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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fuse | / | Noun, Noun |
| quell | / | Verb, Verb |
| detonate | /xx | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| disarm | x/ | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| douse | / | Verb |
| foment | /x | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| subdue | x/ | Verb |
| sidestep | /x | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb |
| escalate | /xx | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| instigate | /xx | Verb |
| manage | /x | Verb |
| quash | / | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| mediate | /xx | Verb |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| inflame | x/ | Verb |
| attempting | x/x | Verb |
| diffuse | x/ | Noun |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| wrangle | /x | Noun |
| ignite | x/ | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| assuage | x/ | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| react | x/ | Verb |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| resolve | x/ | Noun |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| extricate | /xx | Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| detect | x/ | Verb |
| placate | /x | Verb |
| subvert | x/ | Verb |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| initiate | x/xx | Verb |
| rile | / | Noun |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| outsmart | /x | Verb |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| agitate | /xx | Verb |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| solve | / | Verb |
| negotiate | x/xx | Verb |
| isolate | /xx | Verb |
| bomb | / | Noun |
| smother | /x | Verb |
| explode | x/ | Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| elicit | x/x | Verb |
| pacify | /xx | Verb |
| overreact | /xx/ | Verb |
| dislodge | x/ | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| constructively | x/xx | Adverb |
| soothe | / | Verb |
| retaliate | x/xx | Verb |
| curtail | x/ | Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| rebut | x/ | Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| overpower | xx/x | Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb |
| respond | x/ | Verb |
| conciliate | x/xx | Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| disrupt | x/ | Verb |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| disperse | x/ | Verb |
| help | / | Noun |
| persuade | x/ | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| stabilize | /xx | Verb |
| rekindle | x/x | Verb |
| outwit | /x | Verb |
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| rouse | / | Noun |
| squelch | / | Noun |
| unleash | x/ | Verb |
| countering | /xx | Verb |
| create | x/ | Verb |
| explicate | /xx | Verb |
| activate | /xx | Verb |
| antagonize | x/xx | Verb |
| instill | x/ | Verb |
| legitimise | x/xx | Verb |
| stabilise | /xx | Verb |
| engender | x/x | Verb |
| reframe | xx | Verb |
| repress | x/ | Verb |
| handle | /x | Noun |
| intimidate | x/xx | Verb |
| smuggle | /x | Verb |
| potentiate | x/xx | Verb |
| entrench | x/ | Verb |
| remediate | x/xx | Verb |
| appease | x/ | Verb |
| cope | / | Verb |
| simulate | /xx | Verb |
| deploy | x/ | Verb |
| goad | / | Noun |
| evoke | x/ | Verb |
| repel | x/ | Verb |
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb |
| prepare | x/ | Verb |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| stir | / | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| revive | x/ | Verb |
| generate | /xx | Verb |
| defrost | x/ | Noun |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| unload | x/ | Verb |
| keg | / | Noun |
| tensions | /x | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| confrontations | xx/x | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| unrest | x/ | Noun |
| militancy | /xxx | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| anger | /x | Noun |
| hostility | x/xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| conflicts | x/ | Noun |
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cushion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| dilute | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ease | / | Noun, Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| inactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| lighten | /x | Verb |
| loosen | /x | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| salve | / | Noun, Verb |
| settle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| shut | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| subside | x/ | Verb |
| uncheck | x/ | Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
