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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| gnaw | / | Verb, Verb | 
| fret | / | Verb, Verb | 
| eat away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| gnaw at | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| wear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| undermine | /xx | Verb | 
| weaken | /x | Verb | 
| diminish | x/x | Verb | 
| degrade | x/ | Verb | 
| disintegrate | x/xx | Verb | 
| threaten | /x | Verb | 
| undercut | /xx | Adjective | 
| impair | x/ | Verb | 
| encroach | x/ | Verb | 
| deteriorate | x/xxx | Verb | 
| erosion | x/x | Noun | 
| entrench | x/ | Verb | 
| corrode | x/ | Verb | 
| solidify | x/xx | Verb | 
| evaporate | x/xx | Verb | 
| imperil | x/x | Verb | 
| strengthen | /x | Verb | 
| impede | x/ | Verb | 
| impinge | x/ | Verb | 
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb | 
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb | 
| deepen | /x | Verb | 
| devalue | x/x | Verb | 
| recede | x/ | Verb | 
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb | 
| destroy | x/ | Verb | 
| dissipate | /xx | Verb | 
| deplete | x/ | Verb | 
| dwindle | /x | Verb | 
| bolster | /x | Noun | 
| dissolve | x/ | Verb | 
| soften | /x | Verb | 
| intensify | x/xx | Verb | 
| subvert | x/ | Verb | 
| preserve | x/ | Verb | 
| protect | x/ | Verb | 
| enhance | x/ | Verb | 
| affect | x/ | Verb | 
| tarnish | /x | Noun | 
| disrupt | x/ | Verb | 
| reinforce | xx/ | Verb | 
| betray | x/ | Verb | 
| hinder | /x | Verb | 
| heighten | /x | Verb | 
| shatter | /x | Noun | 
| distort | x/ | Verb | 
| displace | x/ | Verb | 
| nullify | /xx | Verb | 
| contaminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| devastate | /xx | Verb | 
| reassert | xx/ | Verb | 
| reestablish | xx/x | Verb | 
| elevate | /xx | Verb | 
| supersede | xx/ | Verb | 
| regain | x/ | Verb | 
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb | 
| sapping | /x | Verb | 
| usurp | x/ | Verb | 
| dilute | x/ | Adjective | 
| proliferate | x/xx | Verb | 
| accumulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| penetrate | /xx | Verb | 
| deform | x/ | Verb | 
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| seep | / | Noun | 
| maintain | x/ | Verb | 
| safeguard | /x | Noun | 
| negate | x/ | Verb | 
| uphold | x/ | Verb | 
| increase | x/ | Noun | 
| deprive | x/ | Verb | 
| stagnate | /x | Verb | 
| coalesce | xx/ | Verb | 
| fortify | /xx | Verb | 
| shrink | / | Verb | 
| supplant | x/ | Verb | 
| restore | x/ | Verb | 
| improve | x/ | Verb | 
| worsen | /x | Verb | 
| crumble | /x | Verb | 
| inhibit | x/x | Verb | 
| outpace | /x | Verb | 
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb | 
| sustain | x/ | Verb | 
| stabilize | /xx | Verb | 
| retain | x/ | Verb | 
| lose | / | Verb | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| expand | x/ | Verb | 
| reshape | x/ | Verb | 
| topple | /x | Verb | 
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| engulf | x/ | Verb | 
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| dominate | /xx | Verb | 
| vanish | /x | Verb | 
| outstrip | x/ | Verb | 
| evolve | x/ | Verb | 
| grow | / | Verb | 
| deflate | x/ | Verb | 
| underpin | /xx | Verb | 
| obstruct | x/ | Verb | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| dampen | /x | Verb | 
| escalate | /xx | Verb | 
| augment | x/ | Verb | 
| fade | / | Noun | 
| endanger | x/x | Verb | 
| declining | x/x | Verb | 
| ruin | /x | Noun | 
| falter | /x | Noun | 
| shrivel | /x | Verb | 
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb | 
| harden | /x | Noun | 
| consolidate | x/xx | Verb | 
| percolate | /xx | Verb | 
| buttress | /x | Noun | 
| stabilise | /xx | Verb | 
| saturate | /xx | Verb | 
| skyrocket | /xx | Noun | 
| subsume | // | Verb | 
| reinvigorate | xx/xx | Verb | 
| unsettle | x/x | Verb | 
| enshrine | x/ | Verb | 
| neutralise | /xx | Verb | 
| dislodge | x/ | Verb | 
| vitiate | /xx | Verb | 
| subside | x/ | Verb | 
| propagate | /xx | Verb | 
| extend | x/ | Verb | 
| stifle | /x | Verb | 
| alienate | /xx | Verb | 
| alter | /x | Verb | 
| violate | /xx | Verb | 
| counteract | /xx | Verb | 
| perturb | x/ | Verb | 
| plummet | /x | Verb | 
| detriment | /xx | Noun | 
| vindicate | /xx | Verb | 
| wear | / | Noun | 
| wash | / | Noun | 
| attrition | x/x | Noun | 
| cholesteatoma | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| osteoclasts | xxx/ | Noun | 
| shorelines | /x | Noun | 
| abrasion | x/x | Noun | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| beach | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blur | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| chafe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| compromise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| curtail | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dangle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| decompose | xx/ | Verb | 
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| detract | x/ | Verb | 
| disappear | xx/ | Verb | 
| earth | / | Noun, Verb | 
| eat | / | Verb, Noun | 
| explode | x/ | Verb | 
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| fray | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hamper | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| harm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| infringe | x/ | Verb | 
| interfere | xx/ | Verb | 
| jam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lessen | /x | Verb | 
| mitigate | /xx | Verb | 
| old | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| prejudice | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| rain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| restrict | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| rocks | / | Noun | 
| rot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rust | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sabotage | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| sand | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| spoil | / | Verb, Noun | 
| twinge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| water | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
