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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| autonomous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun | 
| sovereign | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| free | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| autonomic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| autonomy | x/xx | Noun | 
| devolved | x/ | Noun | 
| empowered | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| freelance | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| freestanding | /xx | Adjective | 
| independence | xx/x | Noun | 
| self | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| separate | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| standalone | /x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| subjective | x/x | Adjective | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| collocation | xx/x | Noun | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dialect | /xx | Noun | 
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
