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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| yield | / | Verb, Verb | 
| soften | /x | Verb, Verb | 
| capitulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| acquiesce | xx/ | Verb | 
| refuse | x/ | Noun | 
| budge | / | Noun | 
| abandon | x/x | Verb | 
| waver | /x | Noun | 
| succumb | x/ | Verb | 
| desist | x/ | Verb | 
| recant | x/ | Verb | 
| prevail | x/ | Verb | 
| compelled | x/ | Verb | 
| cooperate | x/xx | Verb | 
| insist | x/ | Verb | 
| comply | x/ | Verb | 
| concede | x/ | Verb | 
| cease | / | Noun | 
| deign | / | Verb | 
| demur | x/ | Noun | 
| intercede | xx/ | Verb | 
| implore | x/ | Verb | 
| vowing | /x | Verb | 
| continue | x/x | Verb | 
| obliged | x/ | Verb | 
| forced | / | Verb | 
| plead | / | Verb | 
| spurn | / | Verb | 
| accede | x/ | Verb | 
| cajole | x/ | Verb | 
| relinquish | x/x | Verb | 
| slacken | /x | Verb | 
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective | 
| redouble | x/x | Verb | 
| falter | /x | Noun | 
| remonstrate | /xx | Verb | 
| renege | x/ | Verb | 
| reconsider | xx/x | Verb | 
| begged | / | Verb | 
| willing | /x | Adjective | 
| mollified | /xx | Verb | 
| dared | / | Verb | 
| abate | x/ | Noun | 
| retaliate | x/xx | Verb | 
| entreaty | x/x | Noun | 
| defy | x/ | Verb | 
| grudgingly | /xx | Adverb | 
| entreat | x/ | Verb | 
| persuaded | x/x | Verb | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| refusal | x/x | Noun | 
| beseech | x/ | Verb | 
| resist | x/ | Verb | 
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| bother | /x | Verb | 
| subside | x/ | Verb | 
| surrender | x/x | Noun | 
| insistent | x/x | Adjective | 
| persevere | xx/ | Verb | 
| stop | / | Noun | 
| rescind | x/ | Verb | 
| forsake | x/ | Verb | 
| tempt | / | Verb | 
| withhold | x/ | Verb | 
| oppose | x/ | Verb | 
| accept | x/ | Verb | 
| threaten | /x | Verb | 
| unwilling | x/x | Adjective | 
| prompting | /x | Verb | 
| meekly | /x | Adverb | 
| intend | x/ | Verb | 
| chide | / | Verb | 
| persist | x/ | Verb | 
| beckon | /x | Verb | 
| postpone | x/ | Verb | 
| forbid | x/ | Verb | 
| urging | /x | Verb | 
| repent | x/ | Verb | 
| loath | / | Adjective | 
| finally | /xx | Adverb | 
| hesitate | /xx | Verb | 
| pester | /x | Verb | 
| placate | /x | Verb | 
| chastise | x/ | Verb | 
| cede | / | Verb | 
| intervene | xx/ | Verb | 
| forgo | x/ | Verb | 
| badgering | /xx | Noun | 
| forego | x/ | Verb | 
| intensify | x/xx | Verb | 
| suffice | x/ | Verb | 
| decides | x/ | Verb | 
| endure | x/ | Verb | 
| heed | / | Verb | 
| coaxing | /x | Noun | 
| adamant | /xx | Adjective | 
| begrudgingly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| goaded | /x | Verb | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| then | / | Adverb | 
| assail | x/ | Verb | 
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb | 
| demanded | x/x | Verb | 
| rebuff | x/ | Noun | 
| come | / | Verb | 
| renounce | x/ | Verb | 
| wont | / | Adjective | 
| should | / | Verb, Noun | 
| betray | x/ | Verb | 
| flinch | / | Verb | 
| convince | x/ | Verb | 
| insistence | x/x | Noun | 
| confront | x/ | Verb | 
| dictate | x/ | Verb | 
| disinclined | xx/ | Verb | 
| fail | / | Verb | 
| disobey | xx/ | Verb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb | 
| recede | x/ | Verb | 
| caved | / | Verb | 
| inclined | x/ | Adjective | 
| appeased | x/ | Verb | 
| obey | x/ | Verb | 
| pause | / | Noun | 
| brake | / | Noun | 
| retreat | x/ | Noun | 
| ease | / | Noun | 
| allay | x/ | Verb | 
| stall | / | Noun | 
| release | x/ | Noun | 
| lapse | / | Noun | 
| quell | / | Verb | 
| loose | / | Adjective | 
| leave | / | Verb | 
| forestall | x/ | Verb | 
| waging | /x | Verb | 
| pharaoh | /x | Noun | 
| rouse | / | Verb | 
| acetate | /xx | Noun | 
| admiral | /xx | Noun | 
| ajax | /x | Name | 
| aluminium | x/xx | Noun | 
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| barbarian | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective | 
| bend | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bicarbonate | x/xx | Noun | 
| bicyclic | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| bridged | / | Adjective | 
| cadmium | /xx | Noun | 
| channeled | /x | Adjective | 
| cobalt | /x | Noun | 
| construct | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| despise | x/ | Verb | 
| dissociated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| exchangeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| gander | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| grandma | /x | Noun | 
| grandpa | /x | Noun | 
| impatient | x/x | Adjective | 
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| keep | / | Verb, Noun | 
| loosen | /x | Verb | 
| madam | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| magnesium | x/xx | Noun | 
| mama | /x | Noun | 
| mamma | /x | Noun | 
| manchurian | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| metallic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| monovalent | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| overlook | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| pratt | / | Name | 
| relax | x/ | Verb | 
| sachem | /x | Noun | 
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sarah | /x | Name | 
| stand | / | Verb, Noun | 
| thing | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tolerate | /xx | Verb | 
| weaken | /x | Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| southend | /x | Name | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
