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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| disprove | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| rebut | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| debunk | x/ | Verb |
| corroborate | x/xx | Verb |
| substantiate | x/xx | Verb |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| refutation | xx/x | Noun |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| falsify | /xx | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| repudiate | x/xx | Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Noun |
| argue | /x | Verb |
| validate | /xx | Verb |
| confirm | x/ | Verb |
| reject | x/ | Verb |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| assert | x/ | Verb |
| denounce | x/ | Verb |
| adduce | x/ | Verb |
| summarize | /xx | Verb |
| criticize | /xx | Verb |
| justify | /xx | Verb |
| prove | / | Verb |
| expound | x/ | Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| verify | /xx | Verb, Adverb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| vindicate | /xx | Verb |
| disavow | xx/ | Verb |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| postulate | /xx | Noun |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| claim | / | Noun |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| negate | x/ | Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb |
| corroborative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| evidence | /xx | Noun |
| concede | x/ | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| cite | / | Verb |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| reiterate | x/xx | Verb |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| condemn | x/ | Verb |
| deconstruct | xx/ | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| impugn | x/ | Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb |
| elucidate | x/xx | Verb |
| proof | / | Noun |
| decry | x/ | Verb |
| extrapolate | x/xx | Verb |
| posit | /x | Verb |
| oppose | x/ | Verb |
| deduce | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb |
| restate | x/ | Verb |
| reconcile | /xx | Verb |
| disagree | xx/ | Verb |
| criticise | /xx | Verb |
| nullify | /xx | Verb |
| counterarguments | /x/xx | Noun |
| demonize | /xx | Verb |
| theorize | /xx | Verb |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| suppress | x/ | Verb |
| exonerate | x/xx | Verb |
| reaffirm | xx/ | Verb |
| analyze | /xx | Verb |
| recant | x/ | Verb |
| disbelieve | xx/ | Verb |
| countering | /xx | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| reinforce | xx/ | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| scrutinize | /xx | Verb |
| deride | x/ | Verb |
| characterize | /xxx | Verb |
| evaluate | x/xx | Verb |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| veracity | x/xx | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| give the lie to | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| reprove | x/ | Verb |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| convince | x/ | Verb |
| unreason | x/x | Noun |
| contravene | /xx | Verb |
| belie | x/ | Verb |
| protest | /x | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| explode | x/ | Verb |
| forbid | x/ | Verb |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| resist | x/ | Verb |
| overrule | /xx | Verb |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| cross | / | Noun |
| rule out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| disapprove | xx/ | Verb |
| repulse | x/ | Noun |
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| spoof | / | Noun |
| revoke | x/ | Verb |
| slanders | /x | Noun |
| physicalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| solipsism | x/xx | Noun |
| contentions | x/x | Noun |
| heresies | /xx | Noun |
| insinuations | xxx/x | Noun |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| infirm | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| quash | / | Verb |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
