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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| point of contention | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| deadlock | /x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| stand | / | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| point of order | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| clash | / | Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun |
| firing line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| contention | x/x | Noun |
| firing point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| battle line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chopping block | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| struggle | /x | Noun |
| fight | / | Noun |
| front line | // | Phrase, Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| altercation | xx/x | Noun |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| pitched battle | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| rallying point | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| death grip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| quarrel | /x | Noun |
| theater of war | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| power struggle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| point of honor | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| stabbing | /x | Noun |
| picket | /x | Noun |
| war of nerves | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| fight to the finish | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| war of words | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| siege | / | Noun |
| feud | / | Noun |
| pile on | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hostage | /x | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| exit strategy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| battle of the sexes | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| shouting match | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| debate | x/ | Noun |
| arguing | /xx | Verb |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| duel | /x | Noun |
| dissent | x/ | Noun |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| firestorm | /x | Noun |
| gist | / | Noun |
| agon | /x | Noun |
| ultimatum | xx/x | Noun |
| force majeure | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| compromise | /xx | Noun |
| intifada | xx/x | Noun |
| insistence | x/x | Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| casus belli | xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| gunpoint | /x | Noun |
| turf war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| disputation | x//x | Noun |
| conflagration | xx/x | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| storm | / | Noun |
| peace process | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| deadline | /x | Noun |
| front | / | Noun |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| element of surprise | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sharp practice | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| hung jury | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| ammunition | xx/x | Noun |
| truce | / | Noun |
| blockade | x/ | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| pass | / | Noun |
| special issue | /x/x | Name, Name |
| obstruction of justice | x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| state of war | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun |
| gauntlet | /x | Noun |
| gag order | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| general strike | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| litigation | xx/x | Noun |
| firefighting | /xx | Noun |
| piling on | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb |
| decision | x/x | Noun |
| utterance | /xx | Noun |
| peace treaty | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| battle royal | /x/x | Name, Name |
| striking distance | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| interview | /xx | Noun |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| day in court | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| lawsuit | /x | Noun |
| cold war | // | Phrase, Noun |
| escalation | xx/x | Noun |
| moot | / | Noun |
| target of opportunity | /x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| abutment | x/x | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| acme | /x | Noun |
| acuminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adhering | x/x | Verb |
| adhesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affirmation | xx/x | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| arrival time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| asia | /x | Name |
| asian | /x | Adjective, Name |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| augur | /x | Verb, Noun |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballpark | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bespeak | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blind spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| bod | / | Noun |
| bode | / | Name, Verb |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buying | /x | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| category | /xxx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| caveat | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ceilings | /x | Verb |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| chopping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| clarification | xxx/x | Noun |
| clause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cleaning | /x | Noun |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cling | / | Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coefficient | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| collecting | x/x | Noun |
| comma | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commencement | x/x | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| conn | / | Noun, Verb |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| contemporaneous | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| convenient | x/x | Adjective |
| coordinate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| coordination | xxx/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corresponds | xx/ | Verb |
| counterpoint | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crocheted | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Name |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crux | / | Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| curing | /x | Noun |
| cusp | / | Noun, Verb |
| data | /x | Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| decimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| departure time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| digital | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distinction | x/x | Noun |
| dividing | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dock | / | Noun, Verb |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| dossier | x/ | Noun |
| dot | / | Noun, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drying | /x | Noun |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| east by north | /// | Name, Name |
| east by south | /// | Name, Name |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| elect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| elevation | xx/x | Noun |
| emphasis | /xx | Noun |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| emphasize | /xx | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| episodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| erection | x/x | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| factorial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
