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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| abridgement | x/x | Noun, Noun | 
| admissible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb | 
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| altitude | /xx | Noun | 
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| arrhenius | x/xx | Verb | 
| assumed | x/ | Adjective | 
| avoid | x/ | Verb | 
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| barrier | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| bias | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| border | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| borderline | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| bound | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| boundaries | /xx | Noun | 
| brink | / | Noun | 
| calculus | /xx | Noun | 
| cap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| capacity | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| ceiling | /x | Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| circumscribe | xx/ | Verb | 
| clamp down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| classify | /xx | Verb | 
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| confine | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| constrain | x/ | Verb | 
| constraint | x/ | Noun | 
| constrict | x/ | Verb | 
| contain | x/ | Verb | 
| containment | x/x | Noun | 
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| crack down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| cramp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| curb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| curtail | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| curtailment | x/x | Noun | 
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| cutoff | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| dampen | /x | Verb | 
| date | / | Noun, Verb | 
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| declination | xx/x | Noun | 
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| defiance | x/x | Noun | 
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| delimit | x/x | Verb | 
| delineate | x/xx | Verb | 
| demarcate | xx/ | Verb | 
| diminish | x/x | Verb | 
| draw a line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| draw the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| duration | //x | Noun | 
| ease | / | Noun, Verb | 
| edge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| encumber | x/x | Verb | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| equilibrium | xx/xx | Noun | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| expiration | xx/x | Noun | 
| expiry | x/x | Noun | 
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| extremity | x/xx | Noun | 
| extremum | x/x | Noun | 
| fetter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| floor | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| frame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fringe | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| frontier | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| gate | / | Noun, Verb | 
| guideline | /x | Noun | 
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| halter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hamper | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| harness | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hinder | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| hypothetical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| identify | x/xx | Verb | 
| impair | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| impede | x/ | Verb | 
| infinity | x/xx | Noun | 
| inhibit | x/x | Verb | 
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| keep down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| kept | / | Verb | 
| lessen | /x | Verb | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| level best | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| limitation | xx/x | Noun | 
| line | / | Noun, Verb | 
| load | / | Noun, Verb | 
| localize | /xx | Verb | 
| loop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lower | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| margin | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mark | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mark out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| max | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| maximal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| minimise | /xx | Verb | 
| minimization | /xx/x | Noun | 
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| minutes | /x | Noun | 
| mitigate | /xx | Verb | 
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| multiaxial | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| number | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| parameter | x/xx | Noun | 
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| penalty | /xx | Noun | 
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| periphery | x/xx | Noun | 
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| point | / | Noun, Verb | 
| point of accumulation | //xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| prejudice | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| prescribed | x/ | Adjective | 
| prevent | x/ | Verb | 
| price | / | Noun, Verb | 
| punctual | /xx | Adjective | 
| qualify | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| quota | /x | Noun | 
| rale | / | Noun | 
| range | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ration | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| reach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| reduce | x/ | Verb | 
| reduction | x/x | Noun | 
| refine | x/ | Verb | 
| regulate | /xx | Verb | 
| rein | / | Noun, Verb | 
| requirement | x/x | Noun | 
| restrain | x/ | Verb | 
| restraint | x/ | Noun | 
| restrict | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| restriction | x/x | Noun | 
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| roof | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rule | / | Noun, Verb | 
| saturation | xx/x | Noun | 
| scant | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| scope | / | Noun, Verb | 
| seam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| shorten | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| sparing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| speed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| static | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| stem | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stiffen | /x | Verb | 
| stop | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stopper | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| subtract | x/ | Verb | 
| taboo | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| target | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| terminus | /xx | Noun | 
| terminus ad quem | /xxxx | Phrase, Noun | 
| threshold | /x | Noun | 
| throttle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tie | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tighten | /x | Verb | 
| tighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| time | / | Noun, Verb | 
| timeframe | /x | Noun | 
| tolerable | /xxx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| transmission | x/x | Noun | 
| triaxial | x/xx | Adjective | 
| undercut | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| undermine | /xx | Verb | 
| utmost | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| uttermost | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| verge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wage | / | Noun, Verb | 
| watermark | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
