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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| extend | x/ | Verb |
| sustain | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| draw out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lengthening | /xx | Noun |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| enhance | x/ | Verb |
| prolongation | x/xx | Noun |
| hindering | /xx | Verb |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| impeding | x/x | Verb |
| curtailing | x/x | Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| postponing | x/x | Verb |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| hastening | /xx | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| augment | x/ | Verb |
| enliven | x/x | Verb |
| preserve | x/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| long | / | Adjective |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| endanger | x/x | Verb |
| streamline | /x | Verb |
| outlast | /x | Verb |
| disrupt | x/ | Verb |
| alter | /x | Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb |
| maximize | /xx | Verb |
| expedite | /xx | Verb |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| revive | x/ | Verb |
| entrench | x/ | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| interfere | xx/ | Verb |
| strengthen | /x | Verb |
| deplete | x/ | Verb |
| maximise | /xx | Verb |
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| stimulate | /xx | Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| optimise | /xx | Verb |
| elevate | /xx | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| optimize | /xx | Verb |
| continuance | x/xx | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| dampen | /x | Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| derail | x/ | Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| safeguard | /x | Noun |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| invigorate | x/xx | Verb |
| simplify | /xx | Verb |
| thwart | / | Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| linger | /x | Noun |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| worsen | /x | Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| maintain | x/ | Verb |
| spoil | / | Noun |
| quicken | /x | Name |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| potentiate | x/xx | Verb |
| terminate | /xx | Verb |
| outlive | x/ | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| stabilize | /xx | Verb |
| cripple | /x | Noun |
| promote | x/ | Verb |
| rejuvenate | x/xx | Verb |
| increase | x/ | Noun |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| protect | x/ | Verb |
| stabilise | /xx | Verb |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| insure | x/ | Verb |
| renew | x/ | Verb |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb |
| restrict | x/ | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| bolster | /x | Noun |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| continuing | x/xx | Verb |
| reinvigorate | xx/xx | Verb |
| resurrect | xx/ | Verb |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| assure | x/ | Verb |
| risking | /x | Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| depress | x/ | Verb |
| lifespan | /x | Noun |
| freshen | /x | Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| revitalize | x/xx | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| affect | x/ | Verb |
| discourage | x/x | Verb |
| infuse | x/ | Verb |
| lasting | /x | Adjective |
| subvert | x/ | Verb |
| resuscitate | x/xx | Verb |
| restore | x/ | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| regulate | /xx | Verb |
| reshape | x/ | Verb |
| hampering | /xx | Verb |
| precede | x/ | Verb |
| strangle | /x | Verb |
| constrain | x/ | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| mediate | /xx | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| elongate | x/x | Adjective |
| save | / | Verb |
| widen | /x | Verb |
| enlarge | x/ | Verb |
| dilate | x/ | Verb |
| span | / | Noun |
| expand | x/ | Verb |
| telescope | /xx | Noun |
| reach | / | Noun |
| proliferate | x/xx | Verb |
| produce | x/ | Verb |
| broaden | /x | Verb |
| size | / | Noun |
| extrapolate | x/xx | Verb |
| propagate | /xx | Verb |
| repolarization | /xxx/x | Noun |
| clotting | /x | Verb |
| interminably | /xxxx | Adverb |
| needlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| stay | / | Noun |
| abstinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dally | /x | Name, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gestational | x/xx | Adjective |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| keep on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| nonwork | /x | Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| retain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| shorter | /x | Noun |
| spin | / | Noun, Verb |
| spin out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stretch | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
