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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| adversary | /xxx | Noun, Noun |
| antagonist | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| opposing | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| opposite | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| hostile | /x | Noun, Noun |
| foe | / | Noun, Noun |
| challenger | /xx | Noun |
| teammate | /x | Noun |
| player | /x | Noun |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| combatant | x/x | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| aggressor | x/x | Noun |
| competitor | x/xx | Noun |
| candidate | /xx | Noun |
| referee | xx/ | Noun |
| game | / | Noun |
| attacker | x/x | Noun |
| wrestler | /xx | Noun |
| incumbent | x/x | Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| undefeated | xx/x | Adjective |
| assailant | x/x | Noun |
| champion | /xx | Noun |
| tournament | /xx | Noun |
| sparring | /x | Noun |
| interlocutor | xx/xx | Noun |
| supporters | x/x | Noun |
| rematch | // | Noun |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| rival | /x | Noun |
| critic | /x | Noun |
| agonist | /xx | Noun |
| appellant | x/x | Noun |
| concurrent | x/x | Adjective |
| attack dog | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| second | /x | Noun |
| oppressor | x/x | Noun |
| objector | x/x | Noun |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun |
| contestant | x/x | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| hater | /x | Noun |
| villain | /x | Noun |
| resistor | x/x | Noun |
| pursuer | x/x | Noun |
| opposite number | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| outer | /x | Noun |
| checker | /x | Noun |
| comrade in arms | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| insurgent | x/x | Noun |
| inhibitor | x/xx | Noun |
| friendly | /x | Adjective |
| participant | x/xx | Noun |
| batterer | /xx | Noun |
| soldier | /x | Noun |
| vier | xx | Noun |
| abuser | x/x | Noun |
| offender | x/x | Noun |
| spoiler | /x | Noun |
| interloper | /xxx | Noun |
| adjudicator | x/xxx | Noun |
| protester | /xx | Noun |
| spectrally | /xx | Adjective |
| arianism | /xxxx | Name |
| unbalance | x/x | Verb |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| proponent | x/x | Noun |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outwit | /x | Verb |
| staunch | / | Adjective |
| vanquished | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| unionist | /xx | Adjective |
| implacable | x/xx | Adjective |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective |
| bets | / | Noun |
| bitterest | /xx | Adjective |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| inveterate | x/xx | Adjective |
| humiliate | x/xx | Verb |
| fiercest | /x | Adjective |
| avowed | x/ | Adjective |
| tack | / | Noun |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| staunchest | /x | Adjective |
| upcoming | /xx | Adjective |
| nazism | /xx | Name |
| diehard | /x | Adjective |
| unbeatable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disarm | x/ | Verb |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective |
| downed | / | Adjective |
| worthier | /xx | Adjective |
| punches | /x | Noun |
| walpole | /x | Name |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| toughest | /x | Adjective |
| appeasement | x/x | Noun |
| bolshevism | /xxx | Name |
| ally | /x | Noun |
| apartheid | x/x | Noun |
| primary | /xx | Noun |
| bismarck | /x | Name |
| zionism | /xxx | Name |
| achromatic | /x/x | Adjective |
| additive | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| against | x/ | Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| antichrist | xx/ | Noun |
| applicant | /xx | Noun |
| autocrine | x/x | Adjective |
| biogeochemical | /xxx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| campaigner | x/x | Noun |
| chess | / | Noun |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| contender | x/x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deduction | x/x | Noun |
| defendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dissenting | x/x | Adjective |
| dissident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dynamical | x/xx | Adjective |
| effector | x/x | Noun |
| electrochemical | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| electrokinetic | x/xx/x | Adjective |
| exhibition | xx/x | Noun |
| exhibits | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| expos | /x | Noun |
| expositions | xx/x | Noun |
| fairs | / | Noun |
| feedback | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb |
| galleries | /xx | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| match | / | Noun, Verb |
| neural | /x | Adjective |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| paracrine | x/x | Adjective |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| partner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| perceptual | x/xx | Adjective |
| persian | /x | Name, Adjective |
| phagocytic | /xxx | Adjective |
| pharmacokinetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| sports | / | Noun, Verb |
| team | / | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
