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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 |
| debar | x/ | Verb, 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 |
| deflection | x/x | Noun |
| evaded | x/x | Verb |
| dodged | / | Verb |
| lobbed | / | Verb |
| ricocheted | /xx | Verb |
| diverted | x/x | Verb |
| steered | / | Verb |
| bounced | / | Verb |
| pivoted | /xx | Adjective |
| redirected | xx/x | Verb |
| swung | / | Verb |
| blasted | /x | Adjective |
| flung | / | Verb |
| ducked | / | Verb |
| spun | / | Verb |
| funneled | /x | Verb |
| shielded | /x | Adjective |
| intercepted | xx/x | Verb |
| dislodged | x/ | Verb |
| ejected | x/x | Verb |
| sidestepped | /x | Verb |
| hurled | / | Verb |
| swivelled | /x | Verb |
| repelled | x/ | Verb |
| veered | / | Verb |
| shunted | /x | Verb |
| blown | / | Adjective |
| tipped | / | Adjective |
| knocked | / | Verb |
| grazed | / | Verb |
| nudged | / | Verb |
| provoked | x/ | Verb |
| drifted | /x | Verb |
| shifted | /x | Verb |
| refracted | x/x | Adjective |
| pushed | / | Verb |
| retracted | x/x | Verb |
| countered | /x | Verb |
| palmed | / | Adjective |
| slammed | / | Verb |
| poked | / | Verb |
| tilted | /x | Verb |
| reflected | x/x | Verb |
| angled | /x | Adjective |
| defended | x/x | Verb |
| jabbed | / | Verb |
| flicked | / | Verb |
| swayed | / | Verb |
| misdirected | xx/x | Adjective |
| rebuffed | x/ | Verb |
| counteracted | /xxx | Verb |
| struck | / | Verb |
| rebounded | x/x | Verb |
| channeled | /x | Verb |
| escaped | x/ | Verb |
| directed | x/x | Verb |
| lashed | / | Verb |
| goaded | /x | Verb |
| smacked | / | Verb |
| reoriented | x/xxx | Verb |
| pummeled | /x | Verb |
| swatted | /x | Verb |
| impinged | x/ | Verb |
| chased | / | Verb |
| fired | /x | Verb |
| propelled | x/ | Verb |
| dribbled | /x | Verb |
| swerved | / | Verb |
| thrown | / | Verb |
| thwarted | /x | Verb |
| pressed | / | Verb |
| turned | / | Verb |
| darted | /x | Verb |
| spurned | / | Verb |
| maneuvered | x/x | Verb |
| caught | / | Verb |
| passed | / | Verb |
| dissipated | /xxx | Verb |
| batted | /x | Verb |
| dropped | / | Verb |
| swept | / | Verb |
| snapped | / | Verb |
| propagated | /xxx | Verb |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| absorbed | x/ | Verb |
| reeled | / | Verb |
| vaporized | /xx | Verb |
| weaved | / | Verb |
| disposed | x/ | Verb |
| eluded | x/x | Verb |
| shoved | / | Verb |
| oscillated | /xxx | Verb |
| diffused | x/ | Verb |
| arced | / | Verb |
| pulled | / | Verb |
| protruded | x/x | Verb |
| rolled | / | Verb |
| reacted | x/x | Verb |
| conceded | x/x | Verb |
| penetrated | /xxx | Verb |
| whacked | / | Verb |
| buffeted | x/ | Verb |
| squeezed | / | Verb |
| dived | / | Verb |
| attacked | x/ | Verb |
| touched | / | Verb |
| responded | x/x | Verb |
| lunged | / | Verb |
| fended | /x | Verb |
| careened | x/ | Verb |
| rammed | / | Verb |
| transmitted | x/x | Verb |
| hurtled | /x | Verb |
| shot | / | Noun |
| sputtered | /x | Adjective |
| fumbled | /x | Verb |
| tapped | / | Verb |
| retaliated | x/xxx | Verb |
| rifled | /x | Adjective |
| inflected | x/x | Adjective |
| nodding | /x | Verb |
| reversed | x/ | Verb |
| attenuated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reclined | x/ | Verb |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| inserted | x/x | Verb |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| geniculate | x/xx | Noun |
| elliptic | x/x | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective |
| halved | / | Verb |
| inverse | x/ | Noun |
| prostrate | /x | Adjective |
| truncate | /x | Noun |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective |
| tendons | /x | Noun |
| beam | / | Noun |
| shaped | / | Adjective |
| septum | /x | Noun |
| downwards | /x | Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun |
| photon | /x | Noun |
| jet | / | Noun |
| flaps | / | Noun |
| rays | / | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun |
| strands | / | Noun |
| configuration | xxx/x | Noun |
| electrons | x/x | Noun |
| needle | /x | Noun |
| shaft | / | Noun |
| collimated | /xxx | Adjective |
| curved | / | Adjective |
| diffracted | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| displaced | x/ | Adjective |
| elliptical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| entrant | /x | Noun |
| glancing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| helical | /xx | Adjective |
| hijacked | /x | Adjective |
| kinked | / | Adjective |
| polarised | x/x | Adjective |
| reflex | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| skewed | / | Adjective |
| southwesterly | x/xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| switched | / | Noun |
| tapered | /x | Adjective |
| triangular | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpolarized | x/xx | Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
