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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| standstill | /x | Noun, Noun |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun, Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| gridlock | /x | Noun |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| irresolvable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| resolve | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| detente | x/ | Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| fracas | /x | Noun |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| compromise | /xx | Noun |
| aporia | x/xx | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| unsolvable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| rift | / | Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| unresolved | xx/ | Adjective |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| recalcitrance | x/xx | Noun |
| negotiators | x/xxx | Noun |
| disjuncture | x/x | Noun |
| limbo | /x | Noun |
| insurmountable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| chasm | /x | Noun |
| escalation | xx/x | Noun |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| stymied | /x | Verb |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun |
| hostilities | x/xx | Noun |
| ambivalence | x/xx | Noun |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| obstinacy | /xxx | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| solution | x/x | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| irrelevance | x/xx | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| wrangling | /xx | Noun |
| unraveling | x/xx | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| untenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| entente | x/ | Noun |
| negotiating | x/xxx | Noun |
| deal | / | Noun |
| instability | xx/xx | Noun |
| irreconcilable | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| bickering | /xx | Noun |
| inflexibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| pandemonium | xx/xx | Noun |
| solve | / | Verb |
| truce | / | Noun |
| mire | / | Noun |
| vexed | / | Adjective |
| precipice | /xx | Noun |
| overreach | /xx | Noun |
| roadblock | /x | Noun |
| exacerbation | xxx/x | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| bargaining | /xx | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| infighting | /xx | Noun |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| deficit | /xx | Noun |
| disengagement | xx/x | Noun |
| riddle | /x | Noun |
| transcendence | x/x | Noun |
| crossroad | /x | Noun |
| underpass | /xx | Noun |
| road | / | Noun |
| overpass | /xx | Noun |
| gully | /x | Noun |
| turnoff | /x | Noun |
| route | / | Noun |
| gutter | /x | Noun |
| tunnel | /x | Noun |
| interchange | xx/ | Noun |
| street | / | Noun |
| crossing | /x | Noun |
| intersection | xx/x | Noun |
| access road | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| lane | / | Noun |
| roadside | /x | Noun |
| cutoff | /x | Noun |
| maze | / | Noun |
| junction | /x | Noun |
| main road | // | Name, Name |
| wasteland | /x | Noun |
| thoroughfare | /xx | Noun |
| wall | / | Noun |
| ramp | / | Noun |
| boulevard | /xx | Noun |
| strait | / | Noun |
| passage | /x | Noun |
| track | / | Noun |
| hill | / | Noun |
| pass | / | Noun |
| notch | / | Noun |
| path | / | Noun |
| roadway | /x | Noun |
| toll road | // | Phrase, Noun |
| lyric | /x | Noun |
| extricate | /xx | Verb |
| papua | /xx | Name |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| exit | /x | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| resolution | xx/x | Noun |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| break | / | Verb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| reached | / | Verb |
| hermeneutical | x//xx | Adjective |
| circumventing | xx/x | Verb |
| abductive | x/x | Adjective |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| alleyway | /xx | Noun |
| balancing | /xx | Noun |
| bayesian | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| checking | /x | Noun |
| chromatographic | x/x/x | Adjective |
| computable | x/xx | Adjective |
| computational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| concerns | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| congestion | x/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| gating | /x | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| heuristic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| hypothesis | x/xx | Noun |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb |
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun |
| inadequacies | x/xxx | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| issues | /x | Noun |
| labeling | /xx | Noun |
| lock | / | Noun, Verb |
| matching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| neutral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| palsy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| rigidity | x/xx | Noun |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| solidity | x/xx | Noun |
| spot | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stall | / | Noun, Verb |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| stillness | /x | Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun, Verb |
| treadmill | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
