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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| prelude | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| explorative | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| overture | /xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| initial | x/x | Adjective | 
| final | /x | Adjective | 
| preparatory | x/xxx | Noun | 
| tentative | /xx | Adjective | 
| provisional | x/xx | Noun | 
| brief | / | Adjective | 
| evaluation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| confirmatory | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| detailed | x/ | Adjective | 
| summary | /xx | Noun | 
| formal | /x | Adjective | 
| analysis | x/xx | Noun | 
| comparative | x/xx | Name | 
| preparation | xx/x | Noun | 
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| examination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| assessment | x/x | Noun | 
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective | 
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| cursory | /xx | Adjective | 
| study | /x | Noun | 
| recent | /x | Adjective | 
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| finalizing | /xxx | Verb | 
| theoretical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| basic | /x | Adjective | 
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| extensive | x/x | Adjective | 
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| results | x/ | Noun | 
| experimental | xxx/x | Noun | 
| previous | /xx | Adjective | 
| conclusion | x/x | Noun | 
| additional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| official | x/x | Noun | 
| following | /xx | Adjective | 
| elaboration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| first | / | Adjective | 
| confirmation | xx/x | Noun | 
| investigation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| conceptual | x/xx | Adjective | 
| substantive | /xx | Adjective | 
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective | 
| actual | /xx | Adjective | 
| statistical | x/xx | Name | 
| partial | /x | Adjective | 
| proceeding | x/x | Noun | 
| thorough | /x | Adjective | 
| research | x/ | Noun | 
| testing | /x | Noun | 
| proposal | x/x | Noun | 
| quantitative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| corroborative | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| report | x/ | Noun | 
| inductive | x/x | Adjective | 
| initiatory | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| incipient | x/xx | Adjective | 
| early | /x | Adjective | 
| forehand | /x | Noun | 
| foregoing | x/x | Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun | 
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb | 
| beforehand | x/x | Noun | 
| preceding | x/x | Verb | 
| forethought | /x | Noun | 
| institutional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| foremost | /x | Adjective | 
| fore | / | Noun | 
| developing | x/xx | Verb | 
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective | 
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| headfirst | // | Noun | 
| selfsame | // | Adjective | 
| inquisitorial | x/x/xx | Adjective | 
| entire | x/x | Adjective | 
| apropos | xx/ | Noun | 
| searching | /x | Noun | 
| internal | x/x | Adjective | 
| interrogatory | xx/xxx | Noun | 
| pro forma | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| inquiring | x/xx | Verb | 
| sneak | / | Noun | 
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective | 
| frontal | /x | Noun | 
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective | 
| by the by | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| in question | x/x | Phrase, Adjective | 
| injunction | x/x | Noun | 
| prospectus | x/x | Noun | 
| writhed | / | Verb | 
| plat | / | Noun | 
| skirmishing | /xx | Noun | 
| canter | /x | Noun | 
| hearing | /x | Noun | 
| colostomy | xxxx | Noun | 
| sorting | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| ruling | /x | Noun | 
| crushing | /x | Verb | 
| shaping | /x | Verb | 
| sizing | /x | Noun | 
| weighted | /x | Verb | 
| bombardment | x/x | Noun | 
| reconnaissance | x/xx | Noun | 
| sketches | /x | Noun | 
| experimenting | x/xxx | Verb | 
| reviews | x/ | Verb | 
| soundings | /x | Noun | 
| proclamation | xx/x | Noun | 
| designing | x/x | Verb | 
| trimming | /x | Verb | 
| insisted | x/x | Verb | 
| groundwork | /x | Noun | 
| screening | /x | Noun | 
| drafts | / | Noun | 
| judging | /x | Verb | 
| flourish | /x | Verb | 
| soak | / | Verb | 
| enquiries | x/xx | Noun | 
| surrendered | x/x | Verb | 
| undertaken | /xxx | Verb | 
| talks | / | Noun | 
| remarks | x/ | Noun | 
| survey | x/ | Noun | 
| purification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| checklist | /x | Noun | 
| enquiry | x/x | Noun | 
| note | / | Verb | 
| forms | / | Verb | 
| intended | x/x | Verb | 
| demanded | x/x | Verb | 
| fractionation | /x/x | Noun | 
| drawings | /x | Noun | 
| findings | /x | Noun | 
| blocking | /x | Verb | 
| characterization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| incubation | xx/x | Noun | 
| costing | /x | Verb | 
| finishing | /xx | Verb | 
| serves | / | Verb | 
| observations | xx/x | Noun | 
| explorations | xx/x | Noun | 
| interrogation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| annual | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| appendix | x/x | Noun | 
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| careful | /x | Adjective | 
| chap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| depth | / | Noun | 
| desk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| developmental | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| economic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| elementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective | 
| foreplay | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foreword | /x | Noun | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| inception | x/x | Noun | 
| inconclusive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| interlocutory | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| introduction | xx/x | Noun | 
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| junior | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ole | / | Adjective, Name | 
| opening | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| outline | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| plan | / | Noun, Verb | 
| precondition | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| preface | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| preflight | xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective | 
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| preview | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| prima | /x | Adjective | 
| primacy | /xx | Noun | 
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| prime | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| principled | /xx | Adjective | 
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| qualifiers | /xxx | Noun | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| ref | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| scientific | xx/x | Adjective | 
| scoping | /x | Noun | 
| sighting | /x | Noun | 
| sunrise | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| technical | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| terminable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| the | x | Adverb, Noun | 
| threshold | /x | Noun | 
| transitional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unedited | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unfinished | x/x | Adjective | 
| upstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| what | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| collocation | xx/x | Noun | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dialect | /xx | Noun | 
| headlines | /x | Noun | 
