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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pillar | /x | Noun, Noun |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Noun |
| linchpin | /x | Noun, Noun |
| backbone | /x | Noun, Noun |
| staple | /x | Noun |
| workhorse | /x | Noun |
| been | / | Verb |
| quintessential | xx/x | Adjective |
| thriving | /x | Adjective |
| stalwart | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb |
| remains | x/ | Verb |
| reigning | /x | Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| popular | /xx | Adjective |
| keeping | /x | Verb |
| fixture | /x | Noun |
| revitalized | x/xx | Verb |
| offshoot | /x | Noun |
| flourishing | /xx | Adjective |
| supplanted | x/x | Verb |
| bane | / | Noun |
| standout | /x | Noun |
| classic | /x | Noun |
| perennially | x/xxx | Adverb |
| revolutionized | xx/xx | Verb |
| serving | /x | Noun |
| dominated | /xxx | Verb |
| flagship | /x | Noun |
| burgeoning | /xx | Verb |
| relegated | /xxx | Verb |
| revived | x/ | Verb |
| reinvented | xx/x | Verb |
| powerhouse | /xx | Noun |
| touchstone | /x | Noun |
| emerging | x/x | Verb |
| considered | x/x | Verb |
| ubiquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| revival | x/x | Noun |
| bustling | /xx | Noun |
| reemerged | xx/ | Verb |
| resurgence | x/x | Noun |
| masquerading | xx/x | Verb |
| hallmark | /x | Noun |
| booming | /x | Adjective |
| indispensable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| venerable | /xxx | Noun |
| comeback | /x | Noun |
| modern | /x | Noun |
| godsend | /x | Noun |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective |
| revered | x/ | Adjective |
| resurgent | x/x | Noun |
| staffer | /x | Noun |
| main | / | Adjective |
| breadwinner | /xx | Noun |
| supporter | x/x | Noun |
| holder | /x | Noun |
| starlet | /x | Noun |
| sticker | /x | Noun |
| skipper | /x | Noun |
| foot soldier | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| storekeeper | /xx | Noun |
| captain | /x | Noun |
| capo | /x | Noun |
| storer | /x | Name |
| champion | /xx | Noun |
| booster | /x | Noun |
| forerunner | /xx | Noun |
| camp follower | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| husbandman | /xx | Noun |
| upper | /x | Noun |
| husband | /x | Noun |
| keeper | /x | Noun |
| fire chief | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| lifter | /x | Noun |
| stocker | /x | Noun |
| setter | /x | Noun |
| schoolmaster | /xx | Noun |
| rafter | /x | Noun |
| mover | /x | Noun |
| topper | /x | Noun |
| stockman | /x | Noun |
| cheerleader | /xx | Noun |
| soldier | /x | Noun |
| prop | / | Noun |
| pharmacotherapy | xxx/xx | Noun |
| therapy | /xx | Noun |
| immunosuppression | /xxx/x | Noun |
| traditionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective |
| diet | /x | Noun |
| economy | x/xx | Noun |
| palliation | /x/x | Noun |
| fishery | /xx | Noun |
| repertory | /xxx | Noun |
| cuisine | x/ | Noun |
| treatment | /x | Noun |
| livelihood | /xx | Noun |
| regimens | /xx | Noun |
| once | / | Adverb |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| wardrobe | /x | Noun |
| long | / | Adverb |
| repertoire | /xx | Noun |
| subsistence | x/x | Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| prophylaxis | xx/x | Noun |
| analgesia | xx/x | Noun |
| imaging | /xx | Noun |
| finances | x/x | Noun |
| diagnosis | xx/x | Noun |
| arsenal | /xx | Noun |
| chief | / | Adjective |
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| financial | x/x | Adjective |
| therapeutic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cooking | /x | Noun |
| fleet | / | Noun |
| industry | /xx | Noun |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective |
| chemotherapy | xx/xx | Noun |
| sole | / | Adjective |
| regime | x/ | Noun |
| management | /xx | Noun |
| household | /x | Noun |
| adjunctive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| augmentative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulwark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| busting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| contention | x/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cornerstone | /xx | Noun |
| curative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| efficacious | xx/x | Adjective |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| fulcrum | /x | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| guarantor | xx/ | Noun |
| heart | / | Noun, Verb |
| hub | / | Noun |
| imperative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| investigational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keystone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lifeline | /x | Noun |
| lifesaving | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lowering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| mainspring | /x | Noun |
| mainstream | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pier | / | Noun |
| pivot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| plank | / | Noun, Verb |
| preferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| preventative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| psychotherapeutic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| remedial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| spine | / | Noun |
| sponsor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strut | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sustenance | /xx | Noun |
| thorn | / | Noun, Verb |
| thrust | / | Noun, Verb |
| trunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| unapproved | xx/ | Adjective |
| underpinning | /xxx | Noun |
| vault | / | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
