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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dilemma | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| mire | / | Noun |
| double bind | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| bind | / | Noun |
| second best | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| knot | / | Noun |
| spot | / | Noun |
| stalemate | /x | Noun |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| third rail | // | Phrase, Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun |
| can of worms | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| last resort | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| maelstrom | /x | Noun |
| hydra | /x | Noun |
| one thing after another | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| trials and tribulations | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| avoidable | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| trick question | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| sticky wicket | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| mixed bag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| dystopia | //xx | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| exercise in futility | /xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| mess | / | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| slippery slope | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| vicious circle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| antinomy | x/xx | Noun |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| strings | / | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| trip | / | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| shambles | /x | Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| regret | x/ | Noun |
| struggling | /xx | Verb |
| gridlock | /x | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| harm | / | Noun |
| reduced circumstances | x//xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| basket case | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| travesty | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| hazard | /x | Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| chasm | /x | Noun |
| fate | / | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| tray | / | Noun |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| martyrdom | /xx | Noun |
| burden | /x | Noun |
| brave new world | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| scruple | /x | Noun |
| infamy | /xx | Noun |
| mixed blessing | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| vacillation | xx/x | Noun |
| risk | / | Noun |
| desperation | xx/x | Noun |
| occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
| puzzle | /x | Noun |
| grey area | //xx | Name, Name |
| all one | // | Phrase, Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| perjury | /xx | Noun |
| horn | / | Noun |
| postmodern | x/x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| macroeconomic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| regulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| face | / | Verb |
| assassinations | xxx/x | Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| auction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| axiom | /xx | Noun |
| cartel | x/ | Noun |
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| comportment | x/x | Noun |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| immorality | xx/xx | Noun |
| interdependence | xxx/x | Noun |
| patent | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| policies | /xx | Noun |
| reforms | x/ | Noun |
| schism | /x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
