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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| academic | xx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| affiliation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ancestry | /xx | Noun | 
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| aptitudes | /xx | Noun | 
| arena | x/x | Noun | 
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| backdrop | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backend | x/ | Noun | 
| background noise | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| background radiation | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| backgrounds | /x | Noun | 
| backseat | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| backyard | /x | Noun | 
| bag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| baggage | /x | Noun | 
| basal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| belonging | x/x | Noun | 
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| booster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| briefing | /x | Noun | 
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| burner | /x | Noun | 
| callback | /x | Noun | 
| canvas | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| character | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| childhood | /x | Noun | 
| circumstances | /xxx | Noun | 
| climate | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cognizance | /xx | Noun | 
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| complementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| conditions | x/x | Noun | 
| connection | x/x | Noun | 
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| contextualization | x/xxx/x | Noun | 
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| credentials | x/x | Noun | 
| cultural | /xx | Adjective | 
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| data | /x | Noun | 
| decor | x/ | Noun | 
| demersal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| depth | / | Noun | 
| descent | x/ | Noun | 
| desktop | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| docking | /x | Noun | 
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| documentaries | xx/xx | Noun | 
| documentation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| dust | / | Noun, Verb | 
| décor | / | Noun | 
| encore | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| environment | x/xx | Noun | 
| essence | /x | Noun | 
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ethnicity | x/xx | Noun | 
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| expertise | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| explanatory | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| extraction | x/x | Noun | 
| face | / | Noun, Verb | 
| facts | / | Verb | 
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| floor | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| footnote | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foreword | /x | Noun | 
| formation | x/x | Noun | 
| foundation | x/x | Noun | 
| frame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| framework | /x | Noun | 
| fund | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| generalities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| generic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| genesis | /xx | Noun | 
| grassroots | // | Adjective | 
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| groundwork | /x | Noun | 
| heart | / | Noun, Verb | 
| heritage | /xx | Noun | 
| highlight | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| histories | /xx | Adverb | 
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| horizon | x/x | Noun | 
| immigration | xx/x | Noun | 
| information | xx/x | Noun | 
| introduction | xx/x | Noun | 
| investigation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| landmark | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lettering | /xx | Noun | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| literature | /xxx | Noun | 
| luggage | /x | Noun | 
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| makeup | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| melting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| membership | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| memory | /xx | Noun | 
| merits | /x | Noun | 
| midst | / | Noun | 
| milieu | x/ | Noun | 
| mind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| noise | / | Noun, Verb | 
| origen | /xx | Name | 
| origin | /xx | Noun | 
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| outreach | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| overall | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| overhead | /x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| painting | /x | Noun | 
| panorama | xx/x | Noun | 
| parentage | /xx | Noun | 
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| pedigree | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| perspective | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| photography | x/xx | Noun | 
| piano | x/x | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| plan | / | Noun, Verb | 
| plane | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| plano | /x | Noun | 
| play down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| pool | / | Noun, Verb | 
| precedent | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| preexisting | /x/x | Adjective | 
| preliminary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| premise | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| presentation | xx/x | Noun | 
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| profile | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| progeny | /xx | Noun | 
| prospect | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| provenance | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| qualifications | xxx/x | Noun | 
| rationale | xx/ | Noun | 
| rear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| rearguard | /x | Noun | 
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| recalled | x/ | Verb | 
| recap | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| recapitulation | xx/x/x | Noun | 
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| referenced | /xx | Adjective | 
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| relation | x/x | Noun | 
| reminder | x/x | Noun | 
| residual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| resume | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| root | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scenario | x/xx | Noun | 
| scene | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scenery | /xx | Noun | 
| scope | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sense | / | Noun, Verb | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| shade | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shadow | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| showcase | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| situation | xx/x | Noun | 
| source | / | Noun, Verb | 
| spirit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| spotlight | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| standpoint | /x | Noun | 
| stationery | /xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| story | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| stratum | /x | Noun | 
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| summary | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| synthesis | /xx | Noun | 
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| training | /x | Noun | 
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| underlying | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| underpinning | /xxx | Noun | 
| vein | / | Noun, Verb | 
| view | / | Noun, Verb | 
| work | / | Noun, Verb | 
