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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| penniless | /xx | Adjective |
| pinched | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| broke | / | Verb |
| destitute | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| badly off | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| indigent | /xx | Noun |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| indebted | x/x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| used up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| insolvent | x/x | Adjective |
| stumped | / | Verb |
| jacked up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| down at heel | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| naked | /x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| overdue | /x/ | Adjective |
| out of pocket | ///x | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| unemployed | xx/ | Adjective |
| illiquid | x/x | Noun |
| under the weather | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| dried up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| stingy | /x | Adjective |
| luckless | /x | Adjective |
| aground | x/ | Adverb |
| surplus to requirements | /x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| ungenerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Noun |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| stranded | /x | Adjective |
| washed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| delinquent | x/x | Noun |
| stuffed | / | Adjective |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| dispossessed | xx/ | Verb |
| dried out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| importunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| scarce | / | Adjective |
| stiff | / | Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| deadbeat | /x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb |
| devoid | x/ | Noun |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| ungainly | x/x | Adjective |
| screwed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| resting | /x | Verb |
| upset | x/ | Noun |
| poorly | /x | 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 |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| awake | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| 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 |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| benchmarking | /xx | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| 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 |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deeply | /x | Adverb |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| 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 |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective |
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| erect | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| erection | x/x | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| finding | /x | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| finished | /x | Adjective |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| focus | /x | 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 |
| functioning | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| furiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardcore | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
