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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stepwise | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| piecemeal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| gradual | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| linear | /xx | Noun |
| in order | x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective |
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective |
| running | /x | Verb |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| chronological | xx/xx | Noun |
| phased | / | Verb |
| sequential | x/x | Adjective |
| diagrammatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| successive | x/x | Adjective |
| alphabetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| straight | / | Adjective |
| succeeding | x/x | Verb |
| patterned | /x | Adjective |
| ordered | /x | Verb |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| routinized | /xx | Adjective |
| firsthand | x/ | Noun |
| rectilinear | /x/xx | Adjective |
| summary | /xx | Noun |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| consecutive | x/xx | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| articulate | x/xx | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| rotating | /xx | Noun |
| focused | /x | Verb |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| scientific | xx/x | Noun |
| abreast | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| mechanistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| purposed | /x | Verb |
| crisscross | /x | Noun |
| studied | /x | Verb |
| outright | // | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| tripartite | x/x | Noun |
| formulary | /xxx | Noun |
| meditated | /xxx | Verb |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| unit | /x | Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb |
| root and branch | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| developing | x/xx | Verb |
| put together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| persistent | x/x | Adjective |
| masterly | /xx | Adjective |
| automated | /xxx | Adjective |
| in place | x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| following | /xx | Adjective |
| styled | / | Adjective |
| lengthwise | /x | Noun |
| clipped | / | Adjective |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evolutionary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| graduated | /xxx | Adjective |
| granular | /xx | Adjective |
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective |
| progressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| sequenced | /x | Adjective |
| smooth | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| staged | / | Adjective |
| staggered | /x | Adjective |
| steady | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| steps | / | Noun |
| tiered | / | Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
