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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rare | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| just | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| scarcely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| tight | / | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| plentiful | /xx | Adjective |
| scarcity | /xx | Noun |
| limited | /xx | Adjective |
| sparse | / | Adjective |
| dwindling | /xx | Noun |
| scanty | /x | Adjective |
| shortage | /x | Noun |
| lacking | /x | Verb |
| rarity | /xx | Noun |
| paucity | /xx | Noun |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| unavailable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| valuable | /xx | Adjective |
| increasingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| abundance | x/x | Noun |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| precious | /x | Adjective |
| rationed | /x | Verb |
| bountiful | /xx | Noun |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unobtainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pricey | /x | Adjective |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| exceedingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| dearth | / | Noun |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| hoarded | /x | Verb |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| prevalent | /xx | Adjective |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| inordinately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| crowded | /x | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| frustratingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| infrequently | x/xx | Adverb |
| wasted | /x | Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| commodity | x/xx | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| uncommon | x/x | Adjective |
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ubiquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| frighteningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| sadly | /x | Adverb |
| underutilized | /xxxx | Adjective |
| inexhaustible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| monopolized | x/xx | Verb |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| restricted | x/x | Adjective |
| quite | / | Adverb |
| constrained | x/ | Adjective |
| alas | x/ | Noun |
| expended | x/x | Verb |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| replenished | x/x | Verb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| finite | /x | Adjective |
| inexpensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| commonplace | /xx | Noun |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective |
| consequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| surprisingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| vital | /x | Adjective |
| obscenely | x/xx | Adverb |
| starved | / | Adjective |
| valueless | /xx | Adjective |
| supply | x/ | Noun |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| forage | /x | Noun |
| unfortunately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| incredibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| regrettably | x/xx | Adverb |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| readily | /xx | Adverb |
| short | / | Adjective |
| few and far between | ///x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| spare | / | Adjective |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| underused | xx/ | Adjective |
| stingy | /x | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| unpopular | x/xx | Adjective |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| scare | / | Noun |
| unequal | x/x | Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| indigent | /xx | Noun |
| difficile | /xx | Noun |
| fugitive | /xx | Noun |
| importunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| adjusted | x/x | Noun |
| forbear | x/ | Noun |
| distinguishable | x/xxx | Noun |
| repress | x/ | Noun |
| audible | /xx | Noun |
| comprehend | xx/ | Noun |
| dare | / | Noun |
| tell | / | Noun |
| sensible | /xx | Noun |
| resource | /x | Noun |
| suffice | x/ | Noun |
| speak | / | Noun |
| know | / | Noun |
| brook | / | Verb |
| allege | x/ | Verb |
| keep | / | Noun |
| confesses | x/x | Verb |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| believe | x/ | Noun |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| amelia | x/x | Name |
| aroma | x/x | Noun |
| begone | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| bleating | /x | Noun |
| bracken | /x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| consumable | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dew | / | Noun, Verb |
| economics | xx/x | Noun |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| few | / | Noun |
| food | / | Noun |
| heat | / | Noun, Verb |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| invaluable | x/xx | Adjective |
| irreplaceable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| miserly | /xx | Adjective |
| moan | / | Noun, Verb |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| needed | /x | Adjective |
| noble | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
/x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| popular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| reduced | x/ | Adjective |
| repose | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| shallow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sighing | /x | Noun |
| skinny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sleep | / | Noun, Verb |
| slender | /x | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sod | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| solace | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| surplus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| thrall | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| thrifty | /x | Adjective |
| thunder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tiny | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| turf | / | Noun, Verb |
| twilight | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| underweight | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unique | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unneeded | x/x | Adjective |
| untapped | x/ | Adjective |
| unused | x/ | Adjective |
| vanish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| weariness | /xx | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
