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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abnormalities | xx/xx | Noun, Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| addresses | //x | Noun, Verb |
| adjudicate | x/xx | Verb |
| adjudication | xxx/x | Noun |
| adjusts | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| against | x/ | Adjective |
| algorithm | /xxx | Noun |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anomalies | x/xx | Noun |
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| art | / | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| asses | /x | Noun |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| autonomous | x/xx | Adjective |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bee | / | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| boolean | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bylaw | /x | Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| canon | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| caveat | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| censor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| certainty | /xx | Noun |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| clause | / | Noun, Verb |
| code | / | Noun, Verb |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| conquer | /x | Verb |
| consequentialism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| considerably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| convention | x/x | Noun |
| conversely | /xx | Adverb |
| cooper | /x | Name, Verb |
| cops | / | Noun |
| cor | / | Noun |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| creed | / | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cursor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| customs | /x | Noun |
| cy pres doctrine | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| dan | / | Noun |
| data | /x | Noun |
| deals | / | Noun |
| decentralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deference | /xx | Noun |
| deferral | x/x | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| derogate | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| despise | x/ | Verb |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| details | x/ | Verb |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| determine | x/x | Verb |
| deviation | xx/x | Noun |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun |
| disposal | x/x | Noun |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| disqualification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| distinction | x/x | Noun |
| doctrine | /x | Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| domain | x/ | Noun |
| dominance | /xx | Noun |
| dominate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| domination | xx/x | Noun |
| dominion | x/x | Noun |
| doth | / | Verb, Noun |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| eigenvalue | /xxx | Noun |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| emissary | /xxx | Noun |
| empire | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| etiquette | /xx | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| exceptional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| exceptionalism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| exceptions | x/x | Noun |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| exclusion | x/x | Noun |
| exempt | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| exemption | x/x | Noun |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| fairness | /x | Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| fitness | /x | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| forecast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formula | /xx | Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| freely | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| from | / | Adjective |
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| generally | /xxx | Adverb |
| golden | /x | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| golden rule | /x/ | Name, Name |
| gordon | /x | Name |
| govern | /x | Verb, Noun |
| governance | /xx | Noun |
| government | /xx | Noun |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| guideline | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| harness | /x | Noun, Verb |
| has | / | Verb |
| hast | / | Noun |
| hath | / | Noun |
| heads | / | Noun |
| hegemony | x/xx | Noun |
| heuristic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| if | / | Noun |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| inference | /xx | Noun |
| information | xx/x | Noun |
| inquiry | x/x | Noun |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| james | / | Name |
| judge | / | Noun, Verb |
| judgement | /x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| king | / | Noun, Verb |
| kingship | /x | Noun |
| lacuna | x/x | Noun |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| legal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| legality | x/xx | Noun |
| legislation | xx/x | Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| link | / | Noun, Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| lucy | /x | Name |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| majoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| makes | / | Verb |
| masters | /x | Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| maxim | /x | Noun |
| meanwhile | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| member | /x | Noun, Verb |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| misrule | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mission | /x | Noun, Verb |
| moderately | /xxx | Adverb |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| moreover | x/x | Adverb |
| morrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mostly | /x | Adverb |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| norm | / | Noun, Verb |
| norma | /x | Name |
| normal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| o | x | Noun, Adjective |
| obey | x/ | Verb |
| objection | x/x | Noun |
| observance | x/x | Noun |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| older | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| once | / | Adverb, Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| or | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| order | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ordinance | /xx | Noun |
| other | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| outlier | /xx | Noun |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| outweigh | /x | Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| override | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overrule | /xx | Verb |
| overthrow | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| para | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| pattern | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pays | / | Adjective |
| peculiarity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| perceive | x/ | Verb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| pillar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| plan | / | Noun, Verb |
| plea | / | Noun, Verb |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| policy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| political | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| power | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| practice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| precedence | /xx | Noun |
| precept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| predominance | x/xx | Noun |
| predominate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| preeminence | x/xx | Noun |
| preferable | /xxx | Adjective |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prevail | x/ | Verb |
| prevalence | /xx | Noun |
| previously | /xxx | Adverb |
| primacy | /xx | Noun |
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| procedure | x/x | Noun |
| prominence | /xx | Noun |
| pronounce | x/ | Verb |
| properly | /xx | Adverb |
| prospective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| protocol | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| proviso | x/x | Noun |
| prudence | /x | Noun |
| qualification | xxx/x | Noun |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| raj | / | Name |
| rale | / | Noun |
| rank | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| readiness | /xx | Noun |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| reasonably | /xxx | Adverb |
| recursion | x/x | Noun |
| referee | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| regency | /xx | Noun |
| regime | x/ | Noun |
| regulate | /xx | Verb |
| regulation | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| reign | / | Noun, Verb |
| rein | / | Noun, Verb |
| relative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| report | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| requirement | x/x | Noun |
| reservation | xx/x | Noun |
| reserve | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| resolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rubric | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| rule of thumb | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| rule out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ruled | / | Adjective |
| ruler | /x | Noun, Verb |
| salvo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sate | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| scheme | / | Noun, Verb |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| section | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| settle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| settlement | /xx | Noun |
| shakespeare | /x | Name |
| shall | / | Verb |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| sir | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| solve | / | Verb, Noun |
| somehow | /x | Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| sovereignty | /xx | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sprain | / | Noun, Verb |
| stage | / | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| state | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| statehood | /x | Noun |
| statement | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| statue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| status | /x | Noun |
| statute | /x | Noun |
| stead | / | Noun, Verb |
| stipulation | xx/x | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| straight | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| subsection | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| substantially | x/xx | Adverb |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| sum | / | Noun, Verb |
| supremacy | x/xx | Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| surname | /x | Noun, Verb |
| suzerainty | /x/x | Noun |
| symptom | /x | Noun |
| system | /x | Noun |
| tan | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| think | / | Verb, Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| those | / | |
| though | / | Adverb |
| throne | / | Noun, Verb |
| thumb | / | Noun, Verb |
| tier | / | Noun, Verb |
| title | /x | Noun, Verb |
| today | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun, Adverb |
| too | / | Adverb |
| treaty | /x | Noun, Verb |
| truckload | /x | Noun |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| uniqueness | x/x | Noun |
| unless | x/ | Noun |
| unlike | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unworkable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| verdict | /x | Noun |
| versus | /x | Noun |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| waiver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| what | / | Adverb, Noun |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| whereas | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| whom | / | Noun |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| workable | /xx | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yardstick | /x | Noun |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| yoke | / | Noun, Verb |
