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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| overstate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| overdo | /x/ | Verb, Verb |
| magnify | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| understate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| overemphasize | /x/xx | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| overestimate | xx/xx | Verb |
| oversimplify | xx/xx | Verb |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| misunderstand | xxx/ | Verb |
| exaggerations | xxx/x | Noun |
| misinterpret | xx/x | Verb |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| emphasize | /xx | Verb |
| overrate | xx/ | Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| embellish | x/x | Verb |
| overlook | /xx | Verb |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| skew | / | Noun |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| overreact | /xx/ | Verb |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| confuse | x/ | Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| undervalue | /xxx | Verb |
| obfuscate | /xx | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| disparage | x/x | Verb |
| detract | x/ | Verb |
| inflate | x/ | Verb |
| falsify | /xx | Verb |
| brag | / | Noun, Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| extrapolate | x/xx | Verb |
| tell | / | Verb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| tendency | /xx | Noun |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| corroborate | x/xx | Verb |
| refute | x/ | Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| demean | x/ | Verb |
| romanticize | x/xx | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| mislead | x/ | Verb |
| exalt | x/ | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| obsess | x/ | Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| idealize | x/x | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| confound | x/ | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun |
| alter | /x | Verb |
| frighten | /x | Verb |
| criticize | /xx | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| criticise | /xx | Verb |
| puff | / | Noun |
| overshoot | /xx | Noun |
| proneness | /x | Noun |
| grossly | /x | Adverb |
| fabricate | /xx | Verb |
| belittle | x/x | Verb |
| feign | / | Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| failings | /x | Noun |
| accomplishments | x/xx | Noun |
| importance | x/x | Noun |
| seriousness | /xxx | Noun |
| prowess | /x | Noun |
| misfortunes | x/x | Noun |
| distinctiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| inclined | x/ | Verb |
| unduly | x/x | Adverb |
| invent | x/ | Verb |
| advertise | /xx | Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boast | / | Verb, Noun |
| embroider | x/x | Verb |
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| incapacity | xx/xx | Noun |
| lard | / | Noun, Verb |
| pad | / | Noun, Verb |
| seafood | /x | Noun |
| tout | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
