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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| absurd | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| abusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| accomplish | x/x | Verb | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| admit | x/ | Verb | 
| adverse | x/ | Adjective | 
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| anomaly | x/xx | Noun | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| appear | x/ | Verb | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| aright | xx | Adverb, Verb | 
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| askew | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| barely | /x | Adverb | 
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| behave | x/ | Verb | 
| behavior | x/x | Noun | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective | 
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| bluster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| bogus | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| brawl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| breed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| buy | / | Verb, Noun | 
| call forth | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| carry out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cheated | /x | Adjective | 
| cheesy | /x | Adjective | 
| churn out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| click off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| cobb | / | Name | 
| coif | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coiffure | // | Noun, Verb | 
| come | / | Verb, Noun | 
| commonsensical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| compensate | /xx | Verb | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| considered | x/x | Adjective | 
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| crappy | /x | Adjective | 
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| crooked | /x | Adjective | 
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| damaging | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun | 
| determine | x/x | Verb | 
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective | 
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective | 
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| distorted | x/x | Verb | 
| doctor of osteopathy | /x/xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| doh | / | Name | 
| doing | /x | Noun | 
| dress | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| easiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| elderly | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| engender | x/x | Verb | 
| ent | / | Noun, Verb | 
| enterprising | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| erred | / | Verb | 
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| error | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| evoke | x/ | Verb | 
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| execute | /xx | Verb | 
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| expedient | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| failed | / | Adjective | 
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fallacious | x/x | Adjective | 
| fallopian | x/xx | Adjective | 
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| falsehood | /x | Noun | 
| fare | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fault | / | Noun, Verb | 
| faulty | /x | Adjective | 
| faux | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| fearing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| fiercely | /x | Adverb | 
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| finish | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| fishy | /x | Adjective | 
| flawed | / | Adjective | 
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| force | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forged | / | Adjective | 
| forgery | /xx | Noun | 
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective | 
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| function | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| grainy | /x | Adjective | 
| grievance | /x | Noun | 
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| hardly | /x | Adverb | 
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective | 
| harm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| harmful | /x | Adjective | 
| hasty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| haywire | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hurtful | /x | Adjective | 
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| immoral | x/x | Adjective | 
| impel | x/ | Verb | 
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective | 
| improper | x/x | Adjective, Verb | 
| improvise | /xx | Verb | 
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| inauspicious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| incite | x/ | Verb | 
| inclement | x/x | Adjective | 
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| indefensible | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| indigent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| indignity | x/xx | Noun | 
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective | 
| influence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| iniquity | x/xx | Noun | 
| initiate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| injustice | x/x | Noun | 
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective | 
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb | 
| interpret | x/x | Verb | 
| invalid | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| it | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| jest | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| joke | / | Noun, Verb | 
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| karate | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| keep going | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| kick up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| lame | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| lousy | /x | Adjective | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| make | / | Verb, Noun | 
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| mal | / | Noun | 
| mala | /x | Noun | 
| male | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| malformed | x/ | Adjective | 
| malfunctioning | x/xx | Noun | 
| maltreatment | x/x | Noun | 
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| manage | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| me | / | Noun | 
| measure up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| menace | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mis | / | Noun | 
| misconceived | xx/ | Adjective | 
| misdirected | xx/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| misguided | x/x | Adjective | 
| misinformed | xx/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| misjudged | x/ | Verb | 
| misleading | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| mismatch | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| misspelled | x/ | Adjective | 
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| misused | x/ | Adjective | 
| mock | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| moral | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| motivate | /xx | Verb | 
| move | / | Verb, Noun | 
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| naughty | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| needy | /x | Adjective | 
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| nonfunctional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| normal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| not | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| oppressions | x/x | Noun | 
| out of order | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| outrage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| overdo | /x/ | Verb | 
| pain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| painful | /x | Adjective | 
| participate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| pass | / | Verb, Noun | 
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| perform | x/ | Verb | 
| perverse | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| phoney | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| phony | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| play | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ply | / | Noun, Verb | 
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| practise | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| premier | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| premiere | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| prompt | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| propel | x/ | Verb | 
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| propertied | /xx | Adjective | 
| provoke | x/ | Verb | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| quack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| qualify | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| rage | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| redress | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| regulate | /xx | Verb | 
| rehearse | x/ | Verb | 
| remiss | x/ | Adjective | 
| render | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| righteous | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| romanticize | x/xx | Verb | 
| rotten | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| safest | /x | Adjective | 
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| sane | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| sauce | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scamp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scarcely | /x | Adverb | 
| scythe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sensible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| serenade | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| shabby | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| shape | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shoddy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| sick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sideways | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| sin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sinful | /x | Adjective | 
| smelly | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| sore | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sour | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| spawn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| spiteful | /x | Adjective | 
| spurious | /xx | Adjective | 
| star | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stop | / | Verb, Noun | 
| storm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| strange | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| substandard | x/x | Adjective | 
| suffice | x/ | Verb | 
| suited | /x | Adjective | 
| swagger | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| swell | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| take up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| task | / | Noun, Verb | 
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| the matter | x/x | Phrase | 
| think | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tort | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| transgression | x/x | Noun | 
| trifle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| try | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| turn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| turn in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| twisted | /x | Adjective | 
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| underprivileged | /x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| undo | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| undue | x/ | Adjective | 
| unduly | x/x | Adverb | 
| unequal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unevenly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| unfair | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| unfairly | x/x | Adverb | 
| unfaithful | x/x | Adjective | 
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| unfounded | x/x | Adjective | 
| unhealthy | x/x | Adjective | 
| unjust | x/ | Adjective | 
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| unjustifiably | xxx/xx | Adverb | 
| unjustified | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective | 
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| unsound | x/ | Adjective | 
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unsuitable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| untimely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| untrue | x/ | Adjective | 
| untruthful | x/x | Adjective | 
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| unwell | x/ | Adjective | 
| unwise | x/ | Adjective | 
| upset | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ut | / | Noun | 
| vehemently | /xxx | Adverb | 
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| vile | / | Adjective | 
| violation | xx/x | Noun | 
| wanton | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| wave | / | Noun, Verb | 
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| weak | / | Adjective | 
| wealthier | /xx | Adjective | 
| weird | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| wiser | /x | Noun | 
| work | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wrongdoing | /xx | Noun | 
| wrongful | /x | Adjective | 
