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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| downtrodden | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| championing | /xxx | Verb |
| hero | /x | Noun |
| challenger | /xx | Noun |
| undefeated | xx/x | Adjective |
| outcast | /x | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| plucky | /x | Adjective |
| battling | /xx | Verb |
| villain | /x | Noun |
| rooting | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oppressed | x/ | Adjective |
| outsider | x/x | Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| contender | x/x | Noun |
| victorious | x/xx | Adjective |
| victory | /xx | Noun |
| upstart | /x | Noun |
| winning | /x | Adjective |
| scrappy | /x | Adjective |
| juggernaut | /xx | Noun |
| triumphing | /xx | Verb |
| favoring | /xx | Verb |
| everyman | /xx | Noun |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| nemesis | /xx | Noun |
| playoff | /x | Noun |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective |
| opponent | x/x | Noun |
| rivalry | /xx | Noun |
| champ | / | Noun |
| supporter | x/x | Noun |
| dominance | /xx | Noun |
| populist | /xx | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| maverick | /xx | Noun |
| victor | /x | Noun |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| choker | /x | Noun |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| bad loser | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| default | x/ | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| long odds | // | Phrase, Noun |
| inferiority | xxx/xx | Noun |
| poor relation | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sad sack | // | Phrase, Noun |
| cannon fodder | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| poor sport | // | Phrase, Noun |
| beating | /x | Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| rat race | // | Phrase, Noun |
| enemy | /xx | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb |
| struggling | /xx | Verb |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| underclass | /xx | Noun |
| umbrage | /x | Noun |
| jeopardy | /xx | Noun |
| perdu | x/ | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| worse | / | Adjective |
| doubting | /x | Verb |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| runt | / | Noun |
| long shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| despair | x/ | Noun |
| foil | / | Noun |
| subnormal | //x | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| underinsured | xxxx | Adjective |
| forlorn hope | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| outside chance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| amateur | /xx | Noun |
| losing streak | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| siding | /x | Verb |
| championship | /xxx | Noun |
| sympathy | /xx | Noun |
| sympathize | /xx | Verb |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| perennial | x/xx | Adjective |
| enslaved | x/ | Verb |
| compassion | x/x | Noun |
| plight | / | Noun |
| protector | x/x | Noun |
| empathy | /xx | Noun |
| spokesman | /x | Noun |
| defending | x/x | Verb |
| portrait | /x | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun |
| advocate | /xx | Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| fighting | /x | Verb |
| helping | /x | Verb |
| loves | / | Verb |
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| classic | /x | Adjective |
| victim | /x | Noun |
| spot | / | Noun |
| feeling | /x | Noun |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| cause | / | Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| passion | /x | Noun |
| distinct | x/ | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| apolitical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| archetypal | //x | Adjective |
| artisan | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ascendancy | x/xx | Noun |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| called | / | Adjective |
| capitalists | /xxx | Noun |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| centrist | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chauvinist | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| colonialist | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| compatriots | x/xx | Noun |
| comrades | /x | Noun |
| conservative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| david | /x | Name |
| enclave | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expatriate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fairy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ghetto | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| losing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| predominance | x/xx | Noun |
| progressives | x/x | Noun |
| proletarian | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| protectionist | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| slavery | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| soldier | /x | Noun, Verb |
| subjugated | /xxx | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
