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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 |
