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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| jump | / | Verb, Verb |
| hijack | /x | Noun |
| disrupt | x/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb |
| scuttle | /x | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| hampering | /xx | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| interfere | xx/ | Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb |
| subvert | x/ | Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| quash | / | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| dampen | /x | Verb |
| cripple | /x | Noun |
| spoil | / | Noun |
| curtail | x/ | Verb |
| wrecking | /x | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| halt | / | Noun |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| resurrect | xx/ | Verb |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| injure | /x | Verb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| antagonize | x/xx | Verb |
| propel | x/ | Verb |
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb |
| ignite | x/ | Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| dissuade | x/ | Verb |
| perturb | x/ | Verb |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| endanger | x/x | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| instigate | /xx | Verb |
| interrupt | xx/ | Noun |
| monopolize | x/xx | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| annihilate | x/xx | Verb |
| torpedoed | x/x | Verb |
| disturb | x/ | Verb |
| overpower | xx/x | Verb |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| paralyze | /xx | Verb |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| spur | / | Noun |
| affect | x/ | Verb |
| expedite | /xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| usurp | x/ | Verb |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| revive | x/ | Verb |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| orchestrate | /xx | Verb |
| alienate | /xx | Verb |
| malign | x/ | Adjective |
| escalate | /xx | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| unsettle | x/x | Verb |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| conspire | x/x | Verb |
| disentangle | xx/x | Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| topple | /x | Verb |
| implicate | /xx | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| confound | x/ | Verb |
| rile | / | Noun |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| reinvigorate | xx/xx | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| engulf | x/ | Verb |
| initiate | x/xx | Verb |
| bolster | /x | Noun |
| fail | / | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| deconstruct | xx/ | Verb |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| preclude | x/ | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| stalled | / | Verb |
| dominate | /xx | Verb |
| alter | /x | Verb |
| outpace | /x | Verb |
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb |
| impugn | x/ | Verb |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| coupler | /x | Noun |
| sander | /x | Noun |
| shunt | / | Noun |
| collar | /x | Noun |
| detonator | /xxx | Noun |
| motor car | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun |
| locomotive | xx/x | Noun |
| trains | / | Noun |
| express | x/ | Noun |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| admixture | x/x | Noun |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| airing | /x | Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| booty | /x | Noun |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| budge | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| civilizing | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commensurate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| compactness | x/x | Noun |
| conclusions | x/x | Noun |
| continual | x/xx | Adjective |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deviate | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| disappoint | xx/ | Verb |
| disarmament | x/xx | Noun |
| distraction | x/x | Noun |
| educational | xx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| erode | x/ | Verb |
| explicitness | x/xx | Noun |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| headway | /x | Noun |
| intelligence | x/xx | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| likeness | /x | Noun, Verb |
| opportunity | xx/xx | Noun |
| opprobrium | x/xx | Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| plausibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| undo | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| veer | / | Verb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| southend | /x | Name |
