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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| a | x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| addresses | //x | Noun, Verb | 
| affects | x/ | Verb | 
| aims | / | Verb | 
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| amounts | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| appalling | x/x | Adjective | 
| appears | x/ | Adjective | 
| applies | x/ | Verb | 
| area | /xx | Noun | 
| arises | x/x | Verb | 
| arrives | x/ | Verb | 
| at | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| beauteous | /xx | Adjective | 
| becomes | x/ | Verb | 
| beet | / | Noun, Verb | 
| begins | x/ | Verb | 
| belongs | x/ | Verb | 
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| bigger | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| blues | / | Noun | 
| bow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brings | / | Verb | 
| by | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| came | / | Noun | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| champagne | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| chilly | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| coincides | xx/ | Verb | 
| concerns | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| consists | x/ | Verb | 
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| covers | /x | Noun | 
| daddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective | 
| darker | /x | Noun | 
| dates | / | Noun | 
| deals | / | Noun | 
| declarative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| deeper | /x | Noun | 
| depends | x/ | Verb | 
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| derives | x/ | Verb | 
| descends | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| dewy | /x | Adjective | 
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| discusses | x/x | Verb | 
| disjunctive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| distressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| does | / | Adjective | 
| draws | / | Noun | 
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| elder | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| emanates | /xx | Verb | 
| emerges | x/x | Verb | 
| entails | x/ | Verb | 
| enters | /x | Verb | 
| entrance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| existential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| falls | / | Noun | 
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fewer | /x | Adjective | 
| fig | / | Name, Verb | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fits | / | Noun | 
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| follows | /x | Noun | 
| framework | /x | Noun | 
| gets | / | Verb | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| graver | /x | Noun | 
| greater | /x | Adjective | 
| hails | / | Verb, Noun | 
| happens | /x | Verb | 
| harder | /x | Noun | 
| harsher | /x | Adjective | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| heavier | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| hi | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| higher | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hits | / | Verb | 
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective | 
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ic | x | Name, Adjective | 
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| impaired | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| implies | x/ | Verb | 
| includes | x/ | Verb | 
| incorporates | x/xx | Verb | 
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| infidel | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| input | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| integrity | x/xx | Noun | 
| intervenes | xx/ | Verb, Noun | 
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective | 
| involves | x/ | Verb | 
| is | / | Verb, Noun | 
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| l | x | Noun, Adjective | 
| larger | /x | Adjective | 
| leads | / | Verb | 
| leaps | / | Noun, Verb | 
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| lies | / | Adjective | 
| lower | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| made | / | Noun | 
| matters | /x | Noun | 
| means | / | Noun | 
| mentions | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| never | /x | Adverb | 
| o | x | Noun, Adjective | 
| occurs | x/ | Verb | 
| originate | x/xx | Verb | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| overnight | /x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| passes | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| pertains | x/ | Verb | 
| pi | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| plan | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pleasanter | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| poorer | /x | Adjective | 
| presents | /x | Noun | 
| proceeds | x/ | Noun | 
| provides | x/ | Verb | 
| reaches | /x | Noun | 
| receives | x/ | Verb | 
| refers | x/ | Verb | 
| regards | x/ | Noun | 
| relates | x/ | Verb | 
| represents | xx/ | Verb | 
| respects | x/ | Noun | 
| rests | / | Verb | 
| returns | x/ | Noun | 
| rises | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| said | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| satan | /x | Name | 
| seeks | / | Name | 
| seems | / | Verb | 
| shall | / | Verb | 
| shark | / | Noun, Verb | 
| simpler | /xx | Noun | 
| so | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| speaks | / | Verb | 
| spends | / | Verb | 
| springs | / | Noun | 
| stands | / | Verb, Noun | 
| starts | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stems | / | Verb, Noun | 
| strives | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stronger | /x | Adjective | 
| superman | /xx | Noun | 
| sweet | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| swept | / | Adjective | 
| takes | / | Adjective | 
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| think | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tonight | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| tops | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| touches | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| tougher | /x | Noun | 
| trafficking | /xx | Noun | 
| treats | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tries | / | Verb | 
| weaker | /x | Adjective | 
| when | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| worsened | /x | Adjective | 
