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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| avoid | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| avert | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| deflect | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| debar | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| head off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rid of | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| necessitate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| require | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| need | / | Noun, Noun |
| involve | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| preclude | x/ | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| allay | x/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| vitiate | /xx | Verb |
| assuage | x/ | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| augment | x/ | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| allude | x/ | Verb |
| elucidate | x/xx | Verb |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| imply | x/ | Verb |
| presume | x/ | Verb |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb |
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| interpose | xx/ | Verb |
| necessarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| succumb | x/ | Verb |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| outweigh | /x | Verb |
| justify | /xx | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| effectuate | x/xx | Verb |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb |
| foresee | x/ | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| supersede | xx/ | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| supplant | x/ | Verb |
| satisfy | /xx | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb |
| invoke | x/ | Verb |
| abate | x/ | Noun |
| recapitulate | xx/xx | Verb |
| cause | / | Noun |
| conceivably | x/xx | Adverb |
| might | / | Noun |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| possible | /xx | Adjective |
| deter | x/ | Verb |
| implicate | /xx | Verb |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| abolish | x/x | Verb |
| probable | /xx | Adjective |
| presage | /x | Noun |
| beget | x/ | Verb |
| gratify | /xx | Verb |
| militate | /xx | Verb |
| concomitant | x/xx | Noun |
| incur | x/ | Verb |
| explicate | /xx | Verb |
| encumber | x/x | Verb |
| presuppose | xx/ | Verb |
| employ | x/ | Verb |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| acquiesce | xx/ | Verb |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| entail | x/ | Verb |
| derogate | x/x | Verb |
| expedient | x/xx | Noun |
| vindicate | /xx | Verb |
| bother | /x | Verb |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| minimising | /xxx | Verb |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| quell | / | Verb |
| abrogate | /xx | Verb |
| infer | x/ | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| possibly | /xx | Adverb |
| mollify | /xx | Verb |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| suppose | x/ | Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| typify | /xx | Verb |
| oppose | x/ | Verb |
| hasten | /x | Verb |
| dispense | x/ | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb |
| precede | x/ | Verb |
| abbreviate | x/xx | Verb |
| predate | x/ | Verb |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| effectually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| misunderstandings | xxx/x | Noun |
| objections | x/x | Noun |
| laparotomy | xx/xx | Noun |
| evils | /x | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| close out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disregard | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| hide | / | Verb, Noun |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| overlook | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| remedy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| replace | x/ | Verb |
| rule out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shirk | / | Verb, Noun |
| sidestep | /x | Verb, Noun |
| sing | / | Verb, Noun |
| skip | / | Verb, Noun |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| waive | / | Verb, Noun |
| wider | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
