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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| absorbed | x/ | Adjective, Adjective | 
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| aircraft | /x | Noun | 
| allotted | x/x | Adjective | 
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| amateur | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| anarchic | x/x | Adjective | 
| annuities | x/xx | Noun | 
| another | x/x | Noun | 
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| appeared | x/ | Verb | 
| artefacts | /x/ | Noun | 
| associational | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| assorted | x/x | Adjective | 
| assumed | x/ | Adjective | 
| attention | x/x | Noun | 
| available | x/xx | Adjective | 
| avert | x/ | Verb | 
| avoid | x/ | Verb | 
| backup | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bare | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| beheading | x/x | Noun | 
| belief | x/ | Noun | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| bought | / | Noun | 
| bowling | /x | Noun | 
| brain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brainstorming | /xx | Noun | 
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| careful | /x | Adjective | 
| change | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| clue | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coherent | x/x | Adjective | 
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| compass | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| conceived | x/ | Verb | 
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| conception | x/x | Noun | 
| conscience | /x | Noun | 
| conserve | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| consider | x/x | Verb | 
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| construct | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| construction | x/x | Noun | 
| contemplated | /xxx | Verb | 
| contingency | x/xx | Noun | 
| conundrum | x/x | Noun | 
| conversion | x/x | Noun | 
| convinced | x/ | Adjective | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| credo | /x | Noun | 
| cru | / | Noun | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| decent | /x | Adjective | 
| decided | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dedicate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| deemed | / | Adjective | 
| deliberation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| designed | x/ | Adjective | 
| devised | x/ | Verb | 
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| did | / | Noun | 
| discourse | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| discrete | x/ | Adjective | 
| discussion | x/x | Noun | 
| dispense with | x// | Phrase, Verb | 
| distracting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| dogma | /x | Noun | 
| dogmatics | x/x | Noun | 
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| drama | /x | Noun | 
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| edition | x/x | Noun | 
| embarrass | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| enlightenment | x/xx | Noun | 
| envisaged | x/x | Adjective | 
| estimated | /xxx | Verb | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| exchange | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| excised | /x | Verb | 
| exempt | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| exert | x/ | Verb | 
| expected | x/x | Adjective | 
| explanation | xx/x | Noun | 
| expressed | x/ | Adjective | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| externalized | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| eyes | / | Noun | 
| fallback | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| feared | / | Adjective | 
| feeling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| fifth wheel | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| figment | /x | Noun | 
| figured | /x | Adjective | 
| find | / | Verb, Noun | 
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| forgive | x/ | Verb | 
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| free association | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| generality | xx/xx | Noun | 
| generalization | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective | 
| got | / | Verb, Noun | 
| groundwork | /x | Noun | 
| guess | / | Verb, Noun | 
| had | / | Verb | 
| heard | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| homed | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| hoped | / | Verb | 
| idea | x/x | Noun | 
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| idealization | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| ideation | xx/x | Noun | 
| ideational | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| ideology | xx/xx | Noun | 
| idle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| image | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| imagined | x/x | Adjective | 
| impression | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| inspiration | xx/x | Noun | 
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| intended | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| intent | x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| intention | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| invention | x/x | Noun | 
| judged | / | Verb | 
| judgement | /x | Noun | 
| judgment | /x | Noun | 
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| knew | / | Verb | 
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| leisure | /x | Noun | 
| liked | / | Adjective | 
| looked | / | Adjective | 
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| lose | / | Verb, Noun | 
| mainstream | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| make | / | Verb, Noun | 
| marx | / | Name | 
| meager | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| meaning | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| mentality | x/xx | Noun | 
| mentation | x/x | Noun | 
| metaphoric | xx/x | Adjective | 
| mind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mindset | /x | Noun | 
| misconception | xx/x | Noun | 
| motif | x/ | Noun | 
| mutilated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| mysticism | /xxx | Noun | 
| needless | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| nil | / | Noun | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| notice | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| notion | /x | Noun | 
| observation | xx/x | Noun | 
| occurred | x/ | Verb | 
| opined | x/ | Verb | 
| opinion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| oppositional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| oversized | /xx | Adjective | 
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| part with | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| pegged | / | Adjective | 
| pension | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| perceived | x/ | Adjective | 
| persuasion | x/x | Noun | 
| philosophizing | x/xxx | Noun | 
| philosophy | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| piece | / | Noun, Verb | 
| plan | / | Noun, Verb | 
| point | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pole | / | Noun, Verb | 
| political | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| politics | /xx | Noun | 
| pondered | /x | Verb | 
| preconception | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| preparation | xx/x | Noun | 
| presentable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| preserve | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| pretended | x/x | Adjective | 
| prevent | x/ | Verb | 
| process | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| program | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| programme | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| proportioned | x/x | Adjective | 
| protect | x/ | Verb | 
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| quietest | /xx | Adjective | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| reaction | x/x | Noun | 
| realized | /xx | Adjective | 
| reasoning | /xx | Noun | 
| recital | x/x | Noun | 
| recognizable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| redundant | x/x | Adjective | 
| reflect | x/ | Verb | 
| reflection | x/x | Noun | 
| reflexion | x/x | Noun | 
| regarded | x/x | Adjective | 
| reified | xxx | Verb | 
| reinstatement | xx/x | Noun | 
| remaining | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| remark | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| remembered | x/x | Verb | 
| replaced | x/ | Verb | 
| replacement | x/x | Noun | 
| replenishment | x/xx | Noun | 
| representational | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| reservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| reserve | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| residual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| rethink | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| rhythmic | /x | Adjective | 
| rhythmical | /xx | Adjective | 
| rib | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rid | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| said | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| saw | / | Verb, Noun | 
| scanty | /x | Adjective | 
| scholarship | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| seemed | / | Verb | 
| sense | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sentiment | /xx | Noun | 
| serviceable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| severance | /xx | Noun | 
| severing | /xx | Noun | 
| sinewy | /xx | Adjective | 
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| smallish | /x | Adjective | 
| sociopolitical | /xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| sounded | /x | Verb | 
| speculated | /xxx | Verb | 
| speculation | xx/x | Noun | 
| spend | / | Verb, Noun | 
| spirit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| standby | // | Noun, Verb | 
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| stolen | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| strike | / | Noun, Verb | 
| study | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| substitute | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective | 
| suggested | x/x | Verb | 
| suggestion | x/x | Noun | 
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective | 
| supernumerary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| supposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| surplus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| surrogate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| suspected | x/x | Adjective | 
| taken | /x | Adjective | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| theme | / | Noun, Verb | 
| theorem | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| theorizing | /xxx | Noun | 
| thin | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| thing | / | Noun, Verb | 
| thinker | /x | Noun | 
| though | / | Adverb | 
| thoughts | / | Adverb | 
| thread | / | Noun, Verb | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tire | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| told | / | Verb | 
| train of thought | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| treated | /x | Adjective | 
| trim | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| trusted | /x | Adjective | 
| twice | / | Adverb | 
| uncooked | x/ | Adjective | 
| understood | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unexpended | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| unneeded | x/x | Adjective | 
| unoccupied | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unspent | x/ | Adjective | 
| unused | x/ | Adjective | 
| vacate | /x | Verb | 
| view | / | Noun, Verb | 
| vintage | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| wanted | /x | Adjective | 
| was | / | Verb, Noun | 
| weighting | /x | Noun | 
| were | x | Noun | 
| whim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| whimsy | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wonder | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| worn | / | Adjective | 
| yah | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
