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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| congestion | x/x | Noun |
| deadlock | /x | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun |
| partisanship | /xxx | Noun |
| divisiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| traffic | /x | Noun |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun |
| acrimony | /xxx | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| beltway | /x | Noun |
| disunity | x/xx | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Noun |
| pandemonium | xx/xx | Noun |
| bedlam | /x | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| bickering | /xx | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| delays | x/ | Noun |
| dysfunction | x/x | Noun |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| paralyzing | /xxx | Noun |
| inefficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| standstill | /x | Noun |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| factionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| ennui | x/x | Noun |
| disruption | x/x | Noun |
| overcrowding | /xxx | Noun |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun |
| craziness | /xx | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| gerrymandering | xx/xx | Noun |
| parochialism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| snowstorm | /x | Noun |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| polarization | xxx/x | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| rancor | /x | Noun |
| squabbling | /xx | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| incompetence | x/xx | Noun |
| roadblock | /x | Noun |
| idiocy | /xxx | Noun |
| tedium | /xx | Noun |
| bureaucracy | x/xx | Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| indecisiveness | x/xxx | Noun |
| intractability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| freeways | /x | Noun |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| smog | / | Noun |
| disorganization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| complacency | x/xx | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| block | / | Noun |
| intersection | xx/x | Noun |
| traffic island | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| highway | /x | Noun |
| central reservation | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| crossroads | /x | Noun |
| crossing | /x | Noun |
| interchange | xx/ | Noun |
| concurrency | x/xx | Noun |
| choke | / | Verb |
| slow lane | // | Phrase, Noun |
| black spot | // | Name, Name |
| barrier | /xx | Noun |
| street | / | Noun |
| main road | // | Name, Name |
| roadway | /x | Noun |
| blacktop | /x | Noun |
| lanes | / | Noun |
| gorge | / | Noun |
| interstate | xx/ | Noun |
| agglomeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| intrastate | xx/ | Noun |
| dual carriageway | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| railroad crossing | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| divider | x/x | Noun |
| trunk road | // | Phrase, Noun |
| thoroughfare | /xx | Noun |
| expressway | x/x | Noun |
| toll road | // | Phrase, Noun |
| brake | / | Noun |
| carriageway | /xx | Noun |
| junction | /x | Noun |
| route | / | Noun |
| corridor | /xx | Noun |
| mired | / | Verb |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| legislative | /xxx | Adjective |
| break | / | Verb |
| congressional | x/xx | Adjective |
| bureaucratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| pollution | x/x | Noun |
| stuck | / | Verb |
| suburban | x/x | Adjective |
| washington | /xx | Name |
| trapped | / | Verb |
| governmental | /xxx | Adjective |
| perpetual | x/xx | Adjective |
| ending | /x | Verb |
| institutional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| consequences | /xxx | Noun |
| potential | x/x | Noun |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| near | / | Adjective |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| causing | /x | Verb |
| caught | / | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| political | x/xx | Adjective |
| frequency | /xx | Noun |
| regulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| creating | x/x | Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| strategic | x/x | Adjective |
| kind | / | Noun |
| lead | / | Verb |
| solution | x/x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| resulted | x/x | Verb |
| state | / | Noun |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| constitutional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| administrative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| occurs | x/ | Verb |
| organizational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| autonomy | x/xx | Noun |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| challenges | /xx | Verb |
| constraints | x/ | Verb |
| crowding | /x | Noun |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| frictions | /x | Noun |
| gating | /x | Noun |
| impediments | x/xx | Noun |
| inadequacies | x/xxx | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| jam | / | Noun, Verb |
| limitations | xx/x | Noun |
| lock | / | Noun, Verb |
| palsy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| saturation | xx/x | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| straitjacket | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| underdevelopment | xxx/xx | Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
