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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| exercise in futility | /xxxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| futility | x/xx | Noun |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| dalliance | /xx | Noun |
| waste | / | Noun |
| inefficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| dissipation | xx/x | Noun |
| garbage | /x | Noun |
| monkey business | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| one thing after another | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| noise | / | Noun |
| meaninglessness | /xxx | Noun |
| nonuse | x/ | Noun |
| junk | / | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| unusable | x/xx | Adjective |
| weed | / | Noun |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| abortive | x/x | Adjective |
| drain | / | Noun |
| folly | /x | Noun |
| scrub | / | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| dead end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| flop | / | Noun |
| void | / | Noun |
| overhead | /x/ | Noun |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| nonperformance | xx/x | Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| holding pattern | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| wastage | /x | Noun |
| miss | / | Name |
| loafing | /x | Noun |
| irrelevance | x/xx | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| lumber | /x | Noun |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| blank | / | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| bore | / | Verb |
| turnoff | /x | Noun |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| unconcern | xx/ | Noun |
| reluctance | x/x | Noun |
| unworkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| scut work | // | Phrase, Noun |
| drivel | /x | Noun |
| trivia | /xx | Noun |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| unbecoming | xx/x | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| nought | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| project | /x | Noun |
| deadwood | /x | Noun |
| vacuity | x/xx | Noun |
| trials and tribulations | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| vanity | /xx | Noun |
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective |
| gibberish | /xx | Noun |
| errand | /x | Noun |
| indifference | x/xx | Noun |
| unfinished business | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| trifle | /x | Noun |
| wretch | / | Noun |
| blind alley | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| nothing | /x | Noun |
| chaff | / | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| airtime | /x | Noun |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| anytime | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| biodegradable | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| bute | / | Name |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| chronology | x/xx | Noun |
| clerical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| combination | xx/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| condensate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| condensed | x/ | Adjective |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| conserve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| contaminated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuance | x/xx | Noun |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cull | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| data | /x | Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight saving | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| daylight savings | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| debris | x/ | Noun |
| decade | x/ | Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| desert | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| desolation | xx/x | Noun |
| destructiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| detritus | x/x | Noun |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| discard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dispel | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disposal | x/x | Noun |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| dross | / | Noun, Verb |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dump | / | Noun, Verb |
| dumpster | /x | Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| dustbin | /x | Noun |
| economize | x/xx | Verb |
| effluent | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| ephemera | x/xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| epoch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| equipment | x/x | Noun |
| era | /x | Noun |
| eternity | x/xx | Noun |
| evaporated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| excrement | /xx | Noun |
| excreta | x/x | Noun |
| excretion | x/x | Noun |
| exhaust | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| extravagance | x/xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fade | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flammable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fold | / | Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| food | / | Noun |
| fool | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| fourth dimension | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fritter away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fuel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| futurity | /xxx | Noun |
| gangrene | /x | Noun, Verb |
| generators | /xxx | Noun |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Adjective |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| greenwich mean time | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| greenwich time | /x/ | Name, Name |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hard time | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| haste | / | Noun, Verb |
| havoc | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heath | / | Noun |
| height | / | Noun |
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hora | /x | Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| hourly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| husband | /x | Noun, Verb |
| improbability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| impurity | x/xx | Noun |
| infinity | x/xx | Noun |
| inhospitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| innings | /x | Noun |
| installment | x/x | Noun |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| instant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| instar | xx | Noun, Verb |
| intelligence | x/xx | Noun |
| interferon | xx/x | Noun |
| interim | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interval | /xx | Noun |
| jail | / | Noun, Verb |
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| juncture | /x | Noun |
