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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| underlying | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| thematic | x/x | Adjective |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| foundational | x/xx | Adjective |
| unifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| broader | /x | Adjective |
| underpinning | /xxx | Noun |
| main | / | Adjective |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| specific | x/x | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun |
| ostensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| general | /xx | Noun |
| tenets | /x | Noun |
| central | /x | Noun |
| societal | x/xx | Adjective |
| predominant | x/xx | Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective |
| implicit | x/x | Adjective |
| aspect | /x | Noun |
| unspoken | x/x | Adjective |
| conceptual | x/xx | Adjective |
| universal | xx/x | Name |
| objective | x/x | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| subtext | /x | Noun |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| distinct | x/ | Adjective |
| singular | /xx | Adjective |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| principle | /xx | Noun |
| theme | / | Noun |
| emblematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| premise | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective |
| organizational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective |
| commonality | xx/xx | Noun |
| institutional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unstated | x/x | Adjective |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective |
| inherent | x/x | Adjective |
| strategic | x/x | Noun |
| definitional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ethos | /x | Noun |
| imperatives | x/xx | Noun |
| programmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun |
| primary | /xx | Adjective |
| contextual | x/xx | Adjective |
| linchpin | /x | Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective |
| underpinnings | /xxx | Noun |
| purpose | /x | Noun |
| concept | /x | Noun |
| moral | /x | Adjective |
| ideology | xx/xx | Noun |
| particularity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| grander | /x | Adjective |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective |
| structural | /xx | Adjective |
| methodological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| part | / | Noun |
| salient | /xx | Adjective |
| relevance | /xx | Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun |
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun |
| reiteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| sociopolitical | /xxx/xx | Adjective |
| overall | /xx | Adjective |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| interrelated | xxx/x | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| philosophical | xx/xx | Noun |
| etiological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| mandate | /x | Noun |
| stylistic | x/x | Adjective |
| aesthetic | x/x | Adjective |
| scope | / | Noun |
| significance | x/xx | Noun |
| surmounted | x/x | Verb |
| vaulted | /x | Adjective |
| round | / | Noun |
| arching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| compassed | /x | Verb |
| rampant | /x | Adjective |
| arcuate | xxx | Adjective |
| baroque | x/ | Noun |
| columnar | /xx | Noun |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| braced | / | Verb |
| tied | / | Verb |
| pendent | /x | Noun |
| overhand | /xx | Adjective |
| composite | x/x | Noun |
| wraparound | /x/ | Noun |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| rostral | /x | Noun |
| accosted | x/x | Verb |
| engaged | x/ | Verb |
| square | / | Noun |
| rubric | /x | Noun |
| goal | / | Noun |
| teleology | xxx/x | Noun |
| umbrella | x/x | Noun |
| canopy | /xx | Noun |
| worldview | /x | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun |
| totality | x/xx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| boughs | / | Noun |
| conceptualization | x/xxxx | Noun |
| paradigm | /xx | Noun |
| guideline | /x | Noun |
| schema | /x | Noun |
| unity | /xx | Noun |
| vision | /x | Noun |
| coherence | x/x | Noun |
| thesis | /x | Noun |
| heavens | /x | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| strategy | /xx | Noun |
| sky | / | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| amenity | x/xx | Noun |
| anglo | /x | Name |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| blanket | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bridging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clement | /x | Name, Adjective |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| consolidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cosmological | /x/xx | Adjective |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crosscutting | /xx | Noun |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| determinant | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| determinative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| embracing | x/x | Noun |
| encompassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| ensemble | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| generic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| global | /x | Adjective, Name, Adverb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| guiding | /x | Noun |
| headline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| holistic | x/x | Adjective |
| horizontal | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| inclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| instrumental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| integral | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| justificatory | xxxxxx | Adjective |
| kantian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| leading | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lump | / | Noun, Verb |
| mainstream | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mandatory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| normative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| offence | x/ | Noun |
| omnibus | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| omnipresent | xx/x | Adjective |
| overview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| paramount | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| pervasive | x/x | Adjective |
| pivotal | /xx | Adjective |
| premier | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| preponderant | x/xx | Adjective |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| prevailing | x/x | Adjective |
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primeval | x/x | Adjective |
| primordial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| priority | x/xx | Noun |
| prominent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| radiant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name |
| soteriological | x/xx/xx | Adjective |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| supreme | x/ | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| teleological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| transcendental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| transversal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| transverse | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ubiquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| upper | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vital | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| widespread | // | Adjective |
| worry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
