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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| transitory | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| transient | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| impermanent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| terminable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| working | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| improvised | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| acting | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| visiting | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| guest | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| passing | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| temporal | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| evanescent | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| episodic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| pro tem | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| pro tempore | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| lasting | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| permanently | /xxx | Adverb |
| temporarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| intermittent | xx/x | Adjective |
| indefinite | x/xx | Adjective |
| partial | /x | Adjective |
| stopgap | /x | Noun |
| provisionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| permanency | /xxx | Noun |
| permanence | /xx | Noun |
| perpetual | x/xx | Adjective |
| transitional | x/xx | Adjective |
| illusory | x/xx | Adjective |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective |
| seasonal | /xx | Adjective |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective |
| probationary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| fleeting | /x | Adjective |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| refuge | /x | Noun |
| relief | x/ | Noun |
| chronic | /x | Adjective |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| deferral | x/x | Noun |
| regular | /xx | Adjective |
| relocation | x//x | Noun |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective |
| retroactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| artificial | xx/x | Adjective |
| suitable | /xx | Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| concession | x/x | Noun |
| employment | x/x | Noun |
| moveable | /xx | Adjective |
| administrative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| portable | /xx | Noun |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unofficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| removable | x/xx | Adjective |
| reversible | x/xx | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective |
| deciduous | x/xx | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective |
| inconstant | x/x | Adjective |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective |
| contingent | x/x | Noun |
| nonrecurring | xx/x | Adjective |
| titular | /xx | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonrenewable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| theoretic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ambulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| loose | / | Adjective |
| expendable | x/xx | Adjective |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective |
| gaseous | /xx | Adjective |
| potential | x/x | Noun |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| unending | x/x | Adjective |
| undetermined | xx/x | Adjective |
| nominal | /xx | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| homeless | /x | Noun |
| nonresidential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unexpired | xx/x | Adjective |
| mild | / | Adjective |
| unfinished | x/x | Adjective |
| noncurrent | x/x | Noun |
| standing | /x | Noun |
| discontinuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unfixed | x/ | Adjective |
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective |
| immature | xx/ | Adjective |
| spare | / | Adjective |
| secular | /xx | Adjective |
| open | /x | Adjective |
| juvenile | /xx | Noun |
| underage | /xx | Adjective |
| reprieve | x/ | Noun |
| sojourners | /xx | Noun |
| append | x/ | Verb |
| expedient | x/xx | Noun |
| layoff | /x | Noun |
| colostomy | xxxx | Noun |
| insanity | x/xx | Noun |
| lull | / | Noun |
| surcharge | x/ | Noun |
| respite | /x | Noun |
| visas | /x | Noun |
| bracing | /x | Verb |
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| truce | / | Noun |
| shelters | /x | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| pacemaker | /xx | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun |
| pacing | /x | Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| worsening | /xx | Verb |
| injunction | x/x | Noun |
| moratorium | xx/xx | Noun |
| lodging | /x | Noun |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| permit | x/ | Noun |
| stoppage | /x | Noun |
| banning | /x | Verb |
| exhibitions | xx/x | Noun |
| aberration | xx/x | Noun |
| storage | /x | Noun |
| blocking | /x | Verb |
| seizing | /x | Verb |
| custody | /xx | Noun |
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun |
| remissions | x/x | Noun |
| shutting | /x | Verb |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| eclipse | x/ | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun |
| restorations | xx/x | Noun |
| sojourn | /x | Noun |
| sheds | / | Noun |
| sterility | x/xx | Noun |
| chairman | /x | Noun |
| closing | /x | Noun |
| blindness | /x | Noun |
| abode | x/ | Noun |
| splint | / | Noun |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| fix | / | Noun |
| slowing | /x | Verb |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| incapacity | xx/xx | Noun |
| repairs | x/ | Noun |
| absences | /xx | Noun |
| exhibits | x/x | Noun |
| residence | /xx | Noun |
| crowns | / | Noun |
| prosthesis | x/x | Noun |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| accreditation | xxx/x | Noun |
| accrues | x/ | Verb |
| adhesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| aerodrome | /xx | Noun |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| awol | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bailment | /x | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| buffer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caretaker | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| casino | x/x | Noun |
| clerical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cyclical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dementia | x/xx | Noun |
| draft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| erected | x/x | Adjective |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| facultative | /xxx | Adjective |
| fame | / | Noun, Verb |
| freelance | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun |
| huts | / | Noun |
| impromptu | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| licences | /xx | Noun |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lobe | / | Noun |
| locum | /x | Noun |
| memory | /xx | Noun |
| neocolonial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| nonessential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| permissions | x/x | Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| progress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| proprietorship | x/xxx | Noun |
| retain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| scratch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| staged | / | Adjective |
| standby | // | Noun, Verb |
| stepping | /x | Noun |
| stitches | /x | Noun |
| storm | / | Noun, Verb |
| sunset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| supernumerary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| teething | /x | Noun |
| temp | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| timescale | /x | Noun |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unsanitary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| wages | /x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
