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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| brighten | /x | Verb, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| darken | /x | Verb, Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| whiten | /x | Name |
| load | / | Noun |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| freshen | /x | Verb |
| enlighten | x/x | Verb |
| lengthen | /x | Verb |
| dampen | /x | Verb |
| tighten | /x | Verb |
| enliven | x/x | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| lift | / | Noun |
| simplify | /xx | Verb |
| liven | /x | Verb |
| illuminate | x/xx | Verb |
| enhance | x/ | Verb |
| uplift | /x | Noun |
| rejuvenate | x/xx | Verb |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| lighter | /x | Adjective |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| unload | x/ | Verb |
| shine | / | Noun |
| soothe | / | Verb |
| carry | /x | Verb |
| straighten | /x | Verb |
| equalize | /xx | Verb |
| loosen | /x | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| unburden | x/x | Verb |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| depress | x/ | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| infuse | x/ | Verb |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| strengthen | /x | Verb |
| subdue | x/ | Verb |
| elevate | /xx | Verb |
| adjust | x/ | Verb |
| sweeten | /x | Verb |
| stabilize | /xx | Verb |
| streamline | /x | Verb |
| invigorate | x/xx | Verb |
| optimize | /xx | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| illumine | x/x | Verb |
| toughen | /x | Verb |
| revitalize | x/xx | Verb |
| energize | /xx | Verb |
| wash | / | Noun |
| alter | /x | Verb |
| tweak | / | Noun |
| augment | x/ | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| save | / | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| ease | / | Noun |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| compensate | /xx | Verb |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| replenish | x/x | Verb |
| sooth | x | Noun |
| sensitize | /xx | Verb |
| harmonize | /xx | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| compress | /x | Noun |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| take | / | Verb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| help | / | Noun |
| saturate | /xx | Verb |
| reinvigorate | xx/xx | Verb |
| fatten | /x | Verb |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| magnify | /xx | Verb |
| reshape | x/ | Verb |
| readjust | xx/ | Verb |
| bolster | /x | Noun |
| neutralise | /xx | Verb |
| inflame | x/ | Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun |
| beautify | /xx | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| broaden | /x | Verb |
| rile | / | Noun |
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb |
| increase | x/ | Noun |
| shed | / | Verb |
| agitate | /xx | Verb |
| rebalance | x/x | Noun |
| banish | /x | Verb |
| boost | / | Noun |
| inject | x/ | Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun |
| squeeze | / | Noun |
| lend | / | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| hasten | /x | Verb |
| drag | / | Noun |
| transform | x/ | Verb |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| deplete | x/ | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| diversify | x/xx | Verb |
| unify | /xx | Verb |
| moisten | /x | Verb |
| cleanse | / | Verb |
| blacken | /x | Verb |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| purify | /xx | Verb |
| modernize | /xx | Verb |
| flatten | /x | Verb |
| dilute | x/ | Adjective |
| modulate | /xx | Verb |
| revive | x/ | Verb |
| maximize | /xx | Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| burn | / | Noun |
| quicken | /x | Name |
| assuage | x/ | Verb |
| blow | / | Noun |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| annoy | x/ | Verb |
| liberalize | /xxx | Verb |
| overpower | xx/x | Verb |
| nourish | /x | Verb |
| stiffen | /x | Verb |
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb |
| penetrate | /xx | Verb |
| imbue | x/ | Verb |
| fill | / | Verb |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| restore | x/ | Verb |
| shed light on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| light up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective |
| alight | x/ | Noun |
| elucidate | x/xx | Verb |
| throw light on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| radiate | /xx | Noun |
| spotlight | /x | Noun |
| forehand | /x | Noun |
| burthen | /x | Noun |
| gentiles | /x | Noun |
| tedium | /xx | Noun |
| abate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| adriatic | xx/x | Name, Adjective |
| ail | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| assumed | x/ | Adjective |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| axial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baltic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| banked | / | Adjective |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bearable | /xx | Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bordering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| capacitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| clamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corridor | /xx | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| doorway | /x | Noun |
| drab | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| galilee | /xx | Name |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| heavens | /x | Noun |
| inclining | x/x | Noun |
| interior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| relief | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| shore | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| sync | / | Noun, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun, Verb |
| unwind | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| writing | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
