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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| lower | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| dismay | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| cast down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| uplift | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| stimulates | /xx | Verb | 
| aggravates | /xx | Verb | 
| elevate | /xx | Verb | 
| impairs | x/ | Verb | 
| irritate | /xx | Verb | 
| inflate | x/ | Verb | 
| diminish | x/x | Verb | 
| agitate | /xx | Verb | 
| inhibit | x/x | Verb | 
| suppress | x/ | Verb | 
| frustrate | /x | Verb | 
| discourage | x/x | Verb | 
| energize | /xx | Verb | 
| weaken | /x | Verb | 
| disturb | x/ | Verb | 
| modulate | /xx | Verb | 
| induce | x/ | Verb | 
| impede | x/ | Verb | 
| deprive | x/ | Verb | 
| inflame | x/ | Verb | 
| embarrass | x/x | Verb | 
| restrain | x/ | Verb | 
| annoy | x/ | Verb | 
| paralyze | /xx | Verb | 
| constrain | x/ | Verb | 
| antagonize | x/xx | Verb | 
| deplete | x/ | Verb | 
| heighten | /x | Verb | 
| perturb | x/ | Verb | 
| affect | x/ | Verb | 
| hinder | /x | Verb | 
| injure | /x | Verb | 
| distort | x/ | Verb | 
| undermine | /xx | Verb | 
| confuse | x/ | Verb | 
| confound | x/ | Verb | 
| magnify | /xx | Verb | 
| excite | x/ | Verb | 
| invigorate | x/xx | Verb | 
| relieve | x/ | Verb | 
| oppress | x/ | Verb | 
| threaten | /x | Verb | 
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb | 
| exalt | x/ | Verb | 
| counteracts | xx/ | Verb | 
| curtail | x/ | Verb | 
| devastate | /xx | Verb | 
| frighten | /x | Verb | 
| rile | / | Noun | 
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| hurts | / | Verb | 
| deflate | x/ | Verb | 
| harass | x/ | Verb | 
| disengage | xx/ | Verb | 
| motivate | /xx | Verb | 
| displace | x/ | Verb | 
| lighten | /x | Verb | 
| prolong | x/ | Verb | 
| demean | x/ | Verb | 
| detach | x/ | Verb | 
| amplify | /xx | Verb | 
| negate | x/ | Verb | 
| rouse | / | Noun | 
| cripple | /x | Noun | 
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| compel | x/ | Verb | 
| alienate | /xx | Verb | 
| impel | x/ | Verb | 
| provoke | x/ | Verb | 
| decelerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| soothe | / | Verb | 
| enlighten | x/x | Verb | 
| unsettle | x/x | Verb | 
| persuade | x/ | Verb | 
| slacken | /x | Verb | 
| screw | / | Noun | 
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| obstruct | x/ | Verb | 
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb | 
| lift | / | Noun | 
| regulate | /xx | Verb | 
| activate | /xx | Verb | 
| restrict | x/ | Verb | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| distract | x/ | Verb | 
| delude | x/ | Verb | 
| pressuring | /xx | Verb | 
| stigmatize | /xx | Verb | 
| intensify | x/xx | Verb | 
| stifle | /x | Verb | 
| flatten | /x | Verb | 
| stabilize | /xx | Verb | 
| deform | x/ | Verb | 
| wring | / | Verb | 
| tighten | /x | Verb | 
| saturate | /xx | Verb | 
| degrade | x/ | Verb | 
| imperil | x/x | Verb | 
| encourage | x/x | Verb | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| coerce | x/ | Verb | 
| potentiate | x/xx | Verb | 
| eject | x/ | Verb | 
| push | / | Noun | 
| sensitize | /xx | Verb | 
| tempt | / | Verb | 
| devalue | x/x | Verb | 
| amuse | x/ | Verb | 
| sustain | x/ | Verb | 
| entice | x/ | Verb | 
| scare | / | Noun | 
| disrupt | x/ | Verb | 
| overpower | xx/x | Verb | 
| terrify | /xx | Verb | 
| denigrate | /xx | Verb | 
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| incite | x/ | Verb | 
| repress | x/ | Verb | 
| impinge | x/ | Verb | 
| propel | x/ | Verb | 
| complicate | /xx | Verb | 
| arouse | x/ | Verb | 
| alter | /x | Verb | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| incapacitate | xx/xx | Verb | 
| lessen | /x | Verb | 
| increase | x/ | Noun | 
| conspire | x/x | Verb | 
| unburden | x/x | Verb | 
| galvanize | /xx | Verb | 
| intimidate | x/xx | Verb | 
| bolster | /x | Noun | 
| endear | x/ | Verb | 
| interfere | xx/ | Verb | 
| augment | x/ | Verb | 
| press | / | Noun | 
| decompress | xx/ | Verb | 
| keep down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| contractility | /x/xx | Noun | 
| pedal | /x | Noun | 
| automaticity | x/x/xx | Noun | 
| add | / | Verb, Noun | 
| align | x/ | Verb | 
| alphabetic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| circuiting | /xx | Noun | 
| coolness | /x | Noun | 
| curb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| define | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun | 
| drop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| modifier | /xxx | Noun | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| operate | /xx | Verb | 
| overdrive | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| pick up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| reset | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| retract | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| shove | / | Verb, Noun | 
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| switch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| symmetric | x/x | Adjective | 
| tab | / | Noun, Verb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
