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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| exacerbate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb, Verb |
| decline | x/ | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| improve | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| deteriorate | x/xxx | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| worse | / | Adjective |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| escalate | /xx | Verb |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| alleviate | x/xx | Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| persist | x/ | Verb |
| subside | x/ | Verb |
| abate | x/ | Noun |
| affect | x/ | Verb |
| falter | /x | Noun |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| complicate | /xx | Verb |
| recede | x/ | Verb |
| stagnate | /x | Verb |
| skyrocket | /xx | Noun |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| increase | x/ | Noun |
| decrease | x/ | Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| erode | x/ | Verb |
| drastically | /xx | Adverb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| caused | / | Verb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| happen | /x | Verb |
| plummet | /x | Verb |
| stabilize | /xx | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| hurt | / | Noun |
| stabilise | /x/ | Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective |
| destabilize | x/xx | Verb |
| appreciably | x/xx | Adverb |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| undermine | /xx | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
| lengthen | /x | Verb |
| disintegrate | x/xx | Verb |
| relieve | x/ | Verb |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| plagued | / | Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| shrivel | /x | Verb |
| sicken | /x | Verb |
| arise | x/ | Verb |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| heighten | /x | Verb |
| vanish | /x | Verb |
| fester | /x | Noun |
| slacken | /x | Verb |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| fluctuate | /xx | Verb |
| grow | / | Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| recur | x/ | Verb |
| stiffen | /x | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| unravel | x/x | Verb |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| implode | x/ | Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| prevail | x/ | Verb |
| strengthen | /x | Verb |
| progressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| darken | /x | Verb |
| thicken | /x | Verb |
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb |
| markedly | /xx | Adverb |
| dramatically | x/xx | Adverb |
| unabated | xx/x | Adjective |
| cease | / | Noun |
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb |
| interfere | xx/ | Verb |
| inflame | x/ | Verb |
| hampered | /x | Verb |
| cripple | /x | Noun |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| likely | /x | Adjective |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb |
| decelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| enhance | x/ | Verb |
| overwhelm | xx/ | Verb |
| evolve | x/ | Verb |
| compound | /x | Noun |
| poison | /x | Noun |
| pair | / | Noun |
| injure | /x | Verb |
| confound | x/ | Verb |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective |
| wear out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| fall away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| waste | / | Noun |
| wear | / | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| wither | /x | Verb |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| vitiate | /xx | Verb |
| precipitate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| preexisting | /x/x | Verb |
| untreated | x/x | Adjective |
| acne | /x | Noun |
| claudication | /x/x | Noun |
| tics | / | Noun |
| dyskinesia | /x/x | Noun |
| coagulopathy | x/x/xx | Noun |
| hypoxemia | x//xx | Noun |
| hypercapnia | xx/xx | Noun |
| parkinsonism | /xxxx | Noun |
| bronchospasm | /x/x | Noun |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| amend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| amplify | /xx | Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| enlarge | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| person | /x | Noun, Verb |
| regress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sharpen | /x | Verb |
| slip | / | Noun, Verb |
| tighten | /x | Verb |
| tumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| widen | /x | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
