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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abject | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| addressed | x/ | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| afield | x/ | Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| alan | /x | Name |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| alleging | x/x | Noun |
| allen | /x | Name |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| alright | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| ambition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| amply | /x | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| apotheosis | xxx/x | Noun |
| apparition | xx/x | Noun |
| appreciably | x/xx | Adverb |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| archetype | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| aspirational | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| bait | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| beau ideal | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| belief | x/ | Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bien | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bis | / | Noun, Adverb |
| broadly | /x | Adverb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| changed | / | Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| commencing | x/x | Verb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| composed | x/ | Adjective |
| comprise | x/ | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conceivable | x/xx | Adjective |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conception | x/x | Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conducive | x/x | Adjective |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| convex | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| cos | / | Noun |
| credo | /x | Noun |
| creed | / | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| dans | / | Verb |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| decidedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| definitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| des | / | Noun |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| desired | x/x | Adjective |
| determinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| directed | x/x | Adjective |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| distinctly | x/x | Adverb |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| dramatically | x/xx | Adverb |
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| eastern | /x | Adjective |
| edenic | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endpoint | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enormously | x/xx | Adverb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| entirely | x/xx | Adverb |
| ethic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ethos | /x | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exactly | x/x | Adverb |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| excellence | /xx | Noun |
| excellency | //x | Noun |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| exemplar | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| exemplary | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| extensively | x/xx | Adverb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| extremist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| faraway | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| faring | /x | Noun |
| faultless | /x | Adjective |
| favoured | /x | Adjective |
| fern | / | Noun |
| fetched | / | Verb, Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| firmly | /x | Adverb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| flawless | /x | Adjective |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fully | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| goal | / | Noun, Verb |
| golden | /x | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| heretofore | xx/ | Adverb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| hitherto | /x/ | Adverb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hypothetical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| idealised | x/xx | Adjective |
| idealism | x/xx | Noun |
| idealistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| idealized | x/xx | Adjective |
| ideally | x/x | Adverb |
| ideals | x/ | Adverb |
| ideology | xx/xx | Noun |
| idol | /x | Noun |
| immoderate | x/xx | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| incomparably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| infinitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| insofar | /xx | Adverb |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb |
| invisible | x/xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| involving | x/x | Verb |
| iv | / | Name, Adjective |
| japan | x/ | Name, Verb |
| japanese | xx/ | Adjective, Name |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| l | x | Noun, Adjective |
| lang | / | Noun, Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| learned | / | Adjective, Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| loin | / | Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| makes | / | Verb |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| markedly | /xx | Adverb |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| measurement | /xx | Noun |
| model | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| mountainous | /xx | Adjective |
| mucho | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| nays | / | Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| norm | / | Noun, Verb |
| northern | /x | Adjective, Name |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| noticeably | /xxx | Adverb |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nowadays | /xx | Adverb |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| off the beaten track | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| once | / | Adverb, Noun |
| opportune | xx/ | Adjective |
| optimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| optimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| optimum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| origin | /xx | Noun |
| originating | x/xxx | Verb |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| outlying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| pair | / | Noun, Verb |
| par | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| para | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| paradigm | /xx | Noun |
| paragon | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| per | / | Adjective, Noun |
| perceive | x/ | Verb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| perfection | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| perfectly | /xx | Adverb |
| perform | x/ | Verb |
| philosophy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| platonic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| posited | /xx | Verb |
| precepts | /x | Noun |
| preferable | /xxx | Adjective |
| preferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| presently | /xx | Adverb |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| previously | /xxx | Adverb |
| principles | /xx | Adverb |
| privileged | /x | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| property | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| prototypical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| provenance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| proverb | /x | Noun, Verb |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| pursued | x/ | Verb |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| qualified | /xx | Adjective |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| realistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| regarding | x/x | Noun |
| relationship | x/xx | Noun |
| relative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| remote | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| removed | x/ | Adjective |
| repeat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rwandan | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| saint | / | Noun, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| scope | / | Noun, Verb |
| seamless | /x | Adjective |
| see | / | Verb, Noun |
| selections | x/x | Noun |
| selfsame | // | Noun, Adjective |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| sharply | /x | Adverb |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| situated | /xxx | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| snug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| southern | /x | Adjective, Name |
| southwest | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| starting | /x | Noun |
| static | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| strongly | /x | Adverb |
| substantially | x/xx | Adverb |
| suitable | /xx | Adjective |
| suited | /x | Adjective |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| the | x | Adverb, Noun |
| them | / | Noun |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| theory | /x | Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thinking | /x | Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| to | / | Adverb, Noun |
| too | / | Adverb |
| torque | / | Noun, Verb |
| totally | /xx | Adverb |
| towards | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| typical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unchanging | x/x | Adjective |
| uncharted | x/x | Adjective |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unique | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| universalism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| unparalleled | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unsuitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| using | /x | Noun |
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| utopia | x/xx | Noun |
| utopian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uttermost | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| value | /x | Noun, Verb |
| van | / | Noun, Verb |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| vastly | /x | Adverb |
| ver | / | Noun |
| versus | /x | Noun |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| via | /x | Noun |
| view | / | Noun, Verb |
| virtue | /x | Noun |
| vision | /x | Noun, Verb |
| visionary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| weil | / | Noun |
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| what | / | Adverb, Noun |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| whoever | x/x | |
| whom | / | Noun |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| widely | /x | Adverb |
| wild | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| xi | / | Noun |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
