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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abhorrence | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accommodated | x/xxx | Verb |
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| achieved | x/ | Adjective |
| acta | /x | Name |
| acted | /x | Verb |
| adhered | x/ | Verb |
| adjudicative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| administered | x/xx | Verb |
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun |
| advocated | /xxx | Adjective |
| affirmed | x/ | Adjective |
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective |
| agreed | x/ | Adjective |
| alleged | x/ | Adjective |
| amended | x/x | Adjective |
| anthropocentric | xxx/x | Adjective |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appellate | x/x | Adjective |
| applauded | x/x | Verb |
| appreciated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| apprehended | xx/x | Adjective |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| argued | /x | Verb |
| arranged | x/ | Adjective |
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| assembled | x/x | Verb |
| asserted | x/x | Adjective |
| assumed | x/ | Adjective |
| astonishment | x/xx | Noun |
| attended | x/x | Adjective |
| attire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| been | / | Verb |
| believed | x/ | Verb |
| blamed | / | Adjective |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bound | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| brought | / | Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bureau | /x | Noun |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| captured | /x | Adjective |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| celebrated | /xxx | Adjective |
| chagrin | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cherished | /x | Adjective |
| chosen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| claimed | / | Name |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| collected | x/x | Adjective |
| combine | /x | Verb, Noun |
| commemorated | x/xxx | Verb |
| commended | x/x | Verb |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| compelled | x/ | Adjective |
| completed | x/x | Adjective |
| complicates | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| concluded | x/x | Adjective |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| condescension | xx/x | Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| confined | x/ | Adjective |
| conserved | x/ | Adjective |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| consortium | x/xx | Noun |
| consternation | xx/x | Noun |
| contained | x/ | Adjective |
| contempt of court | x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| contended | x/x | Verb |
| contestable | x/xx | Adjective |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| convene | x/ | Verb |
| convict | /x | Verb, Noun |
| corpus | /x | Noun |
| costume | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| countervailing | /xxx | Adjective |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| criticism | /xxx | Noun |
| curated | x/x | Adjective |
| custody | /xx | Noun |
| cynicism | /xxx | Noun |
| dealt | / | Noun |
| decade | x/ | Noun |
| decided | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| declared | x/ | Adjective |
| decorum | x/x | Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deducted | x/x | Verb |
| deemed | / | Adjective |
| defended | x/x | Verb |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| delivered | x/x | Adjective |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| denigration | /xxx | Noun |
| department | x/x | Noun |
| deposited | x/xx | Verb |
| derision | x/x | Noun |
| despise | x/ | Verb |
| detained | x/ | Verb |
| detainee | xx/ | Noun |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| determined | x/x | Adjective |
| detestation | x//x | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| developed | x/x | Adjective |
| devoted | x/x | Adjective |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| directed | x/x | Adjective |
| directorate | x/xx | Noun |
| disapproval | xx/x | Noun |
| disciplinary | /xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| discussed | x/ | Verb |
| disdain | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dismay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| displeasure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disposed | x/ | Adjective |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disrespect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| distaste | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distrust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| domiciled | xx/ | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| drawn | / | Adjective |
| dress | / | Noun, Verb |
| dumping | /x | Noun |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| effected | x/x | Adjective |
| embraced | x/ | Adjective |
| engaged | x/ | Adjective |
| enjoined | x/ | Verb |
| enshrined | x/ | Verb |
| entered | /x | Verb |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| established | x/x | Adjective |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| exercised | /xx | Adjective |
| exerted | x/x | Verb |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| expressed | x/ | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| faint | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fallacious | x/x | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| felt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| filled | / | Adjective |
| flouting | /x | Noun |
| followed | /x | Verb |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| forum | /x | Noun |
| fought | / | Noun |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fulfilled | x/ | Adjective |
| gathered | /x | Adjective |
| gave | / | Adjective |
| got | / | Verb, Noun |
| granted | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Adjective |
| had | / | Verb |
| hailed | / | Verb |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| heard | / | Adjective, Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honoured | /x | Adjective |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| housed | / | Adjective |
| humiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| identified | x/xx | Noun |
| implemented | /xxx | Adjective |
| impounded | x/x | Verb |
| imprisoned | x/x | Verb |
| incarcerated | x/xxx | Verb |
| incredulity | xx/xx | Noun |
| incubated | /xxx | Verb |
| incurred | x/ | Verb |
| indifference | x/xx | Noun |
| infringement | x/x | Noun |
| ingrained | x/ | Adjective |
| inheritance | x/xx | Noun |
| initiated | x/xxx | Verb |
| inmate | /x | Noun |
| insult | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| interlocutory | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| interned | /x | Verb |
| jailed | / | Adjective |
| judged | / | Verb |
| judicial | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| kept | / | Name |
| lasted | /x | Verb |
| launched | / | Verb |
| led | / | Adjective, Noun |
| leer | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| left | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| libel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lieu | / | Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| loathing | /x | Noun |
| located | /xx | Adjective |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| maintain | x/ | Verb |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| managed | /x | Verb |
| mandamus | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mandated | /xx | Adjective |
| manned | / | Adjective |
| marked | / | Adjective |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| mind | / | Noun, Verb |
| miniscule | /xx | Adjective |
| minutes | /x | Noun |
| misconceived | xx/ | Adjective |
| mission | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mistaken | x/x | Adjective |
| mistrust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mockery | /xx | Noun |
| mounted | /x | Adjective |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| obligated | /xxx | Adjective |
| obligation | xx/x | Noun |
| obliged | x/ | Adjective |
| observed | x/ | Verb |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| occupied | /xx | Adjective |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| offence | x/ | Noun |
| offender | x/x | Noun |
| offered | /x | Verb |
| opened | /x | Adjective |
| operation | xx/x | Noun |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| organise | xxx | Verb |
| organised | xxx | Adjective |
| organization | xxx/x | Noun |
| organize | /xx | Verb |
| outfit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| outrage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| owned | / | Adjective |
| participated | x/xxx | Verb |
| performed | x/ | Verb |
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| planned | / | Adjective |
| played | / | Adjective |
| positioned | x/x | Adjective |
| possessed | x/ | Adjective |
| possession | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| possessory | x/xx | Adjective |
| power | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| preconceived | xx/ | Adjective |
| prerogative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| presented | x/x | Adjective |
| preserved | x/ | Adjective |
| prevalent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prisoner | /xx | Noun |
| pro | / | Adjective, Noun |
| proceeded | x/x | Verb |
| programme | /x | Noun, Verb |
| provided | x/x | Verb |
| pursued | x/ | Verb |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| ran | / | Noun |
| reached | / | Noun |
| realized | /xx | Adjective |
| reared | / | Verb |
| recognized | /xx | Adjective |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| recordkeeping | /xxx | Noun |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| remained | x/ | Verb |
| remanded | x/x | Verb |
| rendered | /x | Verb |
| requested | x/x | Adjective |
| require | x/x | Verb |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| rescheduled | x/x | Verb |
| respectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retained | x/ | Adjective |
| retinue | /xx | Noun |
| reunited | xx/x | Adjective |
| ridicule | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| rooted | /x | Adjective |
| ruled | / | Adjective |
| sacrosanct | /xx | Adjective |
| said | / | Adjective, Noun |
| saluted | x/x | Verb |
| saved | / | Adjective |
| scheduled | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| scorn | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrubs | / | Verb |
| seen | / | Verb, Noun |
| seized | / | Verb |
| selected | x/x | Adjective |
| served | / | Verb |
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| shared | / | Adjective |
| signed | / | Adjective |
| site | / | Noun, Verb |
| slated | /x | Adjective |
| sneer | / | Noun, Verb |
| spent | / | Adjective |
| spite | / | Noun, Verb |
| sponsored | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| staged | / | Adjective |
| stain | / | Noun, Verb |
| stated | /x | Adjective |
| stigma | /x | Noun |
| stood | / | Verb |
| stopped | / | Adjective |
| stored | / | Verb |
| stranded | /x | Adjective |
| structured | /x | Adjective |
| stuck | / | Adjective, Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| submitted | x/x | Verb |
| suit | / | Noun, Verb |
| supported | x/x | Adjective |
| supposed | x/ | Adjective |
| sustained | x/ | Adjective |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| talks | / | Noun |
| team | / | Noun, Verb |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| tenure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| trampling | /x | Noun |
| trapped | / | Adjective |
| treat | / | Verb, Noun |
| tried | / | Adjective |
| undertaken | /xxx | Verb |
| underwent | xx/ | Verb, Adjective |
| undress | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| unexamined | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfolded | x/x | Adjective |
| unfounded | x/x | Adjective |
| unfurled | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| uniform | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| universalist | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| unsubstantiated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| upheld | x/ | Verb |
| used | / | Verb, Adjective |
| venue | /x | Noun |
| view | / | Noun, Verb |
| violation | xx/x | Noun |
| waged | / | Verb |
| wanted | /x | Adjective |
| welcomed | /x | Adjective |
| will | / | Verb, Noun |
| wished | / | Verb |
| withheld | x/ | Adjective |
| worked | / | Adjective |
| york | / | Name, Verb |
