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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| abc | /xx | Name, Adjective | 
| absence | /x | Noun | 
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective | 
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| accrual | x/x | Noun | 
| accumulative | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| accuracies | /xxx | Noun | 
| accurate | /xx | Adjective | 
| achieved | x/ | Adjective | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun | 
| actualized | /xxx | Adjective | 
| actually | /xxx | Adverb | 
| addition | x/x | Noun | 
| adopters | x/x | Noun | 
| altitude | /xx | Noun | 
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| apparent | x/x | Adjective | 
| archer | /x | Noun | 
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| asia | /x | Name | 
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| assets | /x | Noun | 
| assumed | x/ | Adjective | 
| assumption | x/x | Noun | 
| attention | x/x | Noun | 
| attribute | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| authentic | x/x | Adjective | 
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| banal | x/ | Adjective | 
| bandwidths | /x | Noun | 
| basics | /x | Noun | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| because | x/ | Adverb | 
| been | / | Verb | 
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| book | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| busted | /x | Adjective | 
| cadre | /x | Noun | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| commander | x/x | Noun | 
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| commonsensical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| comparable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| complement | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| completed | x/x | Adjective | 
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| connection | x/x | Noun | 
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contributors | x/xx | Noun | 
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| corollary | /xxx | Noun, Adjective | 
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| costs | / | Noun | 
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| crux | / | Noun | 
| cumulative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| data | /x | Noun | 
| dated | /x | Adjective | 
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| deed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| delivered | x/x | Adjective | 
| depreciation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun | 
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| determine | x/x | Verb | 
| development | x/xx | Noun | 
| did | / | Noun | 
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| doubt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drawback | /x | Noun | 
| dropout | /x | Noun | 
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| durations | //x | Noun | 
| earnings | /x | Noun | 
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb | 
| effectual | x/xx | Adjective | 
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun | 
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| enrolment | x/x | Noun | 
| essence | /x | Noun | 
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| existence | x/x | Noun | 
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| existing | x/x | Adjective | 
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun | 
| expenses | x/x | Noun | 
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| facto | /x | |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| facts | / | Verb | 
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| failure | /x | Noun | 
| fait | / | Noun | 
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| feedback | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| feel | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| fiction | /x | Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| finding | /x | Noun | 
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| flippant | /x | Adjective | 
| forecasted | /xx | Adjective | 
| formed | / | Adjective | 
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| fruition | x/x | Noun | 
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| fund | / | Noun, Verb | 
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| genuine | /xx | Adjective | 
| given | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| goes | / | Noun | 
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| herself | x/ | |
| hires | /x | Noun | 
| idea | x/x | Noun | 
| impact | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| importance | x/x | Noun | 
| impressionistic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| inability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| inclusion | x/x | Noun | 
| indeed | x/ | Adverb | 
| index | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| indicator | /xxx | Noun | 
| inferred | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| influence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| jocular | /xx | Adjective | 
| know | / | Verb, Noun | 
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| laconic | x/x | Adjective | 
| leader | /x | Noun | 
| legit | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| lie | / | Verb, Noun | 
| lifespan | /x | Noun | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| loser | /x | Noun | 
| lot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lowdown | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| made | / | Noun | 
| manning | /x | Name | 
| manpower | /xx | Noun | 
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| matter of fact | /x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective | 
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| myth | / | Noun | 
| namely | /x | Adverb | 
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| necessities | x/xx | Noun | 
| need | / | Verb, Noun | 
| note | / | Noun, Verb | 
| notion | /x | Noun | 
| nub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| number | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| observation | xx/x | Noun | 
| occasion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| occurrence | x/x | Noun | 
| offence | x/ | Noun | 
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| operational | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| opinion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| opposite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outlays | /x | Noun | 
| owing | /x | Adjective | 
| own | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| participation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| peculiarity | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| perception | x/x | Noun | 
| persistence | x/x | Noun | 
| personnel | xx/ | Noun | 
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun | 
| physical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| point | / | Noun, Verb | 
| population | xx/x | Noun | 
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| possibility | xx/xx | Noun | 
| possible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| potential | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| practicable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| practical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| precede | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| precise | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| precisely | x/x | Adverb | 
| precision | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| precondition | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| predicted | x/x | Verb | 
| premise | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| presence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| prevailing | x/x | Adjective | 
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| probable | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| property | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| proprietary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| quality | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| question | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| quid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| realistic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| realities | x/xx | Noun | 
| realization | /x/x | Noun | 
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb | 
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| recognition | xx/x | Noun | 
| recognize | /xx | Verb | 
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| reel | / | Noun, Verb | 
| refusal | x/x | Noun | 
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| regret | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| reliance | x/x | Noun | 
| rem | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| remainder | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| reported | x/x | Adjective | 
| requirement | x/x | Noun | 
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| rest | / | Noun, Verb | 
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| returns | x/ | Noun | 
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| royal | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| rudiments | /xx | Noun | 
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| satisfaction | xx/x | Noun | 
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| score | / | Noun, Verb | 
| security | x/xx | Noun | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| sense | / | Noun, Verb | 
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| shall | / | Verb | 
| sift | / | Verb, Noun | 
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| situation | xx/x | Noun | 
| slips | / | Noun | 
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| something | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| sovereign | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| spending | /x | Noun | 
| spite | / | Noun, Verb | 
| staff | / | Noun, Verb | 
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| statement | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| straightforward | //x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| strength | / | Noun, Verb | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| successful | x/x | Adjective | 
| succinct | x/ | Adjective | 
| such | / | Noun | 
| tangible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| tat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| textual | /xx | Adjective | 
| the | x | Adverb, Noun | 
| theory | /x | Noun | 
| thing | / | Noun, Verb | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| toe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tom | / | Name, Verb | 
| topical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| troops | / | Noun | 
| true | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| truly | /x | Adverb | 
| truth | / | Noun, Verb | 
| truthful | /x | Adjective | 
| unemotional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| unsentimental | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| value | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| vera | /x | Name | 
| veritable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| view | / | Noun, Verb | 
| virtual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| virtue | /x | Noun | 
| wages | /x | Noun | 
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| workforce | /x | Noun | 
| yields | / | Noun, Verb | 
