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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abelian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| abortion | x/x | Noun |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| achieved | x/ | Adjective |
| acknowledged | x/x | Adjective |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| admitted | x/x | Noun |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| adoption | x/x | Noun |
| agreed | x/ | Adjective |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| an | / | Noun |
| anionic | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| apologies | x/xx | Noun |
| approval | x/x | Noun |
| approve | x/ | Verb |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| attempted | x/x | Adjective |
| attestations | x//x | Noun |
| au | x | Noun, Adjective |
| awarded | x/x | Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| bagged | / | Adjective |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| batons | x/ | Verb |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| bayonet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beater | /x | Noun |
| been | / | Verb |
| blackjack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bracelet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| broadcast | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| broom | / | Noun, Verb |
| came | / | Noun |
| cane | / | Noun, Verb |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| changed | / | Adjective |
| channelled | /x | Adjective |
| circulated | /xxx | Adjective |
| clogs | / | Adjective |
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| communicated | x/xxx | Verb |
| communiqué | x/// | Noun |
| completed | x/x | Adjective |
| concur | x/ | Verb |
| continuity | xx/xx | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conveyed | x/ | Verb |
| cookie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cor | / | Noun |
| cord | / | Noun, Verb |
| crossed | / | Adjective |
| dagger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| debated | x/x | Adjective |
| deceased | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| decided | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| decimated | /xxx | Verb |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| delivered | x/x | Adjective |
| dictated | x/x | Adjective |
| died | / | Adjective |
| disclosed | x/ | Adjective |
| disposed | x/ | Adjective |
| disseminated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| drunk | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dumping | /x | Noun |
| elapsed | x/ | Adjective |
| electrostatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| embraced | x/ | Adjective |
| enacted | x/x | Verb |
| ended | /x | Adjective |
| endorsed | x/ | Adjective |
| entrusted | x/x | Verb |
| espoused | x/ | Verb |
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| exceeded | x/x | Verb |
| experienced | x/xx | Adjective |
| expired | x/ | Adjective |
| eyewitness | //x | Noun, Verb |
| fallen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| finished | /x | Adjective |
| forwarded | /xx | Verb |
| given | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| goblet | /x | Noun |
| goma | /x | Name |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| grown | / | Adjective |
| handed | /x | Adjective |
| handover | /xx | Noun |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| heirloom | /x | Noun |
| hoops | / | Noun |
| impacted | /xx | Adjective |
| implemented | /xxx | Adjective |
| imposed | x/ | Adjective |
| increased | x/ | Adjective |
| indicator | /xxx | Noun |
| ingested | x/x | Noun |
| inherited | x/xx | Adjective |
| interfaced | /xx | Verb |
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| introduced | xx/ | Adjective |
| isolated | /xxx | Adjective |
| issued | /x | Verb |
| laments | x/ | Verb |
| lance | / | Noun, Verb |
| lapsed | / | Adjective |
| lays | / | Verb, Noun |
| leaked | / | Adjective |
| legislated | /xxx | Adjective |
| mace | / | Noun, Verb |
| made | / | Noun |
| managed | /x | Verb |
| mantle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| matured | x/ | Adjective |
| met | / | Verb, Noun |
| minder | /x | Noun |
| moved | / | Adjective |
| obtained | x/ | Verb |
| occupied | /xx | Adjective |
| outdated | /xx | Adjective |
| outgrown | x/ | Verb |
| outpaced | /x | Verb |
| outperformed | /xx | Verb |
| outstripped | x/ | Verb |
| overcame | /x/ | Verb |
| overrun | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overtaken | /xxx | Adjective |
| overwhelmed | xx/ | Adjective |
| paddle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pass | / | Verb, Noun |
| passage | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| paton | /x | Name |
| pole | / | Noun, Verb |
| preindustrial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| proceeded | x/x | Verb |
| proclaimed | x/ | Adjective |
| promulgated | /xxx | Adjective |
| pronounced | x/ | Adjective |
| provided | x/x | Verb |
| punished | /x | Adjective |
| qualified | /xx | Adjective |
| quiescent | x/x | Adjective |
| ran | / | Noun |
| ratified | /xx | Adjective |
| reached | / | Adjective |
| received | x/ | Adjective |
| reconstructed | xx/x | Adjective |
| redeployed | xx/ | Verb |
| redirected | xx/x | Verb |
| referred | x/ | Verb |
| reflected | x/x | Adjective |
| reform | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| refused | x/ | Adjective |
| relay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| released | x/ | Verb |
| relocated | x/xx | Adjective |
| remote | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rendered | /x | Verb |
| reported | x/x | Adjective |
| risen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rod | / | Noun, Verb |
| rouge | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| routed | /x | Adjective |
| rubber | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sabre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sampled | /x | Verb |
| sanctioned | /x | Adjective |
| satisfied | /xx | Adjective |
| sent | / | Noun |
| shall | / | Verb |
| shank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| shared | / | Adjective |
| shifted | /x | Verb |
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sold | / | Noun |
| spear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| spent | / | Adjective |
| spoken | /x | Adjective |
| spoon | / | Noun, Verb |
| staff | / | Noun, Verb |
| stick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| submitted | x/x | Verb |
| succeed | x/ | Verb |
| suffered | /x | Verb |
| supplied | x/ | Verb |
| surmounted | x/x | Adjective |
| surpassed | x/ | Verb |
| sword | / | Noun, Verb |
| taken | /x | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| telltale | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| testament | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| testimony | /xxx | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| toll | / | Noun, Verb |
| torch | / | Noun, Verb |
| tracer | /x | Noun |
| transferred | x/ | Verb |
| transmission | x/x | Noun |
| transmit | x/ | Verb |
| traversed | /x | Verb |
| treasurers | /xx | Noun |
| trespassed | /x | Verb |
| trickle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| trident | /x | Noun |
| turbo | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| turned | / | Adjective |
| undergone | xx/ | Verb |
| undertaken | /xxx | Verb |
| via | /x | Noun |
| voted | /x | Verb |
| wand | / | Noun, Verb |
| whip | / | Noun, Verb |
| wills | / | Noun |
| withstood | x/ | Verb |
| witness | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wrote | / | Verb |
