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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| main | / | Noun, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| elementary | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| essential | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| original | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| basal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| primitive | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| firsthand | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| special | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| chief | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| secondary | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| predominant | x/xx | Adjective |
| tertiary | /xx | Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective |
| ostensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| sole | / | Noun |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun |
| central | /x | Noun |
| dual | /x | Adjective |
| biggest | /x | Adjective |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective |
| ancillary | /xxx | Adjective |
| focal | /x | Adjective |
| prime | / | Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective |
| vital | /x | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| primarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| underlying | xx/x | Adjective |
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective |
| current | /x | Noun |
| closest | /x | Adjective |
| objective | x/x | Noun |
| first | / | Adjective |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| actual | /xx | Adjective |
| specific | x/x | Adjective |
| foremost | /x | Adjective |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| second | /x | Noun |
| putative | /xx | Adjective |
| national | /xx | Name |
| overriding | /xxx | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective |
| personal | /xx | Adjective |
| presumptive | x/x | Adjective |
| perennial | x/xx | Adjective |
| determinant | x/xx | Noun |
| strongest | /x | Adjective |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pivotal | /xx | Adjective |
| third | / | Noun |
| greatest | /x | Adjective |
| regional | /xx | Name |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| penultimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| latter | /x | Noun |
| biological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| supplemental | xx/x | Noun |
| foundational | x/xx | Adjective |
| internal | x/x | Adjective |
| operative | /xxx | Adjective |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective |
| specialty | /xx | Noun |
| peripheral | x/xx | Adjective |
| supplementary | xx/xx | Noun |
| prospective | x/x | Adjective |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective |
| general | /xx | Noun |
| preponderant | x/xx | Adjective |
| respective | x/x | Adjective |
| ideal | x/ | Noun |
| another | x/x | Noun |
| external | x/x | Adjective |
| intermediary | xx/xxx | Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun |
| source | / | Noun |
| purpose | /x | Noun |
| distinct | x/ | Adjective |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| component | x/x | Noun |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun |
| single | /x | Adjective |
| regular | /xx | Adjective |
| potential | x/x | Noun |
| local | /x | Adjective |
| priority | x/xx | Noun |
| real | / | Adjective |
| clinical | /xx | Adjective |
| favorite | /xx | Noun |
| constituent | x/xx | Noun |
| singular | /xx | Adjective |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Noun |
| imperative | x/xx | Noun |
| paramount | /xx | Name |
| preeminent | x/xx | Adjective |
| viable | /xx | Adjective |
| eventual | x/xx | Adjective |
| target | /x | Noun |
| mechanical | x/xx | Adjective |
| next | / | Adjective |
| alpha | /x | Noun |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| superordinate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| zeroth | /x | Noun |
| last | / | Adjective |
| next to last | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| elemental | xx/x | Adjective |
| second to last | /x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| petit | /x | Noun |
| junior | /x | Noun |
| subsidiary | x/xxx | Noun |
| upper | /x | Noun |
| petty | /x | Noun |
| thirteenth | // | Noun |
| fifth | / | Noun |
| eighth | / | Noun |
| fourth | / | Noun |
| subprime | x/ | Noun |
| tenth | / | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| ninth | / | Name |
| grand | / | Noun |
| sophomore | /x | Noun |
| eleventh | x/x | Noun |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective |
| fourteenth | // | Name |
| seventh | /x | Name |
| sixth | / | Name |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| descending | x/x | Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| appurtenant | x/xx | Adjective |
| clustered | /x | Adjective |
| subaltern | /xx | Noun |
| fifteenth | x/ | Noun |
| twelfth | / | Noun |
| other | /x | Adjective |
| sixteenth | x/ | Noun |
| carcinoid | xxx | Verb |
| unopposed | xx/ | Verb |
| winding | /x | Verb, Noun |
| transcripts | /x | Verb |
| respectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| defeated | x/x | Verb |
| dysmenorrhea | /xx/x | Noun |
| snoring | /x | Verb |
| caregiver | /xx | Noun |
| cholangitis | x//x | Noun |
| hyperparathyroidism | xxx/xxx | Noun |
| won | / | Verb |
| grafting | /x | Verb |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| differentiating | xx/xxx | Verb |
| caretaker | /xx | Noun |
| amenorrhea | x/x/x | Noun |
| voting | /x | Verb |
| prevention | x/x | Noun |
| relapsed | x/ | Verb |
| cirrhosis | x/x | Noun |
| amyloidosis | /xx/x | Noun |
| tuned | / | Verb |
| categorized | /xxx | Verb |
| narcissism | /xxx | Noun |
| classified | /xx | Verb |
| isolates | /xx | Verb |
| amine | xx | Noun |
| hypothyroidism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| reforming | x/x | Verb |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ballot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| caucus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chiefly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| colours | /x | Noun |
| convention | x/x | Noun |
| definable | x/xx | Adjective |
| discoverable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| election | x/x | Noun |
| electioneering | xxx/x | Noun |
| electrode | x/x | Noun |
| electrolytic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| explicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| frontline | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| galvanic | x/x | Adjective |
| grade | / | Noun, Verb |
| grammar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| headline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| identifiable | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| ignition | x/x | Noun |
| inaugural | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| input | /x | Noun, Verb |
| instrumental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| interlocutory | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| mailbox | /x | Noun |
| mainline | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| mainstream | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mary | /x | Name |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| motivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| nominations | xx/x | Noun |
| ooze | / | Noun, Verb |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| predicate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| predominantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| premier | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| premiere | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| première | /x | Noun, Verb |
| preparatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| primacy | /xx | Noun |
| primal | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| primeval | x/x | Adjective |
| primordial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| principled | /xx | Adjective |
| privileged | /x | Adjective |
| prominent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| proximate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| resource | /x | Noun, Verb |
| root | / | Noun, Verb |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| salient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| seed | / | Noun, Verb |
| seminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| senior | /x | Adjective, Name |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| staple | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| statute | /x | Noun |
| supreme | x/ | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| trial | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| twofold | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| undergraduate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| understood | xx/ | Adjective |
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
