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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| coup | / | Noun, Noun |
| scrum | / | Noun |
| revolt | x/ | Noun |
| power struggle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| invasion | x/x | Noun |
| occupation | xx/x | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| cold war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| onslaught | /x | Noun |
| incursion | x/x | Noun |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| clash | / | Noun |
| intifada | xx/x | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| grab | / | Noun |
| home invasion | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| jihad | /x | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| conquest | /x | Noun |
| depredation | xx/x | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| hard sell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bullying | /xx | Noun |
| rapine | /x | Noun |
| raid | / | Noun |
| coup de main | /// | Name, Name |
| harassment | x/x | Noun |
| robbery | /xx | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| wait | / | Verb |
| force majeure | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| hostility | x/xx | Noun |
| war of nerves | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| character assassination | /xxxxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| counterinsurgency | xxx/xx | Noun |
| shooting war | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| ambush | /x | Noun |
| hardball | /x | Noun |
| turf war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| liquidation | xx/x | Noun |
| takedown | /x | Noun |
| siege | / | Noun |
| capture | /x | Noun |
| altercation | xx/x | Noun |
| mutiny | /xx | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| hostage | /x | Noun |
| vendetta | x/x | Noun |
| mugging | /x | Noun |
| fight to the finish | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hunger strike | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| call to arms | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| force | / | Noun |
| cheap shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| chopping block | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| black bag operation | //xx/x | Name, Name |
| sortie | /x | Noun |
| outrage | /x | Noun |
| surgical strike | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| treason | /x | Noun |
| trespass | /x | Noun |
| death grip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| acceptance | x/x | Noun |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| acquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| adoption | x/x | Noun |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| adversaries | /xxx | Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| advisers | x/x | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| amicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| animosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| animus | /xx | Noun |
| annexation | xx/x | Noun |
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| anticlerical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| appropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| arab | /x | Adjective, Name |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| at loggerheads | //xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| averse | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| backers | /x | Noun |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| buyback | /x | Noun |
| buyout | /x | Noun |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| communist | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| commutation | xx/x | Noun |
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| counteroffensive | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| counterrevolutionary | xxxx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| defection | x/x | Noun |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deportation | xx/x | Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| domination | xx/x | Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dumping | /x | Noun |
| encirclement | x/xx | Noun |
| enemies | /xx | Noun |
| enmity | /xx | Noun |
| expropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| expulsion | x/x | Noun |
| fascist | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| feud | / | Noun, Verb |
| foe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| friendly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| grip | / | Noun, Verb |
| handover | /xx | Noun |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| imperialist | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| incorporation | xxx/x | Noun |
| inhospitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| insurgent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| irreconcilable | x/xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| liberalizing | /xxxx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| loc | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| merger | /x | Noun |
| monopoly | x/xx | Noun |
| nationalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| newspapers | /xx | Noun |
| occupying | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| opponent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun |
| ownership | /xx | Noun |
| parties | /x | Noun |
| poisonous | /xx | Adjective |
| pollution | x/x | Noun |
| possession | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| procurement | x/x | Noun |
| public | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| purchase | /x | Noun, Verb |
| putsch | / | Noun |
| readmission | xx/x | Noun |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| rebound | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| recapture | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| receipt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| receivership | x/xx | Noun |
| receiving | x/x | Noun |
| reception | x/x | Noun |
| recovery | x/x | Noun |
| recurrence | x/x | Noun |
| redemption | x/x | Noun |
| refractory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| regulative | /xxx | Adjective |
| repatriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| repayment | x/x | Noun |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
| repurchase | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| reside | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| resistant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| resume | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| resumption | x/x | Noun |
| resurgence | x/x | Noun |
| retroactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| revival | x/x | Noun |
| rival | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| runner | /x | Noun |
| seizure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| serving | /x | Noun |
| socialist | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| sprinter | /x | Noun |
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| sub | / | Noun, Verb |
| subjugation | /x/x | Noun |
| subversion | x/x | Noun |
| takeovers | /xx | Noun |
| takes | / | Noun |
| tenure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| toma | /x | Noun |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| transfer | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| transposition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| trusteeship | x/x | Noun |
| unconstitutional | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unfavorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| uptake | /x | Noun, Verb |
