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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| acacia | x/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| alpine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| amoral | x/x | Adjective |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| apolitical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| arsenic | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| asses | /x | Noun |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| asteroid | /xx | Noun |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| balboa | x/x | Name |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bearing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| boulder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calcium | /xx | Noun |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculus | /xx | Noun |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| capsize | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| cave | / | Noun, Verb |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| chair | / | Noun, Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| climber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| climbing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| clumps | / | Noun |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coat | / | Noun, Verb |
| cobble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conglomerate | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| coral | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| crab | / | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deeply | /x | Adverb |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| desperately | /xxx | Adverb |
| diamond | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| dolomite | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| duro | /x | Name |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective |
| electricity | xx/xx | Noun |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| equally | /xx | Adverb |
| erect | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| every bit | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| faceless | /x | Adjective |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fallible | /xx | Adjective |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| façade | // | Noun |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| fictive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| flagstones | /x | Noun |
| flint | / | Noun, Verb |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| format | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| fragments | /x | Noun |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| furiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gavel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gem | / | Noun, Verb |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| granite | /x | Noun |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gravel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grenadier | x/xx | Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hammer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardcore | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardware | /x | Noun |
| hardwood | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| harte | / | Name |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heartily | /xx | Adverb |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| herd | / | Noun, Verb |
| heterogeneous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| homogeneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| horny | /x | Adjective |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hydrocarbon | xx/x | Noun |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb |
| idealized | x/xx | Adjective |
| identifiable | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| igneous | /xx | Adjective |
| igneous rock | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| improperly | x/xx | Adverb |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| intemperate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| interact | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| intermetallic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ir | // | Name, Adjective |
| ironclad | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| island | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| kaya | /x | Name |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| knockout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| knowable | /xx | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lava | /x | Noun |
| ledges | /x | Noun |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| limestone | /x | Noun |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| magma | /x | Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mal | / | Noun |
| manly | /x | Adjective, Name |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| marble | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mercilessly | /xxx | Adverb |
| metal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mineral | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| moonstone | /x | Noun |
| mortar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mountain | /x | Noun |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| mule | / | Noun, Verb |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nameless | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| nugget | /x | Noun, Verb |
| objectified | x/xx | Adjective |
| obsessed | x/ | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| ore | / | Noun |
| ossified | /xx | Adjective |
| outcrop | // | Noun, Verb |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| overburden | /x/x | Verb, Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| paleozoic | xxx/x | Name, Adjective |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| passionately | /xxx | Adverb |
| paved | / | Adjective |
| pebble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| penal | /x | Adjective |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| perfected | x/x | Adjective |
| persevering | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| persistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| peter | /x | Name, Verb |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| petrous | xx | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pi | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| picky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pierre | x/ | Name |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| planet | /x | Noun |
| pole | / | Noun, Verb |
| polymer | /xx | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| pop | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| predefined | xx/ | Adjective |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| printable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pumice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| punk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| punk rock | // | Phrase, Noun |
| quartzite | // | Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| quintessential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| rare | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rattle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| reddish | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| resolutely | /xxx | Adverb |
| rigid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| ring | / | Noun, Verb |
| riprap | // | Noun, Verb |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| roc | / | Name |
| roch | / | Name |
| roche | / | Name |
| rock and roll | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| rock candy | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| rocked | / | Verb |
| rocker | /x | Noun |
| rocky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| roll | / | Noun, Verb |
| roque | / | Name |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| roundly | /x | Adverb |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sand | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sauce | / | Noun, Verb |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| scheming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrape | / | Verb, Noun |
| sedimentary rock | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sentient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| shale | / | Noun, Verb |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shingle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shook | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| silica | /xx | Noun |
| silicate | /xx | Noun |
| sill | / | Noun, Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sincerely | x/x | Adverb |
| skirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| smelt | / | Verb, Noun |
| snag | / | Noun, Verb |
| so | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| soured | /x | Adjective |
| spain | / | Name |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stale | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| star | / | Noun, Verb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| steely | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stepping stone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sterile | /x | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sticky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| stone | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| stonework | /x | Noun |
| stony | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| streak | / | Noun, Verb |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| subgrade | /x | Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| swag | / | Noun, Verb |
| sway | / | Noun, Verb |
| sword | / | Noun, Verb |
| tailings | /x | Noun |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tangible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| tertiary | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| tireless | /xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| tor | / | Noun, Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| totter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tree | / | Noun, Verb |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| trying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unabated | xx/x | Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| unknowing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| untiring | x/x | Adjective |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| urgently | /xx | Adverb |
| utility | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| vehemently | /xxx | Adverb |
| velar | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| versatile | /xx | Adjective |
| version | /x | Noun, Verb |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| vexed | / | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| vitreous | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| volcanic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| warmly | /x | Adverb |
| waver | /x | Verb, Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| whiskey | /x | Noun |
| whisky | /x | Noun |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| wood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| woody | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yan | / | Name |
| zeolite | /xx | Noun |
