |
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| deter | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| detract | x/ | Verb |
| discerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| empt | / | Verb |
| hijack | /x | Verb, Noun |
| incessant | x/x | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| misuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mote | / | Noun, Verb |
| persistent | x/x | Adjective |
| shake | / | Verb, Noun |
| shift | / | Noun, Verb |
| sink | / | Noun, Verb |
| skew | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| steal | / | Verb, Noun |
| torque | / | Noun, Verb |
| transfer | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| transform | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| unmerited | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettle | x/x | Verb |
| veer | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
