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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| billow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb, Noun | 
| expand | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| amplify | /xx | Verb, Verb | 
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| deflate | x/ | Verb, Verb | 
| distort | x/ | Verb | 
| devalue | x/x | Verb | 
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb | 
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb | 
| depress | x/ | Verb | 
| falsify | /xx | Verb | 
| flatten | /x | Verb | 
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| equalize | /xx | Verb | 
| bolster | /x | Noun | 
| deform | x/ | Verb | 
| compress | /x | Noun | 
| elevate | /xx | Verb | 
| obfuscate | /xx | Verb | 
| undermine | /xx | Verb | 
| heighten | /x | Verb | 
| diminish | x/x | Verb | 
| magnify | /xx | Verb | 
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb | 
| embellish | x/x | Verb | 
| dampen | /x | Verb | 
| attach | x/ | Verb | 
| detach | x/ | Verb | 
| conflate | x/ | Verb | 
| discredit | x/x | Noun | 
| inflatable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| shrink | / | Verb | 
| conceal | x/ | Verb | 
| suffocate | /xx | Verb | 
| entrap | x/ | Verb | 
| augment | x/ | Verb | 
| understate | /xx | Verb | 
| adjust | x/ | Verb | 
| inflame | x/ | Verb | 
| coerce | x/ | Verb | 
| validate | /xx | Verb | 
| insulate | /xx | Verb | 
| exalt | x/ | Verb | 
| injure | /x | Verb | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| puncture | /x | Noun | 
| restrain | x/ | Verb | 
| regulate | /xx | Verb | 
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| erode | x/ | Verb | 
| explode | x/ | Verb | 
| occlude | x/ | Verb | 
| extort | x/ | Verb | 
| constrain | x/ | Verb | 
| implode | x/ | Verb | 
| threaten | /x | Verb | 
| deplete | x/ | Verb | 
| saturate | /xx | Verb | 
| artificially | xx/xx | Adverb | 
| fatten | /x | Verb | 
| circulate | /xx | Verb | 
| alter | /x | Verb | 
| stabilize | /xx | Verb | 
| deflect | x/ | Verb | 
| submerge | x/ | Verb | 
| denigrate | /xx | Verb | 
| suppress | x/ | Verb | 
| equilibrate | xx/x | Verb | 
| increase | x/ | Noun | 
| embarrass | x/x | Verb | 
| negate | x/ | Verb | 
| underwrite | /xx | Verb | 
| undercut | /xx | Adjective | 
| outstrip | x/ | Verb | 
| squeeze | / | Noun | 
| swelled | / | Verb | 
| demean | x/ | Verb | 
| dilate | x/ | Verb | 
| puff up | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| puff out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| puff | / | Noun | 
| pump | / | Noun | 
| huff | / | Noun | 
| blimp | / | Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun | 
| bladder | /x | Noun | 
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| inject | x/ | Verb | 
| bubble | /x | Noun | 
| size | / | Noun | 
| belly | /x | Noun | 
| infiltrate | x/x | Noun | 
| volume | /x | Noun | 
| bulk | / | Noun | 
| bellows | /x | Noun | 
| intrude | x/ | Verb | 
| impregnate | x/x | Verb | 
| stuff | / | Noun | 
| stretch | / | Noun | 
| gasp | / | Noun | 
| bulge | / | Noun | 
| plump | / | Adjective | 
| inhale | x/ | Verb | 
| aspirate | /xx | Noun | 
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| protrude | x/ | Verb | 
| impact | x/ | Noun | 
| spread | / | Noun | 
| oversize | xx/ | Adjective | 
| shoot up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| pooch | / | Noun | 
| extrude | x/ | Noun | 
| press | / | Noun | 
| airbag | /x | Noun | 
| cuff | / | Noun | 
| egos | /x | Noun | 
| tourniquet | xxx | Noun | 
| lungs | / | Noun | 
| tire | /x | Noun | 
| tyres | /x | Noun | 
| alveoli | x/xx | Noun | 
| boost | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breathe | / | Verb | 
| busted | /x | Adjective | 
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cellophane | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| fill | / | Verb, Noun | 
| grow | / | Verb, Noun | 
| heave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| overemphasize | /x/xx | Verb | 
| overstate | /xx | Verb | 
| pneumatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| sealing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| surge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
