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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| decelerate | x/xx | Adverb, Verb |
| imbecile | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| idiot | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| moron | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| changeling | /xx | Noun, Noun, Adjective |
| check | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| speed | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| quicken | /x | Verb, Verb, Name |
| hindering | /xx | Verb |
| inhibiting | x/xx | Verb |
| impeding | x/x | Verb |
| hampering | /xx | Verb |
| retardation | xx/x | Noun |
| effecting | x/x | Verb |
| advancing | x/x | Verb |
| counteracting | xx/x | Verb |
| accelerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| preventing | x/x | Verb |
| suppressing | x/x | Verb |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| ameliorating | x/xxx | Verb |
| forestalling | x/x | Verb |
| thwarting | /x | Noun |
| aiding | /x | Verb |
| impairing | x/x | Verb |
| attenuating | x/xxx | Noun |
| advancement | x/x | Noun |
| prolonging | x/x | Verb |
| enhancing | x/x | Verb |
| stabilizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| influencing | /xxx | Verb |
| obstructing | x/x | Verb |
| hastening | /xx | Verb |
| limiting | /xx | Verb |
| controlling | x/x | Verb |
| furthering | /xx | Verb |
| sabotaging | /xxx | Verb |
| blunting | /x | Noun |
| countering | /xx | Verb |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| restraining | x/x | Verb |
| improving | x/x | Verb |
| reducing | x/x | Verb |
| curtailing | x/x | Verb |
| mitigating | /xxx | Adjective |
| combating | x/x | Verb |
| neutralizing | /xxx | Verb |
| destroying | x/x | Verb |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| destabilizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| curbing | /x | Verb |
| augmenting | /xx | Verb |
| reversing | x/x | Verb |
| boosting | /x | Verb |
| facilitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| extinguishing | x/xx | Verb |
| dampening | /xx | Noun |
| shaping | /x | Verb |
| regulating | /xxx | Verb |
| strengthening | /xx | Noun |
| equalizing | /xxx | Verb |
| growth | / | Noun |
| stunting | /x | Noun |
| ruining | /xx | Verb |
| restricting | x/x | Verb |
| expediting | /xxx | Verb |
| fomenting | /xx | Verb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| correcting | x/x | Verb |
| deterring | x/x | Verb |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| propelling | x/x | Adjective |
| fostering | /xx | Noun |
| disrupting | x/x | Verb |
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| slackening | /xx | Noun |
| catalyzing | /xxx | Noun |
| civilizing | /xxx | Noun |
| altering | /xx | Verb |
| blocking | /x | Verb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| modulating | /xxx | Verb |
| interfering | xx/x | Verb |
| sapping | /x | Verb |
| undercutting | /xxx | Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| counterbalancing | /xxxx | Noun |
| stalling | /x | Noun |
| bolstering | /xx | Verb |
| ripening | /xx | Noun |
| imparting | x/x | Verb |
| stabilising | /xxx | Adjective |
| wrecking | /x | Verb |
| inducing | x/x | Adjective |
| affecting | x/x | Verb |
| nullifying | /xxx | Verb |
| promoting | x/x | Verb |
| perpetuating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| stagnating | /xx | Verb |
| liberalizing | /xxxx | Adjective |
| repressing | x/x | Verb |
| annihilating | x/xxx | Verb |
| hardening | /xx | Noun |
| curing | /x | Noun |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| incipient | x/xx | Adjective |
| exacerbating | x/xxx | Verb |
| dulling | /x | Noun |
| sustaining | x/x | Adjective |
| constraining | x/x | Noun |
| darkening | /xx | Noun |
| eradicating | x/xxx | Verb |
| depriving | x/x | Verb |
| suppression | x/x | Noun |
| thickening | /xx | Noun |
| democratizing | x/xxx | Noun |
| elevating | /xxx | Verb |
| permeation | /xxx | Noun |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| compensating | /xxx | Adjective |
| degradation | xx/x | Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| corrupting | x/x | Noun |
| harming | /x | Verb |
| impacting | x/x | Verb |
| fuelling | /x | Noun |
| remedying | /xxx | Verb |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| slow lane | // | Phrase, Noun |
| handicap | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| balk | / | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| display | x/ | Verb |
| admixtures | x/x | Noun |
| coarseness | /x | Noun |
| spoilage | /x | Noun |
| undoing | x/x | Verb |
| analyzers | /xxx | Noun |
| bacteriostatic | x/xx/x | Adjective |
| blackening | /xx | Noun |
| carcinogenic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| desiccation | xx/x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| disinfecting | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| inconveniences | xx/xx | Noun |
| lagging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| modifying | /xxx | Verb |
| mutagenic | /xxx | Adjective |
| overlapping | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| oxidizing | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| postponing | x/x | Verb |
| preservative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| privation | x/x | Noun |
| proofing | /x | Noun |
| reductions | x/x | Noun |
| regret | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| repellent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| retardant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| sacrifice | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stiffening | /xx | Noun |
| stifling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
