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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| brittle | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| break | / | Noun |
| crumble | /x | Verb |
| stiffen | /x | Verb |
| brit | / | Name |
| buckle | /x | Noun |
| shrivel | /x | Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| shatter | /x | Noun |
| harden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| crumple | /x | Noun |
| weary | /x | Adjective |
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| lithe | / | Adjective |
| melt down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| bake | / | Noun |
| tense | / | Noun |
| frill | / | Noun |
| hobble | /x | Noun |
| cling | / | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| glass | / | Noun |
| blast | / | Noun |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| sharpen | /x | Verb |
| brick | / | Noun |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| buck | / | Noun |
| tremble | /x | Verb |
| bend | / | Noun |
| melt | / | Noun |
| flaw | / | Noun |
| tighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| freeze | / | Noun |
| crisp | / | Noun |
| loosen | /x | Verb |
| crinkle | /x | Noun |
| tighten | /x | Verb |
| chill | / | Noun |
| bicker | /x | Noun |
| relent | x/ | Verb |
| stagger | /x | Noun |
| blister | /x | Noun |
| fray | / | Noun |
| small | / | Adjective |
| buckle under | /xxx | Phrase, Verb |
| shackle | /x | Noun |
| wrinkle | /x | Noun |
| fret | / | Noun |
| glaze | / | Noun |
| malt | / | Noun |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| wobble | /x | Noun |
| mildew | /x | Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| bridle | /x | Noun |
| burst | / | Noun |
| feeble | /x | Adjective |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| fracture | /x | Noun |
| fall to pieces | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| welt | / | Noun |
| flatten | /x | Verb |
| bruise | / | Noun |
| give way | // | Phrase, Verb |
| entrench | x/ | Verb |
| welter | /x | Noun |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| smash | / | Noun |
| vitriol | /xx | Noun |
| bead | / | Noun |
| rile | / | Noun |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| blacken | /x | Verb |
| splint | / | Noun |
| unsettle | x/x | Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| clam up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| budge | / | Noun |
| go to pieces | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| break up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| blight | / | Noun |
| calm | / | Noun |
| wear out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bristle | /x | Noun |
| chafe | / | Noun |
| thicken | /x | Verb |
| steels | / | Noun |
| alloy | /x | Noun |
| hydrogen | /xx | Noun |
| metal | /x | Noun |
| tends | / | Verb |
| temperatures | /xx | Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun |
| age | / | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
