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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun, Noun | 
| despotism | /xxx | Noun | 
| interregnum | xx/x | Noun | 
| police state | x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| tyranny | /xx | Noun | 
| reaction | x/x | Noun | 
| tyranny of the majority | /xx/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| dictatorship | x/xx | Noun | 
| military government | /xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| fascism | /xx | Noun | 
| totalitarianism | xxx/xxxx | Noun | 
| extremism | x/xx | Noun | 
| revolution | xx/x | Noun | 
| dictator | x/x | Noun | 
| power politics | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| quarantine | /xx | Noun | 
| ouster | /x | Noun | 
| dominate | /xx | Verb | 
| autocracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| dictatorship of the proletariat | x/xx/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| big man | // | Name, Name | 
| hot spot | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| ostracism | /xxx | Noun | 
| party politics | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| traction | /x | Noun | 
| totalitarian | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| uprising | x/x | Noun | 
| purge | / | Noun | 
| intifada | xx/x | Noun | 
| politics | /xx | Noun | 
| secret police | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| putsch | / | Noun | 
| decapitation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| absolutism | /xxxx | Noun | 
| rebellion | x/x | Noun | 
| authoritarianism | xxx/xxxx | Noun | 
| balance of power | /x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| political prisoner | x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| rebel | /x | Noun | 
| gulag | /x | Noun | 
| sectarianism | x/xxxx | Noun | 
| achaemenid | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| advent | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| aeon | /x | Noun | 
| afraid | x/ | Adjective | 
| aging | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| akkadian | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| alarm | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| amazement | x/x | Noun | 
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| angevin | /xx | Name, Adjective | 
| angst | / | Noun, Verb | 
| anguish | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| antiterrorism | xxxxxx | Noun | 
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun | 
| astonishment | x/xx | Noun | 
| augustus | x/x | Name | 
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective | 
| autumn | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| awe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun | 
| bloodiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| brat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| climate | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| conquer | /x | Verb | 
| consternation | xx/x | Noun | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| counterterrorism | /xxxxx | Noun | 
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| crisis | /x | Noun | 
| crowning | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| culture | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| czar | / | Noun | 
| davidic | x/x | Adjective | 
| decade | x/ | Noun | 
| despair | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| desperation | xx/x | Noun | 
| deterrence | x/x | Noun | 
| disaster | x/x | Noun | 
| dismay | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disquiet | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| divorce | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| domination | xx/x | Noun | 
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| dynasty | /xx | Noun | 
| empire | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| empt | / | Verb | 
| era | /x | Noun | 
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| famine | /x | Noun | 
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| film | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fright | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| glorious | /xx | Adjective | 
| holocaust | /xx | Name, Verb | 
| holy terror | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective | 
| horror | /x | Noun | 
| illness | /x | Noun | 
| incumbency | x/xx | Noun | 
| intimidation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| joy | / | Noun, Verb | 
| killer | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| king | / | Noun, Verb | 
| kingdom | /x | Noun | 
| kingship | /x | Noun | 
| manchu | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| messianic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| millennium | x/xx | Noun | 
| misery | /xx | Noun | 
| movement | /x | Noun | 
| movie | /x | Noun | 
| nightmare | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| outweigh | /x | Verb | 
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| pain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| panic | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| pastorate | /xx | Noun | 
| pharaoh | /x | Noun | 
| pontificate | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| possessor | x/x | Verb | 
| predominate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| prevail | x/ | Verb | 
| queen | / | Noun, Verb | 
| realm | / | Noun | 
| regency | /xx | Noun | 
| regime | x/ | Noun | 
| reigned | / | Verb | 
| rule | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ruler | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| scare | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| scepter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sceptre | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| scourge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scream | / | Noun, Verb | 
| situation | xx/x | Noun | 
| slugger | /x | Noun | 
| sojourn | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sovereign | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sovereignty | /xx | Noun | 
| spooky | /x | Adjective | 
| summer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sway | / | Noun, Verb | 
| terrified | /xx | Adjective | 
| terrorized | /xx | Verb | 
| threat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tiger | /x | Noun | 
| unjust | x/ | Adjective | 
| violence | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| voyage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| weariness | /xx | Noun | 
| wonderment | /xx | Noun | 
| woods | / | Noun | 
