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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| not that | // | Phrase |
| not really | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| anything but | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| unpersuasive | xx/x | Adjective |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| negatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| figurative language | /xxx/x | Phrase |
| not only | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| intellectually | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| overstatement | /xxx | Noun |
| no matter | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| psychologically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| nowhere near | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| nonprofessional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nonrecognition | xxx/x | Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| narrowness | /xx | Noun |
| intentionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| disagree with | xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| misinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| irrelevance | x/xx | Noun |
| negative feedback | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective |
| the word | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| noncompliant | xx/x | Adjective |
| noninterference | xxx/x | Noun |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| straight up | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| syntactically | //xxx | Adverb |
| unintelligent | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inauthenticity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| uncharacteristically | xxxx/xx | Adverb |
| noncompetitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| subtleties | /xx | Noun |
| definition | xx/x | Noun |
| nonperformance | xx/x | Noun |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| abutment | x/x | Noun |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| acme | /x | Noun |
| activate | /xx | Verb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| acuminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affirmation | xx/x | Noun |
| affix | /x | Verb, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| agree | x/ | Verb |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| agribusiness | /xxx | Noun |
| ai | / | Name |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| all right | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| allocate | /xx | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| alright | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| amend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anna | /x | Name |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| applied | x/ | Adjective |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| aptly | /x | Adverb |
| are | / | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arrival time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| art | / | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| asia | /x | Name |
| asian | /x | Adjective, Name |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assemble | x/x | Verb |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assistive | x/x | Adjective |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| augur | /x | Verb, Noun |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| aye | / | Name, Adverb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bail | / | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballpark | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| basking | /x | Noun |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beau | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| been | / | Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bella | /x | Name |
| belle | / | Name |
| bene | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| bespeak | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bien | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blind spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bod | / | Noun |
| bode | / | Name, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bon | / | Noun |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bra | / | Noun |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakfast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| brink | / | Noun |
| brought | / | Verb |
| brushed | / | Adjective |
| bucket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bury | /x | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
