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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| footing | /x | Noun, Noun |
| beachhead | /x | Noun, Noun |
| bridgehead | /x | Noun, Noun |
| gained | / | Verb |
| stronghold | /x | Noun |
| traction | /x | Noun |
| regained | x/ | Verb |
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun |
| grip | / | Noun |
| ascendency | x/xx | Noun |
| headway | /x | Noun |
| grasp | / | Noun |
| ascendancy | x/xx | Noun |
| handhold | /x | Noun |
| secured | x/ | Verb |
| reestablish | xx/x | Verb |
| wedge | / | Noun |
| clout | / | Noun |
| solidify | x/xx | Verb |
| place | / | Noun |
| attain | x/ | Verb |
| sliver | /x | Noun |
| ahold | x/ | Adverb |
| ground | / | Noun |
| territory | /xxx | Noun |
| momentum | x/x | Noun |
| wrested | /x | Verb |
| edge | / | Noun |
| dominance | /xx | Noun |
| burgeoning | /xx | Verb |
| coveted | /xx | Adjective |
| bulwark | /x | Noun |
| reach | / | Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun |
| thriving | /x | Adjective |
| refuge | /x | Noun |
| access | /x | Noun |
| dislodge | x/ | Verb |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| outpost | /x | Noun |
| position | x/x | Noun |
| monopoly | x/xx | Noun |
| bastion | /x | Noun |
| dominion | x/x | Noun |
| semblance | /x | Noun |
| conquered | /x | Verb |
| build | / | Verb |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| spot | / | Noun |
| usurp | x/ | Verb |
| boost | / | Noun |
| prominence | /xx | Noun |
| lose | / | Verb |
| stake | / | Noun |
| penetrate | /xx | Verb |
| slipping | /x | Verb |
| maintain | x/ | Verb |
| respectability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| cultivate | /xx | Verb |
| foray | /x | Noun |
| bolstering | /xx | Verb |
| leverage | /xx | Noun |
| seize | / | Verb |
| hegemony | x/xx | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun |
| cement | x/ | Noun |
| fledgling | /x | Noun |
| dominating | /xxx | Verb |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| colonize | /xx | Verb |
| snag | / | Noun |
| snatch | / | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| base | / | Noun |
| encroaching | x/x | Noun |
| niche | / | Noun |
| nascent | /x | Adjective |
| flourishing | /xx | Adjective |
| catapult | /xx | Noun |
| lucrative | /xx | Adjective |
| modicum | /xx | Noun |
| consolidate | x/xx | Verb |
| inkling | /x | Noun |
| sustain | x/ | Verb |
| occupy | /xx | Verb |
| opportunity | xx/xx | Noun |
| solace | /x | Noun |
| reassert | xx/ | Verb |
| land | / | Noun |
| floundering | /xx | Noun |
| sway | / | Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective |
| clinch | / | Noun |
| climb | / | Noun |
| notoriety | xx/xx | Noun |
| exploit | /x | Verb |
| credibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| broader | /x | Adjective |
| infiltrate | x/x | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| influence | /xx | Noun |
| stability | x/xx | Noun |
| vying | /x | Verb |
| purchase | /x | Noun |
| foothill | /x | Noun |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| footprint | /x | Noun |
| topo | /x | Noun |
| boulder | /x | Noun |
| mount | / | Noun |
| crag | / | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| fell | / | Verb |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| landfall | /x | Noun |
| rock face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hang | / | Verb |
| toft | / | Noun |
| high point | // | Phrase, Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| crop | / | Noun |
| tread | / | Noun |
| precipice | /xx | Noun |
| high ground | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pitch | / | Noun |
| stand | / | Noun |
| sole | / | Noun |
| holt | / | Name |
| bedrock | /x | Noun |
| root | / | Noun |
| landholding | /xx | Noun |
| clod | / | Noun |
| floor | / | Noun |
| scrabbling | /xx | Verb |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| firmer | /x | Adjective |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| mainland | /x | Noun |
| surer | /x | Adjective |
| adriatic | xx/x | Name |
| baltic | /x | Name |
| manchuria | x/xx | Name |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| continent | /xx | Noun |
| balkans | /x | Name |
| anchorage | /xx | Noun |
| ledge | / | Noun |
| subcontinent | x/xx | Noun |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| concession | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| counterweight | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| fulcrum | /x | Noun |
| guarantee | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| incentive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| occupation | xx/x | Noun |
| pied | / | Name, Adjective |
| presence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recess | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stalk | / | Noun, Verb |
| standpoint | /x | Noun |
| toe | / | Noun, Verb |
| walk | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| southend | /x | Name |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
