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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| emeritus | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| inactive | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| down | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| out of commission | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| out of service | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| retiree | x// | Noun |
| resigned | x/ | Verb |
| widowed | /x | Adjective |
| retirement | x/xx | Noun |
| married | /x | Verb |
| joined | / | Verb |
| rejoined | x/ | Verb |
| tenured | /x | Adjective |
| employed | x/ | Verb |
| veteran | /xx | Noun |
| divorced | x/ | Adjective |
| unemployed | xx/ | Adjective |
| widower | /xx | Noun |
| died | / | Verb |
| graduated | /xxx | Verb |
| disgraced | x/ | Verb |
| reassigned | xx/ | Verb |
| disbanded | x/x | Verb |
| remarried | x/x | Verb |
| replaced | x/ | Verb |
| enlisted | x/x | Adjective |
| hired | /x | Verb |
| senior | /x | Name |
| served | / | Verb |
| worked | / | Verb |
| relocated | x/xx | Verb |
| disabled | x/x | Adjective |
| returned | x/ | Verb |
| decommissioned | xx/x | Verb |
| gone | / | Verb |
| transitioned | x/x | Verb |
| schoolteacher | /xx | Noun |
| pursued | x/ | Verb |
| wife | / | Noun |
| former | /x | Noun |
| moved | / | Verb |
| lived | / | Verb |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| distinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| unmarried | x/x | Adjective |
| underemployed | /xx/ | Adjective |
| lapsed | / | Verb |
| appointed | x/x | Verb |
| downsized | /x | Verb |
| pensioner | /xx | Noun |
| resurrected | xx/x | Verb |
| withdrawn | x/ | Verb |
| ousted | /x | Verb |
| stopped | / | Verb |
| stayed | / | Verb |
| youngish | /x | Adjective |
| settled | /x | Verb |
| volunteered | xx/ | Verb |
| vacated | x/x | Verb |
| renounced | x/ | Verb |
| relinquished | x/x | Verb |
| deposed | x/ | Verb |
| disillusioned | xx/x | Adjective |
| elected | x/x | Verb |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| rarefied | /xx | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| inhibited | x/xx | Verb |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective |
| curtained | x/ | Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| personal | /xx | Adjective |
| insular | /xx | Name |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective |
| sedate | x/ | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| solitary | /xxx | Adjective |
| bucolic | x/x | Adjective |
| snug | / | Noun |
| confined | x/ | Verb |
| domestic | x/x | Adjective |
| offish | /x | Adjective |
| sedentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| secret | /x | Noun |
| circumscribed | xx/ | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| rustic | /x | Adjective |
| classic | /x | Noun |
| ascetic | x/x | Noun |
| golden | /x | Name |
| mousy | /x | Noun |
| sober | /x | Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| still | / | Adverb |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| reserved | x/ | Verb |
| walled | / | Adjective |
| airtight | /x | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| leisurely | /xx | Adjective |
| elderly | /xx | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| wooded | /x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective |
| chastened | /x | Adjective |
| chaste | / | Adjective |
| carman | /x | Name |
| repairer | x/x | Noun |
| machinist | x/x | Noun |
| mailman | /x | Noun |
| trucker | /x | Noun |
| postman | /x | Noun |
| headmistress | /xx | Noun |
| colonel | /x | Noun |
| fireman | /x | Noun |
| repairman | x/x | Noun |
| brigadier | xx/ | Noun |
| firefighter | /xx | Noun |
| plumber | /x | Noun |
| stockbroker | /xx | Noun |
| publican | /xx | Noun |
| admiral | /xx | Noun |
| electrician | xx/x | Noun |
| dispatcher | x/x | Noun |
| draper | /x | Noun |
| laborer | /xx | Noun |
| headmaster | //x | Noun |
| foreman | /x | Noun |
| janitor | /xx | Noun |
| serviceman | /xx | Noun |
| tradesman | /x | Noun |
| bookkeeper | /xx | Noun |
| abdicated | /xxx | Verb |
| abed | x/ | Name, Adverb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| absentees | xx/ | Noun |
| ada | /x | Name |
| addict | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| annual | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| annuitant | x/xx | Noun |
| annuities | x/xx | Noun |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| apportionment | x/xx | Noun |
| bespectacled | x/xx | Adjective |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| capable | /xx | Adjective |
| capitalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| ceased | / | Verb |
| competent | /xx | Adjective |
| concurred | x/ | Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| deleted | x/x | Adjective |
| demobilized | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| discharged | x/ | Adjective |
| dropped | / | Adjective |
| eliminated | x/xxx | Verb |
| experienced | x/xx | Adjective |
| fled | / | Adjective |
| folded | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| harassed | x/ | Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ineligible | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| inmates | /x | Noun |
| left | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| overworked | xx/ | Adjective |
| pensionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| poll | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pros | / | Noun |
| ranking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ravine | x/ | Noun |
| reclassified | x/xx | Verb |
| reformed | x/ | Adjective |
| refunded | x/x | Verb |
| reimbursed | xx/ | Verb |
| removed | x/ | Adjective |
| rental | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| repaid | x/ | Verb |
| reprocessed | x/x | Verb |
| resourceful | x/x | Adjective |
| respected | x/x | Adjective |
| restated | x/x | Verb |
| ret | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| retained | x/ | Adjective |
| retracted | x/x | Adjective |
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| revoked | x/ | Verb |
| reworked | x/ | Adjective |
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| salaried | /xx | Adjective |
| sat | / | Adjective, Noun |
| sleeping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| terminated | /xxx | Adjective |
| underpaid | /x/ | Adjective |
| vanishes | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
