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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| aboveground | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| accumulate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| acquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airfield | /x | Noun |
| allegation | xx/x | Noun |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| amplification | xxx/x | Noun |
| amplitude | /xx | Noun |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| archipelago | xx/xx | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| army | /x | Noun |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| arrive at | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| attain | x/ | Verb |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| badlands | /x | Noun |
| barre | /x | Name, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| belly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bottomland | /xx | Noun |
| brant | / | Name, Adjective |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| brightness | /x | Noun |
| bring | / | Verb |
| bring home | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campground | /x | Noun |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cash in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| champaign | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| climbs | / | Verb, Noun |
| coastal plain | /x/ | Name, Noun |
| collect | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| common ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| computed | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| confluence | /xx | Noun |
| conquer | /x | Verb |
| conquest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| countryside | /xx | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| crushed | / | Adjective |
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dividend | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| domain | x/ | Noun |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| earn | / | Verb, Noun |
| earnings | /x | Noun |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| earthly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| eke out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| elicit | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| enhance | x/ | Verb |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| enlist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| ensure | x/ | Verb |
| equip | x/ | Verb |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| extort | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fall back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fieldwork | /x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fill out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| frequency | /xx | Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gain ground | // | Phrase, Verb |
| gained | / | Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| garner | /x | Name, Verb |
| gather | /x | Verb, Noun |
| generate | /xx | Verb |
| geological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get ahead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grassroots | // | Adjective |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| greed | / | Noun, Verb |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| grounded | /x | Adjective |
| groundwater | /xx | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| grow | / | Verb, Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb |
| happiness | /xx | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harvest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| height | / | Noun |
| hierarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| hike | / | Noun, Verb |
| hills | / | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| homeland | /x | Noun |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| improvement | x/x | Noun |
| income | /x | Noun |
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| increment | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| infantry | /xx | Noun |
| infantrymen | /xxx | Noun |
| inflow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| inland | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| instantaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| island | /x | Noun, Verb |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| isthmus | /x | Noun |
| jumps | / | Noun |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| kernel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| land | / | Noun, Verb |
| landmass | /x | Noun |
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb |
| landslide | /x | Noun, Verb |
| language | /x | Noun, Verb |
| laud | / | Noun, Verb |
| learn | / | Verb, Noun |
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| leverage | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| lis | / | Noun |
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| locally | /xx | Adverb |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| loco | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| logical | /xx | Adjective |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| lose weight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| mainland | /x | Noun |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| masa | /x | Noun |
| mash | / | Noun, Verb |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| means | / | Noun |
| meat | / | Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun |
| merits | /x | Noun |
| milled | / | Adjective |
| minced | / | Adjective |
| minefield | /x | Noun |
| mobilize | /xx | Verb |
| momentum | x/x | Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| moraine | x/ | Noun |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| motivation | xx/x | Noun |
| motive | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mould | / | Noun, Verb |
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| navigate | /xx | Verb |
| neck | / | Noun, Verb |
| ness | / | Noun |
| net | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| normalised | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| normalized | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| obtain | x/ | Verb |
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| onshore | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| outlay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| overburden | /x/x | Verb, Noun |
| overland | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| oxbow | /x | Noun |
| path | / | Noun, Verb |
| pattern | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pavement | /x | Noun |
| pay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| payout | /x | Noun |
| peninsula | x/xx | Noun |
| percent | x/ | Noun, Adverb |
| percentage | x/x | Noun |
| permafrost | xx/ | Noun |
| personalised | /xxx | Adjective |
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| piso | /x | Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| plain | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| planet | /x | Noun |
| platform | /x | Noun, Verb |
| playground | /x | Noun |
| plea | / | Noun, Verb |
| plot | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| polygon | /xx | Noun |
| position | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| powdered | /x | Adjective |
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pretext | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prevail | x/ | Verb |
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prize | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| procure | x/ | Verb |
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| profit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| profitability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| progression | x/x | Noun |
| property | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| pull in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| pulverized | /xx | Adjective |
| punish | /x | Verb |
| purchase | /x | Noun, Verb |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pursue | x/ | Verb |
| put on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pyramid | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| raise | / | Verb, Noun |
| rake in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| rally | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ramp | / | Noun, Verb |
| rangeland | /xx | Noun |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| reach | / | Verb, Noun |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| realize | /xx | Verb |
| realm | / | Noun |
| reap | / | Verb, Noun |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recede | x/ | Verb |
| receive | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| recover | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| regain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| region | /x | Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retrieve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| revenue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| reward | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rez | / | Noun, Verb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| road | / | Noun, Adjective |
| roadside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| root | / | Noun, Verb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| route | / | Noun, Verb |
| runway | /x | Noun |
| sack | / | Noun, Verb |
| sake | / | Noun |
| sand | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| scale | / | Noun, Verb |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| scope | / | Noun, Verb |
| score | / | Noun, Verb |
| seat | / | Noun, Verb |
| secure | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| seeds | / | Noun |
| seek | / | Verb, Noun |
| seize | / | Verb |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| shoot | / | Verb, Noun |
| shore | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| shredded | /x | Adjective |
| site | / | Noun, Verb |
| situ | xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| sky | / | Noun, Verb |
| slash | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| smoother | /x | Noun |
| soar | / | Verb, Noun |
| sod | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| soil | / | Noun, Verb |
| sol | / | Noun, Adjective |
| soli | /x | Noun |
| solicit | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| space | / | Noun, Verb |
| spanned | / | Verb |
| sphere | / | Noun, Verb |
| spot | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| square | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| squeeze out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stadium | /xx | Noun |
| stage | / | Noun, Verb |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| stance | / | Noun, Verb |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| steal | / | Verb, Noun |
| stopover | /xx | Noun |
| street | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| subsoil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| subsurface | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| subterranean | xx/xx | Adjective |
| succeed | x/ | Verb |
| sun | / | Noun, Verb |
| sunlight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sunny | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sunshine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| surface | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surge | / | Noun, Verb |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| sward | / | Noun, Verb |
| swirl | / | Noun, Verb |
| tack | / | Noun, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| take in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| terra | /x | Noun |
| terra firma | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| terrain | x/ | Noun |
| terrane | x/x | Noun |
| terrestrial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| territory | /xxx | Noun |
| the americas | xx/xx | Name, Noun |
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| tillage | /x | Noun |
| timber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| timberland | /xx | Noun |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun, Adverb |
| tonight | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| torque | / | Noun, Verb |
| tournament | /xx | Noun |
| track | / | Noun, Verb |
| trail | / | Noun, Verb |
| transparent | x/x | Adjective |
| turf | / | Noun, Verb |
| unbalanced | x/x | Adjective |
| underground | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| understory | /xxx | Noun |
| upland | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ushers | /x | Noun, Verb |
| utility | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| veld | x | Noun |
| venue | /x | Noun |
| victory | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| virtue | /x | Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| weight | / | Noun, Verb |
| wetland | /x | Noun |
| wherefore | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| why | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| wild | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| wilderness | /xx | Noun |
| wildlife | /x | Noun |
| winner | /x | Noun |
| withdraw | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| won | / | Verb, Noun |
| wonderland | /xx | Noun |
| woodland | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| world | / | Noun, Verb |
| worldly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| yard | / | Noun, Verb |
| yield | / | Noun, Verb |
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| zone | / | Noun, Verb |
