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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| retaining | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| acquisitive | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| holding | /x | Verb, Noun |
| tenacious | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| retention | x/x | Noun |
| anal | /x | Name |
| assimilative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| selective | x/x | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| mentation | x/x | Noun |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| memory | /xx | Noun |
| zealous | /x | Adjective |
| copernican | x/xx | Noun |
| cerebral | /xx | Adjective |
| absorptive | x/x | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| conservative | x/xx | Adjective |
| potent | /x | Adjective |
| compulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| resistive | x/x | Adjective |
| retractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| accumulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| adsorbent | //x | Noun |
| influential | xx/x | Adjective |
| preservative | x/xx | Noun |
| retrievable | x/xx | Adjective |
| consuming | x/x | Noun |
| in charge | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| absorbing | x/x | Verb |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective |
| decisional | x/xx | Adjective |
| absorbent | x/x | Noun |
| revocable | /xxx | Adjective |
| impulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| tenured | /x | Adjective |
| undercuts | /xx | Noun |
| clasps | / | Noun |
| groove | / | Noun |
| subsoil | /x | Noun |
| pins | / | Noun |
| timer | /x | Noun |
| terminal | /xx | Noun |
| arm | / | Noun |
| constipation | xx/x | Noun |
| tip | / | Noun |
| denture | /x | Noun |
| clips | / | Noun |
| appliance | x/x | Noun |
| faculty | /xx | Noun |
| dressings | /x | Noun |
| contours | /x | Noun |
| loam | / | Noun |
| soils | / | Noun |
| filters | /x | Noun |
| mind | / | Noun |
| loops | / | Noun |
| capacity | x/xx | Noun |
| attachments | x/x | Noun |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| contractile | /xx | Adjective |
| dispersive | x/x | Adjective |
| erosive | x/x | Adjective |
| expressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| receptive | x/x | Adjective |
| regulative | /xxx | Adjective |
| stabilising | /xxx | Adjective |
| stabilizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| transmitting | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
