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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| prevent | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| foresee | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| preclude | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| forbid | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| foreclose | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| counter | /x | Verb, Verb |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| curtail | x/ | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| orchestrate | /xx | Verb |
| engender | x/x | Verb |
| expedite | /xx | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| banish | /x | Verb |
| quash | / | Verb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| disentangle | xx/x | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb |
| abate | x/ | Noun |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| insure | x/ | Verb |
| mediate | /xx | Verb |
| insulate | /xx | Verb |
| initiate | x/xx | Verb |
| fashioning | /xx | Noun |
| scuttle | /x | Verb |
| combatting | x/x | Verb |
| expunge | x/ | Verb |
| procure | x/ | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb |
| precipitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| hasten | /x | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| effectuate | x/xx | Verb |
| dissuade | x/ | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| safeguard | /x | Noun |
| necessitate | x/xx | Verb |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| concomitant | x/xx | Noun |
| foretell | x/ | Verb |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| deflect | x/ | Verb |
| deter | x/ | Verb |
| quell | / | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| vanquish | /x | Verb |
| coerce | x/ | Verb |
| interpose | xx/ | Verb |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| resorting | x/x | Verb |
| enjoin | x/ | Verb |
| perpetrate | /xx | Verb |
| supplant | x/ | Verb |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| evict | x/ | Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| wrest | / | Verb |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| repel | x/ | Verb |
| inflame | x/ | Verb |
| disallow | xx/ | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| institutionalize | xx/xxx | Verb |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| foment | /x | Verb |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| conspire | x/x | Verb |
| wreak | / | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| extinguish | x/x | Verb |
| abet | x/ | Noun |
| barring | /x | Verb |
| contemplate | /xx | Verb |
| entice | x/ | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| impending | x/x | Adjective |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| underwrite | /xx | Verb |
| preserve | x/ | Verb |
| galvanize | /xx | Verb |
| entrench | x/ | Verb |
| postpone | x/ | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| detect | x/ | Verb |
| pester | /x | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| pacify | /xx | Verb |
| annihilate | x/xx | Verb |
| usurp | x/ | Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb |
| debar | x/ | Noun |
| inflict | x/ | Verb |
| enact | x/ | Verb |
| obviate | /xx | Verb |
| amass | x/ | Verb |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| liberate | /xx | Verb |
| oust | / | Verb |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| elicit | x/x | Verb |
| impoverishment | x/xx | Noun |
| intending | x/x | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| assist | x/ | Verb |
| perturb | x/ | Verb |
| forbear | x/ | Verb |
| stall | / | Noun |
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| guard against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| abstain | x/ | Verb |
| intercept | xx/ | Noun |
| unionization | xxx/x | Noun |
| eventuality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| frustrate | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| head off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| outpace | /x | Verb |
| outstrip | x/ | Verb |
| predict | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| scotch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| spoil | / | Verb, Noun |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| warn | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
