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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| stiffer | /x  | Adjective, Adjective  | 
| harder | /x  | Adjective, Adverb  | 
| stricter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| harsher | /x  | Adjective  | 
| tighter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| toughened | /x  | Adjective  | 
| sterner | /x  | Adjective  | 
| easier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| rougher | /x  | Adjective  | 
| stronger | /x  | Adjective  | 
| trickier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| better | /x  | Adjective  | 
| fiercer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| friendlier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| difficult | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| looser | /x  | Adjective  | 
| stringent | /x  | Adjective  | 
| bigger | /x  | Adjective  | 
| softer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| worse | /  | Adjective  | 
| steeper | /x  | Adjective  | 
| sharper | /x  | Adjective  | 
| quicker | /x  | Adjective  | 
| bolder | /x  | Adjective  | 
| clearer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| weaker | /x  | Adjective  | 
| uglier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| kinder | /x  | Adjective  | 
| meaner | /x  | Adjective  | 
| hungrier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| daunting | /x  | Adjective  | 
| smarter | /x  | Adjective, Adverb  | 
| challenging | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| heavier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| braver | /x  | Adjective  | 
| crazier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| calmer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| scarier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| hotter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| simpler | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| nicer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| dicey | /x  | Adjective  | 
| lenient | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| sweeter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| angrier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| swifter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| grimmer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| aggressive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| busier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| prettier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| gentler | /x  | Adjective  | 
| onerous | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| milder | /x  | Adjective  | 
| fewer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| fresher | /x  | Adjective  | 
| livelier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| messier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| rosier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| louder | /x  | Adjective  | 
| firmer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| greater | /x  | Adjective  | 
| riskier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| mandatory | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| dirtier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| shorter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| faster | /x  | Adjective  | 
| slower | /x  | Adjective  | 
| lighter | /x  | Adjective  | 
| safer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| quieter | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| healthier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| wilder | /x  | Adjective  | 
| fairer | /x  | Adjective  | 
| cheaper | /x  | Adjective  | 
| cleverer | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| smoother | /x  | Adjective  | 
| nut | /  | Noun  | 
| sentencing | /xx  | Noun  | 
| sledding | /x  | Noun  | 
| sell | /  | Noun  | 
| gets | /  | Verb  | 
| yew | /  | Noun  | 
| penalties | /xx  | Noun  | 
| enforcement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| fibre | /x  | Noun  | 
| stance | /  | Noun  | 
| hide | /  | Noun  | 
| policing | x/x  | Noun  | 
| stand | /  | Noun  | 
| sanctions | /x  | Noun  | 
| proposition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| morsel | /x  | Noun  | 
| cuts | /  | Noun  | 
| opponent | x/x  | Noun  | 
| breed | /  | Noun  | 
| adversary | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| skins | /  | Noun  | 
| laws | /  | Noun  | 
| negotiator | x/xxx  | Noun  | 
| regulations | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| fiber | /x  | Noun  | 
| competition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| punishments | /xx  | Noun  | 
| standards | /x  | Noun  | 
| stuff | /  | Noun  | 
| fight | /  | Noun  | 
| even | /x  | Adverb  | 
| inspections | x/x  | Noun  | 
| ceramics | x/x  | Noun  | 
| controls | x/  | Noun  | 
| bargain | /x  | Noun  | 
| assignment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| restrictions | x/x  | Noun  | 
| meats | /  | Noun  | 
| job | /  | Noun  | 
| customer | /xx  | Noun  | 
| steels | /  | Noun  | 
| foe | /  | Noun  | 
| composites | x/x  | Noun  | 
| measures | /x  | Noun  | 
| texture | /x  | Noun  | 
| legislation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| line | /  | Noun  | 
| competitor | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| posture | /x  | Noun  | 
| resins | /x  | Noun  | 
| lot | /  | Noun  | 
| grasses | /x  | Noun  | 
| tactics | /x  | Noun  | 
| someone | /x  | Noun  | 
| league | /  | Noun  | 
| bill | /  | Noun  | 
| climb | /  | Noun  | 
| guys | /  | Noun  | 
| fighters | /x  | Noun  | 
| requirements | x/x  | Noun  | 
| attitude | /xx  | Noun  | 
| policies | /xx  | Noun  | 
| bunch | /  | Noun  | 
| kids | /  | Noun  | 
| scrutiny | /xx  | Noun  | 
| battle | /x  | Noun  | 
| alloys | /x  | Noun  | 
| odds | /  | Noun  | 
| stems | /  | Noun  | 
| rules | /  | Noun  | 
| finish | /x  | Noun  | 
| antitrust | xx/  | Adjective  | 
| demanding | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| draconian | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| higher | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| keener | /x  | Noun  | 
| more | /  | Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| narrower | /xx  | Noun  | 
| sturdier | /xx  | Adjective  | 
