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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| keep | / | Verb, Verb | 
| continue | x/x | Verb, Verb | 
| reserve | x/ | Verb, Verb, Noun | 
| engage | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| hold | / | Verb, Verb, Noun | 
| hold back | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb | 
| keep back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| keep on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| maintain | x/ | Verb | 
| preservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| regain | x/ | Verb | 
| acquire | x/x | Verb | 
| lose | / | Verb | 
| relinquish | x/x | Verb | 
| provide | x/ | Verb | 
| obtain | x/ | Verb | 
| attract | x/ | Verb | 
| cultivate | /xx | Verb | 
| possess | x/ | Verb | 
| imbue | x/ | Verb | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| absorb | x/ | Verb | 
| remove | x/ | Verb | 
| sustain | x/ | Verb | 
| protect | x/ | Verb | 
| reinstate | xx/ | Verb | 
| capture | /x | Noun | 
| consolidate | x/xx | Verb | 
| restore | x/ | Verb | 
| utilize | /xx | Verb | 
| recapture | x/x | Noun | 
| deprive | x/ | Verb | 
| recover | x/x | Verb | 
| reclaim | x/ | Verb | 
| convey | x/ | Verb | 
| remain | x/ | Verb | 
| attain | x/ | Verb | 
| enhance | x/ | Verb | 
| infuse | x/ | Verb | 
| give | / | Verb | 
| expel | x/ | Verb | 
| revert | x/ | Verb | 
| safeguard | /x | Noun | 
| collect | x/ | Verb | 
| incorporate | x/xx | Verb | 
| usurp | x/ | Verb | 
| employ | x/ | Verb | 
| withhold | x/ | Verb | 
| conserve | x/ | Verb | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| insure | x/ | Verb | 
| reestablish | xx/x | Verb | 
| occupy | /xx | Verb | 
| garner | /x | Name | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| gain | / | Noun | 
| enable | x/x | Verb | 
| solidify | x/xx | Verb | 
| reassert | xx/ | Verb | 
| wrest | / | Verb | 
| utilise | x/x | Verb | 
| generate | /xx | Verb | 
| seek | / | Verb | 
| produce | x/ | Verb | 
| dislodge | x/ | Verb | 
| reconstitute | x/xx | Verb | 
| entice | x/ | Verb | 
| create | x/ | Verb | 
| ensure | x/ | Verb | 
| reinvest | xx/ | Verb | 
| furnish | /x | Verb | 
| defend | x/ | Verb | 
| establish | x/x | Verb | 
| strengthen | /x | Verb | 
| evoke | x/ | Verb | 
| dispose | x/ | Verb | 
| cede | / | Verb | 
| reinvigorate | xx/xx | Verb | 
| seize | / | Verb | 
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective | 
| uphold | x/ | Verb | 
| contain | x/ | Verb | 
| destroy | x/ | Verb | 
| reintroduce | xxx/ | Verb | 
| exert | x/ | Verb | 
| resurrect | xx/ | Verb | 
| promote | x/ | Verb | 
| accumulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| manage | /x | Verb | 
| obliterate | x/xx | Verb | 
| convert | /x | Noun | 
| secure | x/ | Adjective | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| procure | x/ | Verb | 
| assimilate | x/xx | Verb | 
| impart | x/ | Verb | 
| expunge | x/ | Verb | 
| sell | / | Verb | 
| suppress | x/ | Verb | 
| retrain | x/ | Verb | 
| persuade | x/ | Verb | 
| represent | xx/ | Verb | 
| revive | x/ | Verb | 
| regenerate | x/xx | Noun | 
| deliver | x/x | Verb | 
| integrate | /xx | Verb | 
| renew | x/ | Verb | 
| embody | x/x | Verb | 
| modify | /xx | Verb | 
| inculcate | /xx | Verb | 
| improve | x/ | Verb | 
| forfeit | /x | Verb | 
| confer | x/ | Verb | 
| compensate | /xx | Verb | 
| transmit | x/ | Verb | 
| nurture | /x | Noun | 
| augment | x/ | Verb | 
| recreate | /xx | Verb | 
| reinforce | xx/ | Verb | 
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| assert | x/ | Verb | 
| allocate | /xx | Verb | 
| recoup | x/ | Verb | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| reassign | xx/ | Verb | 
| retrieve | x/ | Verb | 
| differentiate | xx/xx | Verb | 
| recruit | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| carry | /x | Verb | 
| replace | x/ | Verb | 
| relocate | x/x | Verb | 
| compel | x/ | Verb | 
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb | 
| induce | x/ | Verb | 
| lend | / | Verb | 
| diminish | x/x | Verb | 
| retention | x/x | Noun | 
| exude | x/ | Verb | 
| encourage | x/x | Verb | 
| cherish | /x | Verb | 
| encapsulate | x/xx | Verb | 
| distribute | x/x | Verb | 
| alienate | /xx | Verb | 
| assure | x/ | Verb | 
| distinguish | x/x | Verb | 
| disseminate | x/xx | Verb | 
| liberate | /xx | Verb | 
| maximize | /xx | Verb | 
| elevate | /xx | Verb | 
| withdraw | x/ | Verb | 
| displace | x/ | Verb | 
| reactivate | //xx | Verb | 
| save | / | Verb | 
| bolster | /x | Noun | 
| raise | / | Verb | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| receive | x/ | Verb | 
| store | / | Noun | 
| keep at | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| persist | x/ | Verb | 
| have | / | Verb | 
| carry over | /x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| hold together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| stay | / | Verb | 
| inherit | x/x | Verb | 
| keep up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| subsist | x/ | Verb | 
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| hang in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| get hold of | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| take | / | Verb | 
| hold down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| upkeep | /x | Noun | 
| stick with | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| survive | x/ | Verb | 
| hold true | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| command | x/ | Noun | 
| stable | /x | Adjective | 
| steady | /x | Adjective | 
| excrete | x/ | Verb | 
| unimpaired | xx/ | Adverb | 
| moisture | /x | Noun | 
| sanity | /xx | Noun | 
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| add | / | Verb, Noun | 
| adhere | x/ | Verb | 
| adopt | x/ | Verb | 
| assemble | x/x | Verb | 
| available | x/xx | Adjective | 
| babysit | /xx | Verb | 
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| canned | / | Adjective | 
| championship | /xxx | Noun | 
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| click | / | Verb, Noun | 
| conservancy | x/xx | Noun | 
| conservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| continuation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| corrupted | x/x | Adjective | 
| custody | /xx | Noun | 
| deduct | x/ | Verb | 
| detain | x/ | Verb | 
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| draw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| encumber | x/x | Verb | 
| enforce | x/ | Verb | 
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| guard | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| hire | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| installed | x/ | Verb | 
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| learn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| leave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| maintenance | /xx | Noun | 
| memorize | /xx | Verb | 
| memory | /xx | Noun | 
| outgoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| purchased | /x | Verb | 
| purge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pursue | x/ | Verb | 
| reject | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| remember | x/x | Verb | 
| request | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| reservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| restrain | x/ | Verb | 
| safekeeping | //x | Noun | 
| select | x/ | Verb, Name, Adjective | 
| stand | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| stop | / | Verb, Noun | 
| trap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| watch | / | Verb, Noun | 
| water | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| southend | /x | Name | 
