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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| apparently | x/xx | Adverb, Adverb | 
| ostensibly | x/xx | Adverb, Adverb | 
| seemingly | /xx | Adverb, Adverb | 
| countenance | /xx | Noun | 
| appearance | x/x | Noun | 
| prima facie | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective | 
| outwardly | /xx | Adverb | 
| facially | /xx | Adverb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| physiognomy | xxxxx | Noun | 
| superficially | /xxxx | Adverb | 
| look like | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| complexion | x/x | Noun | 
| externally | x/xx | Adverb | 
| according to | x/x/ | Phrase | 
| according | x/x | Verb | 
| on balance | //x | Phrase | 
| long face | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| in essence | x/x | Phrase, Adverb | 
| in principle | x/xx | Phrase, Adverb | 
| face value | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| apparent | x/x | Adjective | 
| the word | x/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| pretty much | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb | 
| on account | /x/ | Phrase | 
| attractiveness | x/xx | Noun | 
| transparently | x/xx | Adverb | 
| generalised | /xx | Adjective | 
| face mask | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| on average | //xx | Phrase, Adverb | 
| conceptually | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| presumably | x/xx | Adverb | 
| on paper | //x | Phrase, Adverb | 
| intuitively | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| fundamentally | xx/xx | Adverb | 
| demeanour | x/x | Noun | 
| outward | /x | Noun | 
| underlying | xx/x | Adjective | 
| generically | x/xx | Adverb | 
| applicability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| resemblance | x/x | Noun | 
| interpretation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| looking at | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| unmasked | x/ | Adjective | 
| straight face | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| in reality | xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| base on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| commonsensical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| generalities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| recognizably | /xxxx | Adverb | 
| default on | x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| comprehension | xx/x | Noun | 
| definition | xx/x | Noun | 
| functionally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| lineaments | /xxx | Noun | 
| characteristics | xxx/x | Noun | 
| perception | x/x | Noun | 
| resembling | x/xx | Verb | 
| essentially | x/xx | Adverb | 
| objectively | x/xx | Adverb | 
| aesthetics | x/x | Noun | 
| insincerity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| assumptions | x/x | Noun | 
| generalized | /xxx | Adjective | 
| look around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| in general | x/xx | Phrase, Adverb | 
| personality | xx/xx | Noun | 
| absorb | x/ | Verb | 
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| admit | x/ | Verb | 
| adopt | x/ | Verb | 
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| against | x/ | Verb | 
| agribusiness | /xxx | Noun | 
| ai | / | Name | 
| air | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ait | / | Noun | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| are | / | Noun | 
| area | /xx | Noun | 
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| ark | / | Noun | 
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| assistive | x/x | Adjective | 
| assume | x/ | Verb | 
| at | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| attendee | x// | Noun | 
| audacity | x/xx | Noun | 
| avoid | x/ | Verb | 
| await | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| back end | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beard | / | Noun, Verb | 
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bennet | /x | Name | 
| boca | /x | Name | 
| body | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| boldface | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| boldness | /x | Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| brain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| breast | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| capita | /xx | Noun | 
| cara | /x | Name | 
| carmine | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cater | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective | 
| collide | x/ | Verb | 
| colors | /x | Verb | 
| colours | /x | Noun | 
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| confront | x/ | Verb | 
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| contours | /x | Noun | 
| cope | / | Verb, Noun | 
| counseling | /xx | Noun | 
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| counteract | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cpu | /x | Name | 
| czar | / | Noun | 
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| dial | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| disk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| dyadic | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| effrontery | x/xx | Noun | 
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| endure | x/ | Verb | 
| enterprise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| expect | x/ | Verb | 
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| eye | / | Noun, Verb | 
| eyeball | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| eyebrow | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| facade | x/ | Noun | 
| face up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| faced | / | Adjective | 
| faceless | /x | Adjective | 
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| façade | // | Noun | 
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| figurehead | /xx | Noun | 
| find | / | Verb, Noun | 
| firewalls | /x | Noun | 
| fist | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| font | / | Noun, Verb | 
| foot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| forehead | /x | Noun | 
| fount | / | Noun | 
| freckles | /x | Noun | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| front end | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| given | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| glance | / | Noun, Verb | 
| glum | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| grapple | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| greet | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| grimace | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| group | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gui | x | Name | 
| hair | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| hardware | /x | Noun | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| headboard | /x | Noun | 
| healthcare | /x | Noun | 
| helm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| helmet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| heuristics | x/x | Noun | 
| hi | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| i | x | Noun | 
| identify | x/xx | Verb | 
| image | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| implementations | /xx/x | Noun | 
| incarnation | x//x | Noun | 
| incur | x/ | Verb | 
| industrial | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| informal | x/x | Adjective | 
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| instructional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| instruments | /xx | Noun | 
| integrated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| intercultural | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| intergroup | xx/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| interracial | xx/x | Adjective | 
| interreligious | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| ip | / | Name, Adjective | 
| italic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| jaw | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| journalism | /xxx | Noun | 
| kisser | /x | Noun | 
| know | / | Verb, Noun | 
