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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| badgering | /xx | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| lowdown | /x | Noun |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| shakedown | /x | Noun |
| pestering | /xx | Verb |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| bureaucratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| phoning | /x | Verb |
| dawdling | /x | Verb |
| refund | x/ | Noun |
| complaining | x/x | Verb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| shrift | / | Noun |
| paperwork | /xx | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| mileage | /x | Noun |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| bureaucracy | x/xx | Noun |
| whining | /x | Verb |
| crap | / | Noun |
| headache | /x | Noun |
| rebate | /x | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| runaway | /xx | Adjective |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| shirking | /x | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective |
| one thing after another | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| wandering | /xx | Verb |
| stray | / | Noun |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| vicious circle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| caprice | x/ | Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| pretext | /x | Noun |
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| bravado | x/x | Noun |
| casuistry | /xx | Noun |
| swerve | / | Noun |
| ruse | / | Noun |
| loose ends | // | Phrase, Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| disavowal | xx/x | Noun |
| guesswork | /x | Noun |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| trash | / | Noun |
| trials and tribulations | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| canard | x/ | Noun |
| ruff | / | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| exercise in futility | /xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| fooling | /x | Verb |
| derailment | x/x | Noun |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| hearsay | /x | Noun |
| bother | /x | Verb |
| broken record | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| getting | /x | Verb |
| usual | /xx | Adjective |
| giving | /x | Verb |
| royal | /x | Adjective |
| kind | / | Noun |
| old | / | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective |
| antler | /x | Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| auto | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ballet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| blues | / | Noun |
| cartouche | x/ | Noun |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| dick | / | Noun, Verb |
| dozens | /x | Noun |
| everyone | /xx | Noun |
| menu | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nobody | /xx | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| rub | / | Verb, Noun |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| tantrum | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| southend | /x | Name |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
