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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| furlough | /x | Noun, Noun |
| cutback | /x | Noun |
| buyout | /x | Noun |
| downsizing | /xx | Noun |
| retrenchment | x/x | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun |
| employment | x/x | Noun |
| sabbatical | x/xx | Noun |
| unemployment | xx/x | Noun |
| stoppage | /x | Noun |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| retraining | x/x | Noun |
| retirement | x/xx | Noun |
| workforce | /x | Noun |
| reemployment | xx/x | Noun |
| payroll | /x | Noun |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| employee | x/x | Noun |
| demotion | x/x | Noun |
| termination | xx/x | Noun |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| severance | /xx | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective |
| ploy | / | Noun |
| retire | x/ | Verb |
| dropout | /x | Noun |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| release | x/ | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun |
| spell | / | Noun |
| exit | /x | Noun |
| gouge | / | Noun |
| ease | / | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| shackle | /x | Noun |
| shedding | /x | Noun |
| sack | / | Noun |
| move | / | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| lend | / | Verb |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| egress | x/ | Noun |
| toil | / | Noun |
| overthrow | /xx | Noun |
| dispense | x/ | Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb |
| graft | / | Noun |
| withdraw | x/ | Verb |
| slip | / | Noun |
| pull | / | Noun |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| scram | / | Noun |
| trim | / | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| abate | x/ | Noun |
| leak | / | Noun |
| fade | / | Noun |
| loot | / | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| brake | / | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun |
| shovel | /x | Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| disciplinary | /xxxx | Adjective |
| closing | /x | Noun |
| hiring | /x | Noun, Verb |
| indefinite | x/xx | Adjective |
| recall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective |
| firing | /x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun |
| impending | x/x | Adjective |
| seniority | x/xx | Noun |
| notice | /x | Noun |
| lieu | / | Noun |
| promotion | x/x | Noun |
| mass | / | Adjective |
| involuntary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| closure | /x | Noun |
| imminent | /xx | Adjective |
| workers | /x | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| enforced | x/ | Verb |
| seasonal | /xx | Adjective |
| disability | xx/xx | Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| permanent | /xx | Adjective |
| scheduled | /x | Verb |
| announced | x/ | Verb |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun |
| probability | xx/xx | Noun |
| planned | / | Adjective |
| periods | /xx | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| extended | x/x | Adjective |
| personnel | xx/ | Noun |
| likelihood | /xx | Noun |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| voluntary | /xxx | Adjective |
| explanations | xx/x | Noun |
| victim | /x | Noun |
| job | / | Noun |
| transfer | x/ | Noun |
| pay | / | Noun |
| facing | /x | Verb |
| selecting | x/x | Verb |
| weeks | / | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| date | / | Noun |
| resulted | x/x | Verb |
| long | / | Adjective |
| advance | x/ | Noun |
| order | /x | Noun |
| risk | / | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| experienced | x/xx | Verb |
| affected | x/x | Verb |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| months | / | Noun |
| possibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| reasons | /x | Noun |
| forced | / | Verb |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| protection | x/x | Noun |
| purposes | /xx | Noun |
| persons | /x | Noun |
| plant | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective |
| reactions | x/x | Noun |
| due | / | Adjective |
| teachers | /x | Noun |
| sudden | /x | Adjective |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| staff | / | Noun |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| case | / | Noun |
| thousands | /x | Noun |
| caused | / | Verb |
| mean | / | Verb |
| return | x/ | Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| days | / | Noun |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective |
| costs | / | Noun |
| rate | / | Noun |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb |
| changeover | /xx | Noun |
| contractual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deductible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| defection | x/x | Noun |
| deportation | xx/x | Noun |
| disclosure | x/x | Noun |
| dumping | /x | Noun |
| enlistment | x/x | Noun |
| eviction | x/x | Noun |
| hospitalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| incarceration | xxx/x | Noun |
| incentive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| liberalized | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| licensing | /xx | Noun |
| nondiscrimination | xxxx/x | Noun |
| nondiscriminatory | /x/xxxx | Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| outage | /x | Noun |
| overtime | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| postponement | x/x | Noun |
| redundancies | x/xx | Noun |
| relocation | x//x | Noun |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| subcontracting | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| vacancy | /xx | Noun |
| walkout | /x | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| southend | /x | Name |
