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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| preventative | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| preventive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| prophylactic | xx/x | Adjective |
| anticipatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| preemption | x/x | Noun |
| retaliatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| proactive | //x | Adjective |
| unilateral | xx/xx | Adjective |
| automatic | xx/x | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| concurrent | x/x | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| prioritization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| reflexive | x/x | Adjective |
| selective | x/x | Adjective |
| opportunistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| simultaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| reactive | x/x | Adjective |
| blitzkrieg | /x | Noun |
| indiscriminate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| takeover | /xx | Noun |
| strategic | x/x | Noun |
| intervention | xx/x | Noun |
| retroactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| repudiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| overreaction | /xxxx | Noun |
| strategy | /xx | Noun |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| countermeasure | /xxx | Noun |
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective |
| concerted | x/x | Adjective |
| compensatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| escalation | xx/x | Noun |
| swift | / | Noun |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| precautionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| preparatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective |
| prophetic | x/x | Adjective |
| apocalyptic | xxx/x | Noun |
| prognostic | x/x | Noun |
| prefrontal | x/x | Noun |
| injunctive | x/x | Noun |
| epileptic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ejaculatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| regulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| intercessory | xx/xx | Noun |
| budgetary | /xxx | Adjective |
| persecutory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| prospective | x/x | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| anaphoric | xx/x | Adjective |
| adjudicatory | x/xxxx | Noun |
| redemptive | x/x | Adjective |
| providential | xx/x | Adjective |
| liminal | /xx | Adjective |
| judgmental | x/x | Adjective |
| inhibitory | x/xxx | Noun |
| multitasking | /xxx | Noun |
| patenting | /xx | Noun |
| schedule | /x | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| analgesia | xx/x | Noun |
| suicide | /xx | Noun |
| kernel | /x | Noun |
| buying | /x | Noun |
| bid | / | Noun |
| construct | x/ | Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| resume | x/ | Noun |
| transplantation | xx/x | Noun |
| move | / | Noun |
| coup | / | Noun |
| right | / | Noun |
| war | / | Noun |
| arrests | x/ | Noun |
| priorities | x/xx | Noun |
| maneuver | x/x | Noun |
| raids | / | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| algorithm | /xxx | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| surrender | x/x | Noun |
| pricing | /x | Noun |
| purchase | /x | Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| capability | xx/xx | Noun |
| invasion | x/x | Noun |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| presidents | /xx | Noun |
| colonization | xxx/x | Noun |
| therapy | /xx | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun |
| discipline | /xx | Noun |
| warfare | /x | Noun |
| offer | /x | Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun |
| programming | /xx | Noun |
| claim | / | Noun |
| concessions | x/x | Noun |
| tactics | /x | Noun |
| doctrine | /x | Noun |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| measure | /x | Noun |
| repression | x/x | Noun |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| threads | / | Noun |
| legislation | xx/x | Noun |
| allocation | xx/x | Noun |
| abortive | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| advised | x/ | Adjective |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| conserving | x/x | Adjective |
| containment | x/x | Noun |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| diversionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| preference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| preferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| preferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| punitive | /xx | Adjective |
| remand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| remedial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
