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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abm | /// | Name, Name |
| advocacy | /xxx | Noun |
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| against | x/ | Verb |
| air defense | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| alibi | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| antiaircraft | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| antipoverty | xx/xx | Adjective |
| apologia | x/xxx | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| armed | / | Adjective |
| army | /x | Noun |
| attorney | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| bastion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| championing | /xxx | Noun |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| compensation | xx/x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conversion | x/x | Noun |
| coordinating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| counsel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| defendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| defense mechanism | x//xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| demurrer | x/x | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| department of defense | x/xxxx | Phrase, Noun |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dod | / | Name, Verb |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exile | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fastness | /x | Noun |
| fielding | /x | Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| football | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortification | xxx/x | Noun |
| fortress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| guarantee | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| guarantor | xx/ | Noun |
| guaranty | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| guard | / | Noun, Verb |
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| idealization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| insurgency | x/xx | Noun |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| karate | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| lawyer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| line of defense | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| livelihood | /xx | Noun |
| management | /xx | Noun |
| marketing | /xx | Noun |
| mechanism | /xxx | Noun |
| mediator | /xxx | Noun |
| military | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| mining | /x | Noun |
| missile | /x | Noun |
| mod | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| munition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| nonmilitary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| peacekeeping | /xx | Noun |
| pentagon | /xx | Name |
| plea | / | Noun, Verb |
| policing | x/x | Noun |
| precautionary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| preparedness | x/xx | Noun |
| preventing | x/x | Verb |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| projection | x/x | Noun |
| promotion | x/x | Noun |
| prosecution | xx/x | Noun |
| protection | x/x | Noun |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rationalisation | /xx/x | Noun |
| rationalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| refutation | xx/x | Noun |
| regression | x/x | Noun |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| remedial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| repression | x/x | Noun |
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| shield | / | Noun, Verb |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| stronghold | /x | Noun |
| tusk | / | Noun, Verb |
| umbrella | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| upholding | x/x | Noun |
| vindication | xx/x | Noun |
| weapon | /x | Noun, Verb |
