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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Verb |
| bomb | / | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| break down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| conk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give way | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| succeed | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| pass | / | Noun, Noun |
| manage | /x | Verb, Verb |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| falter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cannot | /x | Adjective |
| unable | x/x | Adjective |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| doomed | / | Verb |
| will | / | Noun |
| miserably | /xxx | Adverb |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| wont | / | Adjective |
| disappoint | xx/ | Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| want | / | Verb |
| forced | / | Verb |
| implode | x/ | Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| lose | / | Verb |
| strive | / | Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb |
| need | / | Noun |
| destined | /x | Verb |
| cease | / | Noun |
| struggle | /x | Noun |
| abandon | x/x | Verb |
| happen | /x | Verb |
| unwilling | x/x | Adjective |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| persevere | xx/ | Verb |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| obliged | x/ | Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| tempted | /x | Verb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| cant | / | Noun |
| impress | x/ | Verb |
| likely | /x | Adjective |
| defy | x/ | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb |
| might | / | Noun |
| adequately | /xxx | Adverb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| require | x/x | Verb |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| qualify | /xx | Verb |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| suck | / | Noun |
| deign | / | Verb |
| seem | / | Verb |
| conspire | x/x | Verb |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| survive | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| thrive | / | Verb |
| harder | /x | Adjective |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| misbehave | xx/ | Verb |
| could | / | Verb, Noun |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| persist | x/ | Verb |
| miss | / | Name |
| invariably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| help | / | Noun |
| seek | / | Verb |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| hesitate | /xx | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| misunderstand | xxx/ | Verb |
| successfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| prove | / | Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| recognize | /xx | Verb |
| dismally | /xx | Adverb |
| inspire | x/ | Verb |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| properly | /xx | Adverb |
| fall down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| disagree | xx/ | Verb |
| founder | /x | Noun |
| abort | x/ | Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| fall | / | Noun |
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall flat | // | Phrase, Verb |
| omit | x/ | Verb |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fall over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| default | x/ | Noun |
| reject | x/ | Verb |
| blow | / | Noun |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slip | / | Noun |
| forsake | x/ | Verb |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| fritz | / | Name |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| forfeit | /x | Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| finish | /x | Noun |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| displease | x/ | Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| fall in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| depart | x/ | Verb |
| truck | / | Noun |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| fade | / | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| disobey | xx/ | Verb |
| beef | / | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun |
| pass off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| misstep | x/ | Noun |
| trip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dysfunction | x/x | Noun |
| stink | / | Noun |
| screw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hereof | x/ | Adverb |
| deterrence | x/x | Noun |
| spectacularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| materialize | x/xxx | Verb |
| disastrously | x/xx | Adverb |
| shear | / | Noun |
| graduate | /xx | Verb |
| abeyance | x/x | Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| adjudicate | x/xx | Verb |
| adjusted | x/x | Adjective |
| ads | / | Noun, Adjective |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| aground | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| announcements | x/x | Noun |
| archimedean | xx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| ball up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ballots | /x | Noun |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| bids | / | Noun |
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blunder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bollocks | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dan | / | Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| declarations | xx/x | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| defraud | x/ | Verb |
| delivered | x/x | Adjective |
| delude | x/ | Verb |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| desist | x/ | Verb |
| deteriorate | x/xxx | Verb |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dispense | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drowned | / | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| economical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ent | / | Noun, Verb |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exception | x/x | Noun |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| falla | /x | Name |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| flaw | / | Noun, Verb |
| fluff | / | Noun, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| fulfil | x/ | Verb |
| fumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| grade | / | Noun, Verb |
| heavyweights | /xx | Verb |
| improbable | x/xx | Adjective |
| judgement | /x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| l | x | Noun, Adjective |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| lincoln | /x | Name |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| malfunction | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| map | / | Noun, Verb |
| mesa | /x | Noun |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| muck up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| muff | / | Noun, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| overlook | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overreach | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| pull off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| refrain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| rejection | x/x | Noun |
| renege | x/ | Verb |
| resist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ruling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| see | / | Verb, Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shatter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| shipwreck | /x | Noun, Verb |
| show | / | Verb, Noun |
| skip | / | Verb, Noun |
| spoil | / | Verb, Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| stumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| subvert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| success | x/ | Noun |
| take it on the chin | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| test | / | Noun, Verb |
| twofold | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| unravel | x/x | Verb |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| wait | / | Verb, Noun |
| win | / | Verb, Noun |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| wreck | / | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
