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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| yield | / | Noun, Verb | 
| proceeds | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| wages | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| take | / | Noun, Noun | 
| reward | x/ | Noun, Noun | 
| issue | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| return | x/ | Noun, Noun | 
| bribe | / | Noun, Noun | 
| takings | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| kickbacks | /x | Noun | 
| payouts | /x | Noun | 
| bribery | /xx | Noun | 
| inducements | x/x | Noun | 
| quid pro quo | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| gifts | / | Noun | 
| wads | / | Noun | 
| gratifications | xxx/x | Noun | 
| payday | /x | Noun | 
| payments | /x | Noun | 
| bonuses | /xx | Noun | 
| cronies | /x | Noun | 
| extortion | x/x | Noun | 
| perks | / | Noun | 
| wagers | /x | Noun | 
| contributions | xx/x | Noun | 
| corruption | x/x | Noun | 
| bounties | /x | Noun | 
| largesse | x/ | Noun | 
| improprieties | xx/xx | Noun | 
| gratuities | x/xx | Noun | 
| manipulations | xxx/x | Noun | 
| windfall | /x | Noun | 
| patronage | /xx | Noun | 
| launder | /x | Noun | 
| bets | / | Noun | 
| payback | /x | Noun | 
| mobsters | /x | Noun | 
| slush fund | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| favors | /x | Noun | 
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun | 
| middlemen | /xx | Noun | 
| lobbyists | /xx | Noun | 
| gambles | /x | Noun | 
| blackmail | /x | Noun | 
| contracts | /x | Noun | 
| racketeering | xx/x | Noun | 
| favoritism | /xxxx | Noun | 
| commissions | x/x | Noun | 
| thievery | /xx | Noun | 
| misdeeds | x/ | Noun | 
| collusion | x/x | Noun | 
| paychecks | /x | Noun | 
| purses | /x | Noun | 
| graft | / | Noun | 
| curry favor | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| deals | / | Noun | 
| lump sum | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| phony | /x | Noun | 
| scams | / | Noun | 
| money | /x | Noun | 
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun | 
| bankroll | /x | Noun | 
| dealings | /x | Noun | 
| handshakes | /x | Noun | 
| sums | / | Noun | 
| ponzi scheme | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| cash | / | Noun | 
| benjamins | /xx | Name | 
| embezzlement | x/xx | Noun | 
| sham | / | Noun | 
| cronyism | /xxx | Noun | 
| amounts | x/ | Noun | 
| vig | / | Noun | 
| probabilities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| players | /x | Noun | 
| continuation | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| coalitions | xx/x | Noun | 
| discounted | /xx | Verb | 
| extort | x/ | Verb | 
| maximizes | /xxx | Verb | 
| games | / | Noun | 
| police | x/ | Verb | 
| utilities | x/xx | Noun | 
| replicate | /xx | Verb | 
| rumors | /x | Noun | 
| strategies | /xx | Noun | 
| accruing | x/x | Verb | 
| magnitudes | /xx | Noun | 
| penalties | /xx | Noun | 
| options | /x | Noun | 
| pitfalls | /x | Noun | 
| investments | x/x | Noun | 
| outcomes | /x | Noun | 
| ordering | /xx | Noun | 
| monetary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| expected | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| matrix | /x | Noun | 
| attainable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| promises | /xx | Verb | 
| ordinal | /xx | Adjective | 
| asymmetric | xx/x | Adjective | 
| risks | / | Noun | 
| odds | / | Noun | 
| feasible | /xx | Adjective | 
| tangible | /xx | Adjective | 
| maximum | /xx | Noun | 
| vector | /x | Noun | 
| higher | /x | Adverb | 
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective | 
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| average | /xx | Noun | 
| term | / | Adjective | 
| illegal | x/x | Adjective | 
| portfolio | x/xx | Noun | 
| alternatives | x/xx | Noun | 
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| reap | / | Verb | 
| outweigh | /x | Verb | 
| costs | / | Noun | 
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun | 
| symmetric | x/x | Adjective | 
| discontinuous | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| accepting | x/x | Verb | 
| lucrative | /xx | Adjective | 
| weighted | /x | Verb | 
| bigger | /x | Adjective | 
| choices | /x | Noun | 
| set | / | Noun | 
| officials | x/x | Noun | 
| potential | x/x | Adjective | 
| depend | x/ | Verb | 
| calculating | /xxx | Verb | 
| compute | x/ | Verb | 
| associated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| securities | x/xx | Noun | 
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| identical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| politicians | xx/x | Noun | 
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective | 
| losses | /x | Noun | 
| rank | / | Verb | 
| incentives | x/x | Noun | 
| distributions | xx/x | Noun | 
| expectation | xx/x | Noun | 
| advantages | x/xx | Noun | 
| benefits | /xx | Noun | 
| disbursements | x/x | Noun | 
| dividends | /xx | Noun | 
| earnings | /x | Noun | 
| gains | / | Noun | 
| impacts | x/ | Noun | 
| outputs | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| presents | /x | Noun | 
| profits | /x | Noun | 
| results | x/ | Noun | 
| savings | /x | Noun | 
| sops | / | Noun | 
| spillovers | /xx | Noun | 
| winnings | /x | Noun | 
