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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| selection | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| survival | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| survival of the fittest | x/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sexual selection | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fitness | /x | Noun |
| evolution | xx/x | Noun |
| evolutionary biology | xx/xxxx/xx | Name, Name |
| inheritance | x/xx | Noun |
| eugenics | x/x | Noun |
| differentiation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| phenotype | /xx | Noun |
| coevolution | /xx/x | Noun |
| spontaneous generation | x/xxxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| adaptation | xx/x | Noun |
| conservation | xx/x | Noun |
| selective breeding | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| speciation | /x/x | Noun |
| divergence | x/x | Noun |
| genetics | x/x | Noun |
| gradualism | /xxxx | Noun |
| integration | xx/x | Noun |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| procreation | /x/x | Noun |
| mass extinction | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| abbreviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| natural history | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| homology | x/xx | Noun |
| modification | xxx/x | Noun |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| race | / | Noun |
| phylogeny | x/xx | Noun |
| trait | / | Noun |
| life history | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| sociobiology | /xxx/xx | Noun |
| law of nature | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| evolutionary developmental biology | xx/xxxx/x/xx/xx | Name, Name |
| population | xx/x | Noun |
| nutrition | x/x | Noun |
| maturation | xx/x | Noun |
| epigenetics | xxx/x | Noun |
| economy | x/xx | Noun |
| taxon | /x | Noun |
| mass extinction event | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| prevalent | /xx | Adjective |
| adjudication | xxx/x | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| alignment | x/x | Noun |
| allocation | xx/x | Noun |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| analecta | xxxx | Name |
| analects | xxx | Name |
| analyte | /xx | Noun |
| anthology | x/xx | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| appointment | x/x | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| artificial | xx/x | Adjective |
| assessment | x/x | Noun |
| assignment | x/x | Noun |
| assortment | x/x | Noun |
| atlases | x/x | Noun |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ballot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bastard | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beads | / | Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beige | / | Adjective, Noun |
| biological | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| biophysical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| born | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| breeding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| cad | / | Name |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| candid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| candidate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| casting | /x | Noun |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| changeable | /xx | Adjective |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| checklist | /x | Noun, Verb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chosen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| classification | xxx/x | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clipping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| committee | x/x | Noun |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| composition | xx/x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| culling | /x | Noun |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| customer | /xx | Noun |
| cutting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| deferral | x/x | Noun |
| definition | xx/x | Noun |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| density | /xx | Noun |
| deployment | x/x | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| designating | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| designation | xx/x | Noun |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| determinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| digest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| discretion | x/x | Noun |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| earthy | /x | Adjective |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ecological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| edit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| election | x/x | Noun |
| elemental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| eligibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| empowerment | x/xx | Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| excerpt | /x | Noun, Verb |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| explicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| favorite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flower | /x | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fossil | /x | Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gardening | /xx | Noun |
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| given | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| glandular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| group | / | Noun, Verb |
| growth | / | Noun |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| herbal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| hiring | /x | Noun |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| illegitimate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inborn | /x | Adjective |
| inbred | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| inherent | x/x | Adjective |
| initialization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| innate | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| inorganic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| instantiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| instinctive | x/x | Adjective |
| instinctual | x/xx | Adjective |
| intake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| interview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| its | / | Noun |
| judging | /x | Noun |
| jury | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| knowable | /xx | Adjective |
| landscape | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lifelike | /x | Adjective |
| list | / | Noun, Verb |
| logical | /xx | Adjective |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| membership | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| merit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mineral | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| mountain | /x | Noun |
| national | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| native | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| naturalist | /xxx | Noun |
| naturalistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| naturally | /xxx | Adverb |
| naturalness | /xx | Noun |
| nature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nominating | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| nomination | xx/x | Noun |
| normal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| normalcy | /xx | Noun |
| normalized | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| objectified | x/xx | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| operationalization | xx/xxx/x | Noun |
| option | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ordinary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| organic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| outdoors | // | Noun, Adverb |
| outer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pearls | / | Noun |
