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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| precept | /x | Noun, Noun |
| rule | / | Noun, Noun |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun, Noun |
| maxim | /x | Noun |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| tenet | /x | Noun |
| concept | /x | Noun |
| theory | /x | Noun |
| axiom | /xx | Noun |
| doctrine | /x | Noun |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| philosophy | x/xx | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun |
| proportionality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| dictum | /x | Noun |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| virtue | /x | Noun |
| mechanism | /xxx | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun |
| methodology | xx/xx | Noun |
| method | /x | Noun |
| logic | /x | Noun |
| premise | /x | Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| paradigm | /xx | Noun |
| universality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| truism | /xx | Noun |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| ethos | /x | Noun |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| strategy | /xx | Noun |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| reasoning | /xx | Noun |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| fairness | /x | Noun |
| belief | x/ | Noun |
| universal | xx/x | Name |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| technique | x/ | Noun |
| underlying | xx/x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective |
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective |
| principled | /xx | Adjective |
| presupposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| truth | / | Noun |
| unanimity | xx/xx | Noun |
| regard | x/ | Noun |
| purpose | /x | Noun |
| cornerstone | /xx | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| presumption | x/x | Noun |
| theoretic | xx/x | Adjective |
| reciprocity | xx/xx | Noun |
| analogy | x/xx | Noun |
| guideline | /x | Noun |
| rationality | xx/xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Noun |
| implicit | x/x | Adjective |
| simplification | xxx/x | Noun |
| scheme | / | Noun |
| ideology | xx/xx | Noun |
| constancy | /xx | Noun |
| dogma | /x | Noun |
| terms | / | Noun |
| indivisibility | xx/x/xx | Noun |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Noun |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| first principles | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| grammar | /x | Noun |
| base | / | Noun |
| element | /xx | Noun |
| definition | xx/x | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| hypothesis | x/xx | Noun |
| postulate | /xx | Noun |
| supposition | xx/x | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun |
| point of reference | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| predication | /x/x | Noun |
| message | /x | Noun |
| general | /xx | Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| lemma | /x | Noun |
| given | /x | Verb |
| watchword | /x | Noun |
| motto | /x | Noun |
| thesis | /x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| exemplar | x/x | Noun |
| gist | / | Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| categorical imperative | xx/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| tenor | /x | Noun |
| inference | /xx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| signification | /xx/x | Noun |
| subject matter | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| conjecture | x/x | Noun |
| limit | /x | Noun |
| affirmation | xx/x | Noun |
| statement | /x | Noun |
| avowal | x/x | Noun |
| essentials | x/x | Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| common ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| token | /x | Noun |
| focal | /x | Adjective |
| incipit | x/x | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| posit | /x | Verb |
| interpretation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anthropic | //x | Adjective |
| subsidiarity | x/xxxx | Noun |
| nonintervention | xxx/x | Noun |
| nondiscrimination | xxxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| animating | /xxx | Adjective |
| precautionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| centralism | /xxx | Noun |
| parsimony | /xxx | Noun |
| maximin | xxx | Adjective |
| superposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| variational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| beneficence | x/xx | Noun |
| regulative | /xxx | Adjective |
| individuation | xx/x/x | Noun |
| plenitude | /xx | Noun |
| guiding | /x | Verb |
| optimality | /x/xx | Noun |
| enunciated | x/xxx | Verb |
| complementarity | xx/xx | Noun |
| relativity | xx/xx | Noun |
| unifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| equivalence | x/xx | Noun |
| indeterminacy | xx/xxx | Noun |
| cardinal | /xx | Adjective |
| causality | x/xx | Noun |
| leninist | /xx | Adjective |
| alphabetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| alpha | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| assumed | x/ | Adjective |
| auf | / | Noun |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| canto | /x | Noun |
| caveat emptor | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| centered | /x | Adjective |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chivalry | /xx | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| credo | /x | Noun |
| dean | / | Noun, Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| dialectics | xx/x | Noun |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| episcopal | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| ethic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| gaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| genesis | /xx | Noun |
| genus | /x | Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hellenism | /xxx | Name |
| high school | // | Phrase, Noun |
| inception | x/x | Noun |
| ingredient | x/xx | Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| lecture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| letter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| math | / | Noun, Verb |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| moral | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nominally | /xxx | Adverb |
| norm | / | Noun, Verb |
| normally | /xx | Adverb |
| number | /x | Noun, Verb |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| onset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| orientation | xxx/x | Noun |
| originally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pace | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pack | / | Noun, Verb |
| philosophical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pillar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| plate | / | Noun, Verb |
| pleasure principle | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| policy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| position | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prince | / | Noun, Verb |
| principal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| principe | x/x | Name |
| prohibition | xx/x | Noun |
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| psalm | / | Noun, Verb |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| requisite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sake | / | Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| scratch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| scruple | /x | Noun, Verb |
| slogan | /x | Noun |
| sonnet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| spirit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tao | / | Name |
| teacher | /x | Noun |
| technically | /xxx | Adverb |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| theme | / | Noun, Verb |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| understanding | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| value | /x | Noun, Verb |
| view | / | Noun, Verb |
| vision | /x | Noun, Verb |
| xi | / | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
