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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Noun |
| standstill | /x | Noun, Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| gridlock | /x | Noun |
| fracas | /x | Noun |
| detente | x/ | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| truce | / | Noun |
| quagmire | /xx | Noun |
| limbo | /x | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| intransigence | x/xx | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| quandary | /xx | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| hostilities | x/xx | Noun |
| irresolvable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| checkmate | /x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| bickering | /xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| entente | x/ | Noun |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| aporia | x/xx | Noun |
| complacency | x/xx | Noun |
| endgame | /x | Noun |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| rancor | /x | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun |
| resolve | x/ | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| passivity | x/xx | Noun |
| unsolvable | x/xx | Adjective |
| plateau | x/ | Noun |
| squabble | /x | Noun |
| armistice | /xx | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| tussle | /x | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Noun |
| disunity | x/xx | Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun |
| untenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| stale | / | Noun |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun |
| position | x/x | Noun |
| study | /x | Noun |
| chess | / | Noun |
| draw | / | Verb |
| hole | / | Noun |
| check | / | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| fortress | /x | Noun |
| stipulation | xx/x | Noun |
| place | / | Noun |
| horizon | x/x | Noun |
| castle | /x | Noun |
| blockade | x/ | Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun |
| miniature | /xxx | Noun |
| checker | /x | Noun |
| gammon | /x | Noun |
| move | / | Noun |
| skewer | /x | Noun |
| knight | / | Noun |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| swindle | /x | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| exchange | x/ | Noun |
| attraction | x/x | Noun |
| armageddon | xx/x | Name |
| transposition | xx/x | Noun |
| king | / | Noun |
| triangulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| calculation | xx/x | Noun |
| black | / | Name |
| double check | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| backgammon | /xx | Noun |
| tactic | /x | Noun |
| hurting | /x | Verb |
| superpowers | xx/x | Noun |
| bogged | / | Verb |
| mired | / | Verb |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| ensue | x/ | Verb |
| trenches | /x | Noun |
| hansen | /x | Name |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| degenerated | x/xxx | Verb |
| recipe | /xx | Noun |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| normandy | /xx | Name |
| thermonuclear | xx/xx | Adjective |
| warfare | /x | Noun |
| korea | x/x | Name |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| ended | /x | Verb |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| vietnam | xx/ | Name |
| fronts | / | Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| nuclear | /xx | Adjective |
| escalation | xx/x | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| continuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| diplomatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| virtual | /xx | Adjective |
| compromise | /xx | Noun |
| tense | / | Adjective |
| talks | / | Noun |
| locked | / | Verb |
| persisted | x/x | Verb |
| military | /xxx | Adjective |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| factions | /x | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| victory | /xx | Noun |
| korean | x/x | Adjective |
| casualties | /xxx | Noun |
| lapsed | / | Verb |
| reached | / | Verb |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| contestation | /x/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| disunion | x/x | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enslavement | x/x | Noun |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| gating | /x | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb |
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun |
| inactivity | xx/xx | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| lethargy | /xx | Noun |
| lockup | /x | Noun |
| neutral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| ostracism | /xxx | Noun |
| palsy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| quo | / | Noun, Verb |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| rigidity | x/xx | Noun |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| showdown | /x | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| solidity | x/xx | Noun |
| stall | / | Noun, Verb |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| stillness | /x | Noun |
| trampling | /x | Noun |
| treadmill | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| southend | /x | Name |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
