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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| represent | xx/ | Verb, Verb |
| account | x/ | Noun |
| show off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| turn to good account | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| narrate | /x | Verb |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| account for | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| credit | /x | Noun |
| measure up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| vouch for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dress up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| behave | x/ | Verb |
| make good on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| project | /x | Noun |
| answer to | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make the grade | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do one's part | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| settle one's account | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| speak for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| vouch | / | Verb |
| answer for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold to account | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make good | // | Phrase, Verb |
| do right by | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| answer | /x | Noun |
| serve | / | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| boast | / | Noun |
| do one's job | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective |
| look the part | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chalk up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| portray | x/ | Verb |
| look one's best | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make it up to | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| illustrate | /xx | Verb |
| exemplify | x/xx | Verb |
| show up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| acquit | x/ | Verb |
| set forth | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| write up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| acclaim | x/ | Noun |
| personify | x/xx | Verb |
| pay homage to | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| deal with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cover | /x | Noun |
| vindicate | /xx | Verb |
| get one's act together | ///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| speak volumes | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| give one's word | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun |
| count | / | Noun |
| play to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| distinguish | x/x | Verb |
| report back | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| congratulate | x/xx | Verb |
| report | x/ | Noun |
| come into one's own | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| glorify | /xx | Verb |
| perform | x/ | Verb |
| pay dividends | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| owe it to oneself | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| justify | /xx | Verb |
| figure on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear witness | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| profess | x/ | Verb |
| put over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| dignify | /xx | Verb |
| testify | /xx | Verb |
| speak out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| show | / | Noun |
| come up with the goods | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| prove | / | Verb |
| give someone to understand | //x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take into consideration | /x/xxx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put to good use | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun |
| fake it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| satisfy | /xx | Verb |
| guarantee | xx/ | Noun |
| make one's own | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hand in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| repute | x/ | Noun |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| depict | x/ | Verb |
| ingratiate | x/xx | Verb |
| characterize | /xxx | Verb |
| flatter | /x | Verb |
| explicate | /xx | Verb |
| honor | /x | Noun |
| earn one's stripes | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| show who's boss | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| present | /x | Noun |
| impersonate | x/xx | Verb |
| pretend | x/ | Verb |
| honest | /x | Adjective |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| appraise | x/ | Verb |
| act one's age | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| treat | / | Verb |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| resent | x/ | Verb |
| trust | / | Noun |
| put on a pedestal | //x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective |
| impress | x/ | Verb |
| parade | x/ | Noun |
| have a handle on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| witness | /x | Noun |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| accord | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| accountability | x/xxxx | Noun |
| accountable | x/xx | Adjective |
| accountancy | x/xx | Noun |
| accountant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adept | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| administer | x/xx | Verb |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| admit | x/ | Verb |
| adopt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| advise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| advisement | x/x | Noun |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| agree | x/ | Verb |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| aliment | xxx | Noun, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| allocate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| allot | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| alright | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| amicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| analysis | x/xx | Noun |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| anna | /x | Name |
| annals | /x | Noun |
| annan | /x | Name |
| annotation | xx/x | Noun |
| announce | x/ | Verb |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anticipates | x/xx | Verb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| appreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| appreciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| approve | x/ | Verb |
| apt | / | Adjective, Noun |
| arb | / | Noun, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| aro | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| ascertainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assignment | x/x | Noun |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| assure | x/ | Verb |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| attribute | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| audit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| auditor | /xx | Noun |
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| authorise | xxx | Verb |
| authorize | /xx | Verb |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| awaken | x/x | Verb |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aware | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| aye | / | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| backdrop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bank account | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beatific | x/xx | Adjective |
| beau | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| bel | / | Name |
| bella | /x | Name |
| belle | / | Name |
| bene | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beneficence | x/xx | Noun |
| beneficent | xx/x | Adjective |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| benevolence | x/xx | Noun |
| benevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| bequeath | x/ | Verb |
| bestow | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bien | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| biography | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| blessedness | /xx | Noun |
| blessings | /x | Noun |
| boa | /x | Noun |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bom | / | Noun |
| bon | / | Noun |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bonne | / | Noun |
| bonnie | /x | Name, Adjective |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bra | / | Noun |
| brainy | /x | Adjective |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bravo | /x | Name, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakfast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breastfeed | /x | Verb, Noun |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| briefing | /x | Noun |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| bring about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| brisk | / | Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| broadcast | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
