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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| responsibility | xxx/xx | Noun, Noun |
| accountability | x/xxxx | Noun |
| terminate | /xx | Verb |
| buck rogers | //x | Name, Verb |
| culpability | xx/xx | Noun |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective |
| full stop | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stop short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| accountable | x/xx | Adjective |
| incompetence | x/xx | Noun |
| gross negligence | //xx | Name, Name |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| termination | xx/x | Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| criminal negligence | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| disqualification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| bottom line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| intentionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| official | x/x | Noun |
| stop payment | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| buck naked | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| fuck off | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| endangering | x/xx | Verb |
| finality | x/xx | Noun |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| originates | x/xx | Verb |
| stupidity | x/xx | Noun |
| officialdom | x/xx | Noun |
| shut down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| step down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| follow through | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scapegoating | /xx | Noun |
| perpetrator | /xxx | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hit home | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blaming | /x | Verb |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| breaking point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| username | /xx | Noun |
| straight up | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| ownership | /xx | Noun |
| douche bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| consequences | /xxx | Noun |
| press charges | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| concludes | x/ | Verb |
| stop in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| last straw | // | Phrase, Noun |
| close down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| cutting off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hands off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| ineffectiveness | xx/xx | Noun |
| stoppage | /x | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| take action | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| explicitly | x/xx | Adverb |
| cowardice | /xx | Noun |
| abandons | x/x | Noun |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| absences | /xx | Noun |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| abutments | x/x | Noun |
| accommodated | x/xxx | Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| antelope | /xx | Noun |
| anywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| applications | xx/x | Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrests | x/ | Noun |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attendee | x// | Noun |
| avoids | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barriers | /xx | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| becomes | x/ | Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beijing | x/ | Name |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bends | / | Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boiled | / | Adjective |
| bottoms | /x | Noun |
| braking | /x | Noun |
| breaks | / | Verb, Noun |
| bucked | / | Verb |
| buffers | /x | Noun |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burke | / | Name, Verb |
| cairo | /x | Name |
| camel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cancels | /x | Verb |
| caps | / | Noun |
| casablanca | xx/x | Name |
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| ceilings | /x | Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| checks | / | Noun, Verb |
| cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chicago | x/x | Name |
| christianity | xx/xx | Name |
| clam | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| closes | /x | Verb |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| colombo | x/x | Name |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| compressing | x/x | Noun |
| consonant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crashes | /x | Verb |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| decisions | x/x | Noun |
| decreases | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| deer | / | Noun |
| defy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| depends | x/ | Verb |
| depot | /x | Noun |
| detained | x/ | Noun |
| detentions | x/x | Noun |
| disrupts | x/ | Verb |
| doe | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| dollar | /x | Noun |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downturns | /x | Noun |
| drops | / | Verb, Noun |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| efforts | /x | Noun |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| elk | / | Noun |
| ends | / | Noun |
| entries | /x | Noun |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ere | / | Noun, Adverb |
| expires | x/x | Verb |
| fails | / | Verb |
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| finishes | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| france | / | Name |
| freezes | /x | Verb, Noun |
| germany | /xx | Name |
| getting | /x | Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| goethe | /x | Name |
| goings | /x | Noun |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| grate | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hampers | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hangs | / | Verb |
| hat | / | Noun, Verb |
| having | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hence | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hera | /x | Name |
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb |
| hereby | x/ | Adverb |
| herein | x/ | Adverb |
| hereinafter | x//x | Adverb |
| hey | / | Name |
| hinders | /x | Noun |
| hinges | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hither | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| holidays | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| hops | / | Verb |
| horse | / | Noun, Verb |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| hungary | /xx | Name |
| hurdles | /x | Noun |
| impedes | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| impediments | x/xx | Noun |
| indian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| inhibits | x/x | Verb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| interruptions | xx/x | Noun |
| interrupts | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| investment | x/x | Noun |
| islets | /x | Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| items | /x | Noun |
| iterations | xx/x | Noun |
| jerk | / | Noun, Verb |
| judgements | /x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| jumps | / | Noun |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| keeps | / | Noun |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| kiosks | /x | Noun |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| leaves | / | Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| levers | /x | Noun |
| liability | xx/xx | Noun |
| lifts | / | Verb, Noun |
| limpid | /x | Adjective |
| listen | /x | Verb, Noun |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| locks | / | Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
