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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| volatile | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| bursting | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| sudden | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| exploding | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| unstable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| explosion | x/x | Noun |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Noun |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| lethal | /x | Adjective |
| combustible | x/xx | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| dynamite | /xx | Noun |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| pyrotechnic | xx/x | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| detonation | xx/x | Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| bomb | / | Noun |
| inflammable | x/xx | Adjective |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| riotous | /xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| percussive | x/x | Adjective |
| thunderous | /xx | Adjective |
| flammable | /xx | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| cataclysmic | xx/x | Adjective |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| unstoppable | x/xx | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| rapid | /x | Adjective |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| kinetic | x/x | Noun |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| caustic | /x | Noun |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| eruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| ballistic | x/x | Noun |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| propulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| live | / | Verb |
| expansive | x/x | Adjective |
| expandable | x/xx | Adjective |
| fissile | /x | Adjective |
| inflatable | x/xx | Adjective |
| potent | /x | Adjective |
| extractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| extensible | x/xx | Noun |
| usable | /xx | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective |
| executable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| exercisable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| spalling | /x | Noun |
| damped | / | Verb |
| volcanism | xxxx | Noun |
| peroxides | x/x | Noun |
| initiating | x/xxx | Verb |
| warhead | /x | Noun |
| projectile | x/x | Noun |
| forming | /x | Verb |
| eruptions | x/x | Noun |
| ordnance | /x | Noun |
| kilograms | /xx | Noun |
| bullets | /x | Noun |
| welding | /x | Noun |
| atmospheres | xx/ | Noun |
| shattering | /xx | Verb |
| decompression | xx/x | Noun |
| planting | /x | Verb |
| mixture | /x | Noun |
| rages | /x | Noun |
| compaction | x/x | Noun |
| bolts | / | Noun |
| cladding | /x | Noun |
| outbursts | /x | Noun |
| grenade | x/ | Noun |
| munitions | x/x | Noun |
| manufacture | xx/x | Verb |
| fracturing | /xx | Noun |
| propellant | x/x | Noun |
| cocktail | /x | Noun |
| vapors | /x | Noun |
| tempers | /x | Noun |
| loaded | /x | Verb |
| shells | / | Noun |
| speciation | /x/x | Noun |
| dusts | / | Noun |
| packed | / | Verb |
| invented | x/x | Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| accelerator | x/xxx | Noun |
| airplane | /x | Noun, Verb |
| altering | /xx | Noun |
| ammunition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| anarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| artifact | /xx | Noun |
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockbuster | /xx | Noun |
| booby | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| chemical | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chugging | /x | Noun |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| demo | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| demolition | xx/x | Noun |
| destabilizing | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distracting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| engines | /x | Adjective |
| exothermic | xx/x | Adjective |
| exponential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fuel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gunpowder | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| high explosive | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| impulsive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| instrument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| instrumentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| leftovers | /xx | Noun |
| locomotive | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| meteoric | xx/x | Adjective |
| noise | / | Noun, Verb |
| oxidizing | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| payload | /x | Noun |
| phenomenal | x/xx | Adjective |
| plastic explosive | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| popping | /x | Noun |
| powder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| product | /x | Noun, Verb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| radioactive | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| remnants | /x | Noun |
| smokeless powder | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| snapping | /x | Noun |
| spectacular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| station | /x | Noun, Verb |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| uncontrollable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uncontrolled | xx/ | Adjective |
| undesired | xx/x | Adjective |
| unexploded | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| weapon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
