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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abridged | x/ | Adjective |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| abstracts | /x | Noun |
| accelerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| accumulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| aims | / | Verb |
| alight | x/ | Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| ambitions | x/x | Noun |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aneurysm | /x/x | Noun |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| anticipations | xxx/x | Adjective |
| anxieties | x/xx | Noun |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| anyways | /xx | Adverb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ascend | x/ | Verb |
| ascension | x/x | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| aspirations | xx/x | Noun |
| assumptions | x/x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| attitudes | /xx | Adjective |
| attributions | /x/x | Noun |
| autumn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| avalanche | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| bean | / | Noun, Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| behaviorist | x/xx | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beliefs | x/ | Noun |
| belongs | x/ | Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boil down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| brusque | / | Adjective, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cad | / | Name |
| caper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| cartesian | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| chow | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chutes | / | Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| claims | / | Noun, Verb |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| clipped | / | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| commitments | x/x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| conceptions | x/x | Noun |
| concerns | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| condensed | x/ | Adjective |
| congregate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| copernican | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| courts | / | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| darwinian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| decadence | /xx | Noun |
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| declines | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decreases | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| delays | x/ | Verb |
| demands | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| derivation | xx/x | Noun |
| deriving | x/x | Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| desires | x/x | Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| devaluation | xxx/x | Noun |
| devalue | x/x | Verb |
| devolve | x/ | Verb |
| die away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| digest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dips | / | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| disappearance | xx/x | Noun |
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun |
| dismount | xx | Verb, Noun |
| disobedient | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ditch | / | Noun, Verb |
| dives | / | Noun |
| docs | / | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downhill | // | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| downslope | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| drifts | / | Noun, Verb |
| drip | / | Noun, Verb |
| droop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drops | / | Verb, Noun |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ease off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ease up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| eases | /x | Verb, Noun |
| election | x/x | Noun |
| emphases | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| enrol | /x | Verb |
| enroll | x/ | Verb |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| estimates | /xx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exodus | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expectancies | x/xx | Noun |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| expects | x/ | Verb |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fall down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall in love | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| falls | / | Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| fears | / | Noun |
| few | / | Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| flag | / | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fleeting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| flow | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| forecasts | x/ | Noun |
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| functionalist | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| fuzzy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| glance | / | Noun, Verb |
| goals | / | Adjective |
| going | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gravestone | /x | Noun |
| gutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| hat | / | Noun, Verb |
| headstone | /x | Noun |
| height | / | Noun |
| hopes | / | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| imminent | /xx | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| increases | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| indian summer | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| indulge | x/ | Verb |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| inscribe | x/ | Verb |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| intervention | xx/x | Noun |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keynesian | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| knock | / | Verb, Noun |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lands | / | Verb |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| leaves | / | Noun |
| leech | / | Noun, Verb |
| lengthened | /x | Adjective |
| lengthier | /xx | Adjective |
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| let up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| lift | / | Verb, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| longish | /x | Adjective |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| lows | / | Noun |
| malthusian | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun |
| midget | /x | Noun |
| mind | / | Noun, Verb |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| monetarist | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| nain | / | Name |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| needs | / | Noun, Adverb |
| neoclassical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| news | / | Noun, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nightfall | /x | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| november | x/x | Name |
| objectives | x/x | Noun |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| october | x/x | Name, Verb |
| odds | / | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ouster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ousting | /x | Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| outlooks | /x | Noun |
| overdrawn | /x/ | Adjective |
| overthrow | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| pares | / | Noun, Verb |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pass | / | Verb, Noun |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
| perceptions | x/x | Noun |
| perspectives | x/x | Noun |
| pertain | x/ | Verb |
| petit | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| petite | x/ | Adjective, Name |
| phare | / | Name |
| pin | / | Noun, Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plop | / | Noun, Verb |
| plunges | /x | Verb, Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| pounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| precipitate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| predictions | x/x | Noun |
| prefatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| priorities | x/xx | Adjective |
| projections | x/x | Noun |
| prompt | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| prospective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| prospects | /x | Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| queues | / | Noun |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| rain | / | Noun, Verb |
| raise | / | Verb, Noun |
| rank | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| rapid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| re | / | Noun |
| recede | x/ | Verb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| reductions | x/x | Verb |
| referral | x/x | Noun |
| register | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| regression | x/x | Noun |
| relate | x/ | Verb |
| remain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| removal | x/x | Noun |
| requirements | x/x | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| restricted | x/x | Adjective |
| retraction | x/x | Noun |
| retreats | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ricardian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| rises | /x | Verb, Noun |
| roll | / | Noun, Verb |
| roll down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rout | / | Noun, Verb |
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ryan | /x | Name |
| sags | / | Noun, Verb |
| scant | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| season | /x | Noun, Verb |
| seen | / | Verb, Noun |
| seller | /x | Noun |
| send | / | Verb, Noun |
| sentiment | /xx | Noun |
| sep | / | Name |
| sept | / | Name |
| september | x/x | Name |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| settle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shedding | /x | Noun |
| shine | / | Verb, Noun |
| short and sweet | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| short circuit | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| shorten | /x | Verb, Noun |
| shortfall | /x | Noun |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| shorts | / | Noun |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| shortstop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shorty | /x | Name |
| shrink | / | Verb, Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| shrivel | /x | Verb |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| sinks | / | Noun, Verb |
| skid | / | Noun, Verb |
| skirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sleet | / | Noun, Verb |
| slides | / | Noun, Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slips | / | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| slumps | / | Noun, Verb |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sms | x | Name, Verb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| snow | / | Noun, Verb |
| snowfall | /x | Noun |
| snub | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| somme | / | Name |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sparsely | /x | Adverb |
| spat | / | Verb, Noun |
| speculations | xx/x | Noun |
| speedy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| spill | / | Noun, Verb |
| spring | / | Noun, Verb |
| squat | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stakes | / | Noun |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| steep | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stocky | /x | Adjective |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| streamlined | /x | Adjective |
| strike | / | Noun, Verb |
| stubby | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stumbles | /x | Noun |
| stumpy | /x | Adjective, Name |
| substandard | x/x | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| sudden | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| suffrage | /x | Noun |
| sum | / | Noun, Verb |
| summaries | /xx | Noun |
| summarise | /x/ | Verb |
| summarize | /xx | Verb |
| summer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surrender | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| swift | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| swoop | / | Noun, Verb |
| synopsis | x/x | Noun |
| synthesis | /xx | Noun |
| synthesize | /xx | Verb |
| synthetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| takedown | /x | Noun |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| taper | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| tender | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| testy | /x | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tiny | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tomb | / | Noun, Verb |
| tombstone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| topple | /x | Verb, Noun |
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| trees | / | Noun |
| trip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| truncate | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| tumbles | /x | Verb, Noun |
| twilight | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unawares | xx/ | Adverb |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| undervalue | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective |
| unprepared | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unstressed | x/ | Adjective |
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| upgrade | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| upturn | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| valuations | xx/x | Noun |
| values | /x | Noun |
| vanish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| vendor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| waits | / | Noun |
| wane | / | Verb, Noun |
| waterfall | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| weather | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| week | / | Noun |
| whatever | x/x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| winter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wishes | /x | Verb |
| wither | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| writs | / | Noun |
| year | / | Noun |
| you | / | Verb, Noun |
| young | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
