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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abortion | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| accomplishes | x/xx | Verb |
| achieves | x/ | Verb |
| act of god | /// | Name, Name |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| advertising | /xxx | Noun |
| affects | x/ | Verb |
| afflicts | x/ | Verb |
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective |
| announces | x/x | Verb |
| anticommunist | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| antidemocratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| apocalypse | x/xx | Noun |
| appears | x/ | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| assaults | x/ | Noun |
| attacks | x/ | Noun |
| auctioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| bankruptcies | /xx | Noun |
| batters | /x | Noun |
| beaches | /x | Noun |
| beatings | /x | Noun |
| beats | / | Noun |
| blows | / | Noun, Verb |
| bombardments | x/x | Noun |
| bombings | /x | Noun |
| boycotts | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| bumps | / | Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| calamities | x/xx | Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| cataclysm | /xxx | Noun |
| catastrophes | x/xx | Noun |
| chernobyl | x/x | Name |
| clashes | /x | Noun |
| coinage | /x | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| collisions | x/x | Verb |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conflagration | xx/x | Noun |
| confrontations | xx/x | Noun |
| consolidations | xxx/x | Noun |
| contacts | /x | Noun |
| convictions | x/x | Noun |
| coordinated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| countervailing | /xxx | Adjective |
| coups | / | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creates | x/ | Verb |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| curse | / | Noun, Verb |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| demonstrations | xx/x | Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| disasters | x/x | Noun |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disturbances | x/xx | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| doomsday | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| doorbell | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| emergencies | x/xx | Noun |
| engagements | x/x | Noun |
| ensures | x/ | Verb |
| establishes | x/xx | Verb |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| expulsions | x/x | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| fatality | x/xx | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flood | / | Noun, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| force majeure | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| havoc | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hazards | /x | Noun |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hits | / | Noun |
| holocaust | /xx | Name, Verb |
| homers | /x | Noun |
| homestead | /x | Noun, Verb |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| humane | x/ | Adjective |
| hurricane | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| impacts | x/ | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| incursions | x/x | Noun |
| individualised | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| infects | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| infringements | x/x | Noun |
| infringes | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| injures | /x | Verb, Noun |
| innings | /x | Noun |
| insurrections | xx/x | Noun |
| irretrievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| jolts | / | Noun, Verb |
| knocks | / | Verb |
| lashes | /x | Verb |
| layoffs | /x | Noun |
| lays | / | Verb, Noun |
| leash | / | Noun, Verb |
| lien | / | Noun, Verb |
| looks | / | Noun |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| lynching | /x | Noun |
| maintains | x/ | Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| misfortunes | x/x | Noun |
| mishap | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mistakes | x/ | Noun |
| mitigation | xx/x | Noun |
| mortals | /x | Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| needless | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| occurs | x/ | Verb |
| offences | x/x | Noun |
| offensives | x/x | Noun |
| operations | xx/x | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| panics | /x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun, Verb |
| permissive | x/x | Adjective |
| plague | / | Noun, Verb |
| planned | / | Adjective |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| pounds | / | Noun |
| precipice | /xx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prone | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| provides | x/ | Verb |
| punches | /x | Noun, Verb |
| raids | / | Noun |
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb |
| rattles | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reaches | /x | Noun |
| rebellions | x/x | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| reform | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| relief | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| represents | xx/ | Verb |
| rescue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| revolts | x/ | Noun |
| rocks | / | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scandal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb |
| seems | / | Verb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| sets | / | Noun |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| shells | / | Noun |
| shipwreck | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shores | / | Noun |
| shots | / | Noun |
| sinking | /x | Noun |
| slams | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorties | /x | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| stabs | / | Adjective |
| stoppages | /xx | Noun |
| storm | / | Noun, Verb |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| strike | / | Noun, Verb |
| strokes | / | Noun |
| succeeds | x/ | Verb |
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| swings | / | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| tornado | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| touches | /x | Verb, Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| trauma | /x | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tsunami | x/x | Noun |
| undermines | xx/ | Verb |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| unionists | /xx | Noun |
| uprisings | /xx | Noun |
| urgency | /xx | Noun |
| varnishes | /xx | Noun |
| warnings | /x | Noun |
| woe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| wreck | / | Noun, Verb |
