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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| defence | x/ | Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun |
| defense mechanism | x//xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| weapon | /x | Noun |
| arming | /x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| disarmament | x/xx | Noun |
| duty to retreat | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| civil defense | /xx/ | Name, Name |
| fight | / | Noun |
| warfare | /x | Noun |
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| parry | /x | Noun |
| deterrence | x/x | Noun |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| armament | /xx | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| vengeance | /x | Noun |
| dueling | /x | Noun |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| stand | / | Noun |
| sexual assault | /xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| shotgun | /x | Noun |
| martial art | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| mortal combat | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| revenge | x/ | Noun |
| guard | / | Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| gunfight | /x | Noun |
| fencing | /x | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| combatant | x/x | Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective |
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun |
| concealed carry | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| defense in depth | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| insistence | x/x | Noun |
| home invasion | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| brutality | x/xx | Noun |
| armed robbery | //xx | Name, Name |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| melee | /x | Noun |
| violence | /xx | Noun |
| call to arms | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| electric | x/x | Name |
| battered woman syndrome | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| infighting | /xx | Noun |
| lying in wait | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| mugging | /x | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun |
| wrestling | /x | Noun |
| insult | x/ | Noun |
| presentation | xx/x | Noun |
| gunpoint | /x | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| aggravated assault | /xxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| assault and battery | x///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| justifiable homicide | /xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| vendetta | x/x | Noun |
| robbery | /xx | Noun |
| guerrilla warfare | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| domestic | x/x | Adjective |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| wounding | /x | Noun |
| ammunition | xx/x | Noun |
| takedown | /x | Noun |
| compulsion | x/x | Noun |
| ambush | /x | Noun |
| feint | / | Noun |
| conquest | /x | Noun |
| domestic violence | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| onslaught | /x | Noun |
| personal injury | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| karate | x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| antiterrorism | xxxxxx | Noun |
| corporal punishment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| acquittal | x/x | Noun |
| retribution | xx/x | Noun |
| pass | / | Noun |
| tactic | /x | Noun |
| autonomy | x/xx | Noun |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| restraint | x/ | Noun |
| self | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| skateboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vigilante | xx/x | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
