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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| before | x/ | Adverb, Adverb |
| beforehand | x/x | Noun |
| previous | /xx | Adjective |
| preceding | x/x | Verb |
| afore | x/ | Adjective |
| predate | x/ | Verb |
| aforesaid | x/x | Noun |
| antes | /x | Noun |
| preface | /x | Noun |
| previous question | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| in advance | xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| preexisting | /x/x | Adjective |
| preemptive | x/x | Adjective |
| early | /x | Adjective |
| ahead of | x// | Phrase |
| preempt | /x | Verb |
| heretofore | xx/ | Noun |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| prefatory | /xxx | Noun |
| anticipatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| precedent | /xx | Noun |
| prepared | x/ | Verb |
| precedential | /x/x | Noun |
| precondition | xx/x | Noun |
| preposition | xx/x | Noun |
| preconceived | xx/ | Adjective |
| prewriting | /xx | Noun |
| preparatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| preverbal | x/x | Adjective |
| abbey | /x | Noun |
| abnegation | xx/x | Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abraham | /xx | Name |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absolution | xx/x | Noun |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| academy | x/xx | Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| acclamation | xx/x | Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aft | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| anecdotal | xx/x | Adjective |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| avant | x/ | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| caroline | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| christmas | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| contemporaneous | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| daughter | /x | Noun |
| dermatological | xxx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| desk | / | Noun, Verb |
| diligence | /xx | Noun |
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| ere | / | Noun, Adverb |
| expeditiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| faulty | /x | Adjective |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fore | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| foresaw | x/ | Verb |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| foundational | x/xx | Adjective |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| later | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| matthews | /x | Name |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| newman | /x | Name |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| once | / | Adverb, Noun |
| overarching | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pending | /x | Adjective |
| planning | /x | Noun |
| preacher | /x | Noun |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| prelude | /x | Noun, Verb |
| premium | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| prenatal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| preparation | xx/x | Noun |
| prerequisite | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| preset | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| preventative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| preview | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prima | /x | Adjective |
| priority | x/xx | Noun |
| provincial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| qua | / | Noun |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| requisite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| reynolds | /x | Name |
| scan | / | Noun, Verb |
| screening | /x | Noun |
| sine | / | Noun |
| son | / | Noun, Verb |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| till | / | Noun, Verb |
| tyler | /x | Name |
| until | x/ | |
| upon | x/ | |
| upstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| upwind | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| used | / | Verb, Adjective |
