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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| careless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| neglectful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inattentive | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| remiss | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| derelict | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| delinquent | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| slack | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| lax | / | Noun, Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| culpable | /xx | Adjective |
| reckless | /x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| improper | x/x | Adjective |
| wrongful | /x | Adjective |
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective |
| criminally | /xxx | Adverb |
| wilful | /x | Adjective |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective |
| willful | /x | Adjective |
| guilty | /x | Adjective |
| overzealous | xx/x | Adjective |
| complicit | x/x | Verb |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective |
| unjustifiably | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| unprofessional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| felonious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| unlawful | x/x | Adjective |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| callous | /x | Adjective |
| injudicious | xx/x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| unintentionally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| defective | x/x | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| incapable | x/xx | Adjective |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| grossly | /x | Adverb |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective |
| overreaching | /xxx | Noun |
| intentional | x/xx | Adjective |
| foolhardy | /xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| blameworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| inconsiderate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inattention | xx/x | Noun |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerously | /xxx | Adverb |
| feckless | /x | Adjective |
| unintelligent | xx/xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| disinterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| prejudiced | /xx | Adjective |
| malpractice | x/x | Noun |
| unjust | x/ | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| dilatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| uninterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| untruthful | x/x | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective |
| slovenly | /xx | Adjective |
| unfaithful | x/x | Adjective |
| unmindful | x/x | Adjective |
| offhand | // | Noun |
| unthinking | x/x | Adjective |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| indiscriminate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| regardless | x/x | Noun |
| asleep | x/ | Adverb |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| unguarded | x/x | Adjective |
| oblivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| blithe | / | Name |
| inert | x/ | Adjective |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective |
| unwary | x/x | Noun |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| indelicate | x/xx | Adjective |
| absent | /x | Adjective |
| spendthrift | /x | Noun |
| clueless | /x | Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| unconscionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| madcap | /x | Noun |
| unresponsive | xx/x | Adjective |
| nondisclosure | /x/x | Noun |
| misstatement | x/x | Noun |
| misrepresentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| infliction | x/x | Noun |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| hiring | /x | Noun |
| credentialing | x/xx | Noun |
| homicide | /xx | Noun |
| tortfeasor | /xx | Noun |
| stowage | /x | Noun |
| misdiagnosis | xxx/x | Noun |
| tort | / | Noun |
| spoliation | xx/x | Noun |
| driving | /x | Noun |
| motorist | /xx | Noun |
| coerce | x/ | Verb |
| plaintiff | /x | Noun |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| cavalier | xx/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cheats | / | Noun, Verb |
| considerate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heedless | /x | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| involuntary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| mercantile | /xx | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| oversight | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| partake | x/ | Verb |
| pleasing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| quiescent | x/x | Adjective |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stout | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| write | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
