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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| annealed | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| baked | / | Verb, Adjective |
| burned | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| calloused | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| hardened | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inured | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| tempered | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| thickened | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Verb |
| treated | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| tender | /x | Noun, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tightens | /x | Verb |
| stiffens | /x | Verb |
| loosens | /x | Verb |
| softens | /x | Verb |
| eases | /x | Verb |
| relaxes | x/x | Verb |
| strengthens | /x | Verb |
| revises | x/x | Verb |
| alters | /x | Verb |
| renews | x/ | Verb |
| modifies | /xx | Verb |
| sharpens | /x | Verb |
| revokes | x/ | Verb |
| boosts | / | Verb |
| expands | x/ | Verb |
| adopts | x/ | Verb |
| improves | x/ | Verb |
| lowers | /x | Verb |
| restricts | x/ | Verb |
| lightens | /x | Verb |
| enacts | x/ | Verb |
| imposes | x/x | Verb |
| widens | /x | Verb |
| upholds | x/ | Verb |
| pushes | /x | Verb |
| intensifies | x/xx | Verb |
| broadens | /x | Verb |
| weakens | /x | Verb |
| approves | x/ | Verb |
| repeals | x/ | Verb |
| enforces | x/x | Verb |
| lengthens | /x | Verb |
| establishes | x/xx | Verb |
| suspends | x/ | Verb |
| bolsters | /x | Verb |
| clarifies | /xx | Verb |
| enhances | x/x | Verb |
| complicates | /xx | Verb |
| hurts | / | Verb |
| defends | x/ | Verb |
| stirs | / | Verb |
| removes | x/ | Verb |
| punishes | /xx | Verb |
| waives | / | Verb |
| smothers | /x | Verb |
| extends | x/ | Verb |
| shortens | /x | Verb |
| introduces | xx/x | Verb |
| rejects | x/ | Verb |
| codifies | /xx | Verb |
| shrinks | / | Verb |
| warms | / | Verb |
| protects | x/ | Verb |
| clears | / | Verb |
| narrows | /x | Verb |
| exempts | x/ | Verb |
| applies | x/ | Verb |
| rips | / | Verb |
| angers | /x | Verb |
| slows | / | Verb |
| abandons | x/x | Verb |
| reduces | x/x | Verb |
| revives | x/ | Verb |
| thwarts | / | Verb |
| gives | / | Verb |
| urges | /x | Verb |
| requires | x/x | Verb |
| stifles | /x | Verb |
| puts | / | Verb |
| erodes | x/ | Verb |
| halts | / | Verb |
| defers | x/ | Verb |
| cancels | /x | Verb |
| cooking | /x | Noun |
| skin | / | Noun |
| meat | / | Noun |
| steel | / | Noun |
| salt | / | Noun |
| muscles | /x | Noun |
| makes | / | Verb |
| process | /x | Noun |
| aggravates | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| ascends | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assures | x/ | Verb |
| emphasizes | /xxx | Verb |
| escalates | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| insists | x/ | Verb |
| reinforces | xx/x | Verb |
| stresses | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strictness | /x | Noun |
| underlines | /xx | Verb |
| underscores | xx/ | Verb |
