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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lying | /x | Verb, Verb |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| untruth | x/ | Noun |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| deceit | x/ | Noun |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| fake | / | Noun |
| white sheep | // | Name, Name |
| fake news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| blind | / | Noun |
| falsification | xxx/x | Noun |
| color | /x | Noun |
| lip service | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| fable | /x | Noun |
| canard | x/ | Noun |
| slander | /x | Noun |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| dirty trick | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| calumny | /xx | Noun |
| pretense | x/ | Noun |
| waffle | /x | Noun |
| artifice | /xx | Noun |
| pretext | /x | Noun |
| denial | x/x | Noun |
| fallacy | /xx | Noun |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| low blow | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sham | / | Noun |
| cheating | /x | Noun |
| perfidy | /xx | Noun |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| good faith | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| empty words | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| perfect crime | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| fooling | /x | Verb |
| exact science | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| traduction | x/x | Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| trash | / | Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| counterfeit | /xx | Noun |
| malice in law | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| idle threat | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hidden agenda | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fair warning | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| dissimulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| dirty linen | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| contrivance | x/x | Noun |
| bravado | x/x | Noun |
| faux pas | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| fudge | / | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb |
| conspiracy theory | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| innocent | /xx | Adjective |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun |
| sophistry | x/x | Noun |
| false alarm | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sleaze | / | Noun |
| wrong number | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| ruse | / | Noun |
| trifle | /x | Noun |
| lightweight | // | Adjective |
| minor miracle | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| sharp practice | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| ulterior motive | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| foul play | // | Phrase, Noun |
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
| false economy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| treachery | /xx | Noun |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| casuistry | /xx | Noun |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| nothing | /x | Noun |
| long shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| abelian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| achromatic | /x/x | Adjective |
| aedes | / | Adjective |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| alabaster | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| alb | / | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arithmetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| aryan | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| ashen | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| axilla | x/x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bask | / | Verb, Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beige | / | Adjective, Noun |
| belarus | x/x | Name |
| belo | /x | Name |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| bianchi | x/x | Name |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blacken | /x | Verb |
| blade | / | Noun, Verb |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blanc | / | Noun |
| blanched | / | Adjective |
| blanco | /x | Name, Verb |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bleach | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodless | /x | Adjective |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bradbury | /xx | Name |
| breasts | / | Name |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| cap | / | Noun, Verb |
| carte | / | Noun |
| casablanca | xx/x | Name |
| caucasian | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| chalk | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| circassian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| clad | / | Verb, Adjective |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clinton | /x | Name |
| colorimetric | xxx/x | Adjective |
| colorless | /xx | Adjective |
| coloured | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| consist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| constitute | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| cotton | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| covered | /x | Adjective |
| cozy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| crest | / | Noun, Verb |
| crock | / | Noun, Verb |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| decoy | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| depend | x/ | Verb |
| detector | x/x | Noun |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dilute | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| documentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| dominate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dwell | / | Verb, Noun |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| egg | / | Noun, Verb |
| elongate | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| evelyn | /xx | Name |
| everything | /xx | Name |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exist | x/ | Verb |
| expand | x/ | Verb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fabrication | xx/x | Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| fib | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| fictitious | x/x | Adjective |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| flank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flannel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flowers | /x | Noun |
| fox | / | Noun, Verb |
| fragrant | /x | Adjective |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| get up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| goat | / | Noun, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grahame | /x | Name |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| hazel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hide | / | Verb, Noun |
| holly | /x | Name |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| huai | / | Name |
| ice | / | Noun, Verb |
| illusion | x/x | Noun |
| imperial | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| inert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| inhere | x/ | Verb |
| invent | x/ | Verb |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| ivory | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| layer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| leak | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lemon | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lengthen | /x | Verb |
| liar | /x | Noun |
| lie down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lily | /x | Name, Adjective |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| links | / | Noun |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| livid | /x | Adjective |
| localize | /xx | Verb |
| located | /xx | Adjective |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lurk | / | Verb, Noun |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| margaret | /xx | Name |
| matt | / | Name, Adjective |
| mauve | / | Adjective, Noun |
