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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lurching | /x | Verb, Verb |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| unsteadily | x/xx | Adverb |
| panicking | /xx | Noun |
| floundering | /xx | Noun |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective |
| stumbles | /x | Verb |
| inarticulate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| flailing | /x | Verb |
| disorientated | xxxxxx | Verb |
| thrown off | // | Phrase |
| instability | xx/xx | Noun |
| precariousness | x/xxx | Noun |
| blundering | /xx | Noun |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| erratically | x/xx | Adverb |
| scrambling | /xx | Verb |
| uncontrollably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| incoherently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| missteps | x/ | Noun |
| clumsily | /xx | Adverb |
| involuntarily | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| disoriented | x/xxx | Verb |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| unpredictably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| staggers | /x | Noun |
| struggling | /xx | Verb |
| trembling | /xx | Verb |
| awkwardly | /xx | Adverb |
| convulsively | x/xx | Adverb |
| panic attack | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| uncoordinated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| plummeting | /xx | Verb |
| unprepared | xx/ | Adjective |
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| disorientation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| frantically | /xxx | Adverb |
| shuddering | /xx | Verb |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| slumping | /x | Verb |
| lability | x/xx | Noun |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| disorganised | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| desert | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| desertion | x/x | Noun |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ditch | / | Noun, Verb |
| dropout | /x | Noun |
| fate | / | Noun, Verb |
| forsake | x/ | Verb |
| gust | / | Noun, Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| jerk | / | Noun, Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| juncture | /x | Noun |
| keel | / | Noun, Verb |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| lunge | / | Noun, Verb |
| maroon | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mercy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plan | / | Noun, Verb |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| plunge | / | Verb, Noun |
| porridge | /x | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| prowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| reel | / | Noun, Verb |
| rock | / | Noun, Verb |
| rush | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| shift | / | Noun, Verb |
| shiver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shove | / | Verb, Noun |
| skunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| spell | / | Noun, Verb |
| stab | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| strand | / | Noun, Verb |
| swag | / | Noun, Verb |
| sway | / | Noun, Verb |
| thud | / | Noun, Verb |
| thump | / | Noun, Verb |
| tilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tug | / | Noun, Verb |
| tumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| twinge | / | Noun, Verb |
| twitch | / | Verb, Noun |
| walk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wayside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
