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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| extralegal | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| unlawful | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| prohibited | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| extrajudicial | xxx/x | Verb, Adjective |
| outlawed | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| banned | / | Verb, Adjective, Verb |
| illegitimate | xx/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| ineligible | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| punishable | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| penal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| felonious | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| contraband | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| hot | / | Noun, Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| black | / | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| bootleg | /x | Name, Adjective, Noun |
| embezzled | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| misappropriated | xx/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| smuggled | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| legal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| immoral | x/x | Adjective |
| unauthorized | x/xx | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| unregulated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| lawful | /x | Adjective |
| unlicensed | x/x | Adjective |
| unconstitutional | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| legalized | /xx | Verb |
| forbidden | /xx | Verb |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| inhumane | xx/ | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| criminalized | /xxx | Verb |
| wrongful | /x | Adjective |
| improper | x/x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| unapproved | xx/ | Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| prohibition | xx/x | Noun |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| pornographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| indecent | x/x | Adjective |
| lewd | / | Adjective |
| impermissible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| bogus | /x | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| inadmissible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| importation | xx/x | Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| lawless | /x | Noun |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| violated | /xxx | Verb |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| disallowed | xx/ | Verb |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective |
| disabled | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| pirate | /x | Noun |
| unnatural | x/xx | Adjective |
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| traitorous | /xx | Adjective |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| insubordinate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ungodly | x/x | Adjective |
| perverted | x/x | Adjective |
| underage | /xx | Adjective |
| inoperative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inchoate | // | Adjective |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| forfeit | /x | Verb |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| misused | x/ | Verb |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| errant | /x | Noun |
| de son tort | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| minor | /x | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| politically incorrect | x/xxxxx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| bent | / | Noun |
| incriminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| messed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| heretical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sinful | /x | Adjective |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| delinquent | x/x | Noun |
| licentious | x/x | Adjective |
| abandoned | x/x | Verb |
| wiretapping | /xxx | Noun |
| aliens | /xx | Noun |
| picketing | /xx | Verb |
| squatting | /x | Noun |
| kickbacks | /x | Noun |
| poaching | /x | Verb, Noun |
| distilling | x/x | Noun |
| logging | /x | Noun |
| loggers | /x | Noun |
| felling | /x | Noun |
| gambling | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| trafficking | /xx | Noun |
| detentions | x/x | Noun |
| immigration | xx/x | Noun |
| exactions | x/x | Noun |
| dumping | /x | Verb |
| narcotics | x/x | Noun |
| exportation | /x/x | Noun |
| squatters | /x | Noun |
| evictions | x/x | Noun |
| betting | /x | Verb |
| immigrants | /xx | Noun |
| firearms | /xx | Noun |
| anticompetitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| awol | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| brass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| drugs | / | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| exorbitant | x/xx | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| forensic | x/x | Adjective |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| invalid | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| irregular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| kangaroo | xx/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| lawyer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| legitimacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| licit | /x | Adjective |
| margin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| offence | x/ | Noun |
| patchy | /x | Adjective |
| proscribed | x/ | Adjective |
| rogue | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| slush | / | Noun, Verb |
| steal | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| terrorist | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unacknowledged | xx/x | Adjective |
| undeclared | xx/ | Adjective |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| underground | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| undocumented | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| unincorporated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unjust | x/ | Adjective |
| unofficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| unrecognized | x/xx | Adjective |
| unreported | xx/x | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective |
| wild | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
