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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| nonviolence | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| disobedience | xx/xx | Noun |
| noncompliance | xx/x | Noun |
| nonconformity | xx/xx | Noun |
| rebelling | x/x | Verb |
| protestation | xx/x | Noun |
| noncompliant | xx/x | Adjective |
| dissent | x/ | Noun |
| resistant | x/x | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| representations | xxx/x | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| disobedient | xx/xx | Adjective |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| abnegation | xx/x | Noun |
| contempt | x/ | Noun |
| nonperformance | xx/x | Noun |
| abstention | x/x | Noun |
| protest | /x | Noun |
| silent treatment | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| rebuff | x/ | Noun |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| insubordinate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| repulse | x/ | Noun |
| disapprobation | xxx/x | Noun |
| absence without leave | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| misbehaving | xx/x | Noun |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| reserve | x/ | Noun |
| negation | x/x | Noun |
| violation | xx/x | Noun |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| disaffection | xx/x | Noun |
| animosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| flouting | /x | Noun |
| declination | xx/x | Noun |
| disavowal | xx/x | Noun |
| brick wall | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| complaining | x/x | Verb |
| remonstrance | x/x | Noun |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| indifference | x/xx | Noun |
| deafness | /x | Noun |
| injustice | x/x | Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| misrule | x/ | Noun |
| outrage | /x | Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| downer | /x | Noun |
| inattention | xx/x | Noun |
| unbelief | xx/ | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| truancy | /xx | Noun |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective |
| disallowance | xx/x | Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| delinquency | x/xx | Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| against | x/ | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| antibiotic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| antimicrobial | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| antipathy | x/xx | Noun |
| army | /x | Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| attenuation | x/x/x | Noun |
| aversion | x/x | Noun |
| backlash | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battled | /x | Adjective |
| birefringence | /x/x | Noun |
| boycott | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brotherhood | /xx | Noun |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calorimetric | x/x/x | Adjective |
| capacitance | x/xx | Noun |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| chef | / | Noun, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb, Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| compensating | /xxx | Verb |
| complacent | x/x | Adjective |
| compressibility | x/x/xx | Noun |
| conduction | x/x | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| damping | /x | Noun |
| debt | / | Noun |
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diode | /x | Noun |
| disgust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dispute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissipation | xx/x | Noun |
| dormant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| durability | xx/xx | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| efficacious | xx/x | Adjective |
| electrode | x/x | Noun |
| endurance | /xx | Noun |
| equivalent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ets | / | Name |
| expansive | x/x | Adjective |
| feminine | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| filament | /xx | Noun |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| fraternity | x/xx | Noun |
| friction | /x | Noun |
| fundamentalist | xx/xx | Noun |
| genitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| guerrilla | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| hardiness | /xx | Noun |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hold back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| idle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| impassive | x/x | Adjective |
| impedance | x/x | Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inductance | x/x | Noun |
| inert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| infinitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| insurgency | x/xx | Noun |
| insurgent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| interrogative | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| isolates | /xx | Noun |
| jihad | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lazy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| liabilities | xx/xx | Noun |
| load | / | Noun, Verb |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| maquis | /x | Noun |
| meek | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| microorganism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| militant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| motivated | /xxx | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| noise | / | Noun, Verb |
| nonviolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| ohm | / | Noun |
| oppose | x/ | Verb |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun |
| oscillatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| outward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| participle | /xxx | Noun |
| passively | /xx | Adverb |
| peaceful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| performance | x/x | Noun |
| perseverance | xx/x | Noun |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun |
| plural | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| purposive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| quiescent | x/x | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| reaction | x/x | Noun |
| reactive | x/x | Adjective |
| rebellion | x/x | Noun |
| rebelliousness | x/xxx | Noun |
| receptive | x/x | Adjective |
| reflexive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| rejection | x/x | Noun |
| repulsion | x/x | Noun |
| resentment | x/x | Noun |
| resilience | x/xx | Noun |
| resiliency | x/xx | Noun |
| resilient | x/x | Adjective |
| resist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| resistances | x/xx | Noun |
| resistive | x/x | Adjective |
| resistivity | x//xx | Noun |
| resistor | x/x | Noun |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| retention | x/x | Noun |
| reticence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| revolt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| revulsion | x/x | Noun |
| robustness | x/x | Noun |
| rubbing | /x | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| secondhand | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sedentary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| shunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| silent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| singular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| solidity | x/xx | Noun |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| stabilising | /xxx | Adjective |
| stability | x/xx | Noun |
| stamina | /xx | Noun |
