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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ability | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| abovementioned | x/xx | Adjective |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| acknowledged | x/x | Adjective |
| added | /x | Verb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| admiralty | /xxx | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| advancement | x/x | Noun |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| advised | x/ | Adjective |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aforesaid | x/x | Adjective |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| agreed | x/ | Adjective |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| alleged | x/ | Adjective |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| amend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| andrews | /x | Name |
| announced | x/ | Adjective |
| announcement | x/x | Noun |
| answered | /x | Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| argued | /x | Verb |
| arnold | /x | Name |
| artistic | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| asked | / | Adjective |
| asserted | x/x | Adjective |
| assuage | x/ | Verb |
| assured | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| audit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| awareness | x/x | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bade | / | Noun |
| baghdad | /x | Name |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beautify | /xx | Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| been | / | Verb |
| belgian | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| believed | x/ | Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benefited | /xxx | Verb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bettered | /x | Verb |
| betterment | /xx | Noun |
| bigger | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bombay | x/ | Name |
| both | / | Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bounce back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| briefer | /x | Noun |
| brighter | /x | Noun |
| broader | /x | Adjective |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| burke | / | Name, Verb |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| bushel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| bye | / | Noun, Adjective |
| called | / | Adjective |
| cambridge | /x | Name |
| came | / | Noun |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| chanted | /x | Adjective |
| cheaper | /x | Adjective |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| cited | /x | Adjective |
| claimed | / | Adjective |
| clarified | /xx | Adjective |
| clearer | /x | Noun |
| closer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| colder | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| commented | /xx | Verb |
| commerce | /x | Noun, Verb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| concluded | x/x | Adjective |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| confirmed | x/ | Adjective |
| connecticut | x/xx | Name |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| contended | x/x | Verb |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cooperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| crawford | /x | Name |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| debt | / | Noun |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decreed | x/ | Adjective |
| deduct | x/ | Verb |
| deemed | / | Adjective |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| deeper | /x | Verb |
| defunct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| degrees | x/ | Noun |
| delaware | /xx | Name |
| denver | /x | Name |
| described | x/ | Adjective |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| did | / | Noun |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| discharged | x/ | Adjective |
| disclosed | x/ | Adjective |
| discussed | x/ | Verb |
| distill | x/ | Verb |
| dit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| doctor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dollars | /x | Verb |
| douglas | /x | Name |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drawn | / | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| easier | /xx | Adverb |
| educate | /xx | Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| efficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| eliot | /xx | Name |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| embellish | x/x | Verb |
| emphasised | /xx | Adjective |
| emphasized | /xx | Adjective |
| enhance | x/ | Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| equally | /xx | Adverb |
| equals | /x | Noun |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| exclaimed | x/ | Verb |
| explained | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| fairer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| faster | /x | Noun |
| felt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fewer | /x | Adjective |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| figured | /x | Adjective |
| finer | /x | Noun |
| fitter | /x | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| fuller | /x | Name, Verb |
| fully | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| gave | / | Verb |
| george | / | Name |
| get over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gotta | /x | Verb, Noun |
| grade | / | Noun, Verb |
| graham | /x | Name |
| grams | / | Noun |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| had | / | Verb |
| happier | /xx | Adjective |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| harris | /x | Name |
| harrison | /xx | Name |
| heal | / | Verb, Noun |
| healthier | /xx | Adjective |
| heard | / | Adjective, Noun |
| held | / | Noun |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| her | x | Noun |
| higher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| highlighted | /xx | Verb |
| hone | / | Verb, Noun |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| identified | x/xx | Noun |
| illinois | xx/ | Name |
| improve | x/ | Verb |
| improvement | x/x | Noun |
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| increasingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| indicated | /xxx | Verb |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informed | x/ | Adjective |
| insisted | x/x | Verb |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| integrity | x/xx | Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| interpretation | xxx/x | Noun |
| introduced | xx/ | Adjective |
| iron out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| jobs | / | Noun |
| jordan | /x | Name |
| juvenile | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| larger | /x | Adjective |
| lawrence | /x | Name |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| lessened | /x | Adjective |
| lesser | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lift | / | Verb, Noun |
| lighter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| listed | /x | Adjective |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| looser | /x | Noun |
| lower | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| maintained | x/ | Adjective |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| male | / | Noun, Adjective |
| manifested | /xxx | Verb |
| marshall | /x | Name |
| marx | / | Name |
| massachusetts | xx/x | Name |
| matt | / | Name, Adjective |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| me | / | Noun |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| mend | / | Verb, Noun |
| mention | /x | Verb, Noun |
| mercury | /xx | Noun |
| min | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| minder | /x | Noun |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| miss | / | Name, Verb |
| montgomery | x/x | Name |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| more than | // | Phrase, Verb |
| named | / | Adjective |
| narrower | /xx | Noun |
| newman | /x | Name |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nicer | /x | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| note | / | Noun, Verb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| noticed | /x | Adjective |
| observed | x/ | Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| older | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| optimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| optimum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| outdo | x/ | Verb |
| outlined | /x | Adjective |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| parker | /x | Name |
| paul | / | Name |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pledged | / | Adjective |
| plunge | / | Verb, Noun |
| plus | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pointed | /x | Adjective |
| polish | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pontifical | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| poorer | /x | Adjective |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| praised | / | Verb |
| predicated | /xxx | Verb |
| preferable | /xxx | Adjective |
| preferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| pretended | x/x | Adjective |
| prettier | /xx | Adjective |
| proclaimed | x/ | Adjective |
| productive | x/x | Adjective |
| promised | /x | Adjective |
| pronounced | x/ | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| punter | /x | Noun |
| purify | /xx | Verb |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| quality | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| quoted | /x | Verb |
| raise | / | Verb, Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| rarer | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| reaffirmed | xx/ | Verb |
| recalled | x/ | Verb |
| recited | x/x | Verb |
| recover | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| recuperate | x/xx | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| referred | x/ | Verb |
| refine | x/ | Verb |
| refinement | x/x | Noun |
| reform | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| regarded | x/x | Adjective |
| regenerate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| rehabilitate | xx/xx | Verb |
| reiterated | x/xxx | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| remarked | x/ | Adjective |
| remembered | x/x | Verb |
| reminded | x/x | Verb |
| remit | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rental | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| repair | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| repeat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| reported | x/x | Adjective |
| responded | x/x | Verb |
| restore | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| revealed | x/ | Adjective |
| revitalize | x/xx | Verb |
| richer | /x | Noun |
| richmond | /x | Name |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| ruled | / | Adjective |
| rumoured | xx | Verb |
| safer | /x | Verb |
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sane | / | Adjective, Noun |
| satisfactorily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| saturday | /xx | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scarcer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sea | / | Noun |
| seen | / | Verb, Noun |
| seldom | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| shallower | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| shaw | / | Name |
| she | / | Noun |
| shorter | /x | Noun |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| showed | / | Verb |
| signaled | /x | Verb |
| signify | /xx | Verb |
| slack | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| slower | /x | Noun |
| smaller | /x | Noun |
| smarter | /x | Noun |
| smoother | /x | Noun |
| snare | / | Noun, Verb |
| so | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| sounder | /x | Noun |
| speak | / | Verb, Noun |
| specified | /xx | Adjective |
| stated | /x | Adjective |
| statement | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| straighten out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strengthen | /x | Verb |
| stressed | / | Adjective |
| stronger | /x | Adjective |
| sublimate | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| submitted | x/x | Verb |
| subtract | x/ | Verb |
| successfully | x/xx | Adverb |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| suggested | x/x | Verb |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| supported | x/x | Adjective |
| supposed | x/ | Adjective |
| supra | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| sweeter | /x | Adverb |
| taker | /x | Noun |
| talked | / | Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| termed | / | Verb |
| testified | /xx | Verb |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| tighter | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| to a greater extent | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| to a lesser extent | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| today | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| touch on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| truer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tub | / | Noun, Verb |
| turn around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| underlined | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| underscored | xx/ | Verb |
| uniquely | x/x | Adverb |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| upbeat | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| upgrade | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| upper | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| urged | / | Verb |
| useful | /x | Adjective |
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| uttered | /x | Adjective |
| voiced | / | Adjective |
| warned | / | Verb |
| weaker | /x | Adjective |
| wider | /x | Adjective |
| wilson | /x | Name |
| wiser | /x | Noun |
| words | / | Noun |
| worsen | /x | Verb |
| wrote | / | Verb |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| yon | / | Noun, Adverb |
| younger | /x | Noun |
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| zion | /x | Name |
