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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| absent | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| wanting | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| missing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| feature | /x | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| devoid | x/ | Noun |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| bereft | x/ | Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| paucity | /xx | Noun |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| scarce | / | Adjective |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| incapable | x/xx | Adjective |
| sparse | / | Adjective |
| nothing | /x | Noun |
| limited | /xx | Adjective |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| hampering | /xx | Verb |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| lost | / | Verb |
| lagging | /x | Noun |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective |
| possessing | x/x | Verb |
| underdeveloped | xxx/x | Adjective |
| none | / | Noun |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| misplaced | x/ | Verb |
| unmatched | x/ | Adjective |
| woefully | /xx | Adverb |
| essential | x/x | Adjective |
| abundance | x/x | Noun |
| passable | /xx | Adjective |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective |
| flair | / | Noun |
| improvement | x/x | Noun |
| refinement | x/x | Noun |
| overpowering | /x/x | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| cohesion | x/x | Noun |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| basic | /x | Adjective |
| needing | /x | Verb |
| inherent | x/x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| really | /x | Adverb |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| compromising | /xxx | Verb |
| insufficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| deficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| modicum | /xx | Noun |
| exuding | x/x | Verb |
| neglected | x/x | Verb |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| undermined | xx/ | Verb |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| good | / | Adjective |
| inadequacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| overabundance | /xx/x | Noun |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| sapped | / | Verb |
| finesse | x/ | Noun |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| quite | / | Adverb |
| less | / | Adjective |
| muddled | /x | Adjective |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| subtlety | /xx | Noun |
| discernible | x/xx | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| worthy | /x | Adjective |
| competence | /xx | Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adjective |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective |
| cohesiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| resembling | x/xx | Verb |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| hindered | /x | Verb |
| disregarding | xx/x | Verb |
| overshadowed | xx/x | Verb |
| improved | x/ | Adjective |
| overwhelms | xx/ | Verb |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| nuance | /x | Noun |
| exceedingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| vital | /x | Adjective |
| shortage | /x | Noun |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| inability | xx/xx | Noun |
| hollow | /x | Noun |
| denying | x/x | Verb |
| blank | / | Noun |
| vacancy | /xx | Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| vacuum | /x | Noun |
| was | / | Verb |
| singularly | /xxx | Adjective, Adverb |
| conspicuously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| wherewithal | /xx | Adjective |
| mice | / | Noun |
| rigor | /x | Noun |
| coli | /x | Verb |
| mutants | /x | Noun |
| notoriously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| noticeably | /xxx | Adverb |
| amenities | x/xx | Noun |
| spontaneity | xx/xx | Noun |
| sadly | /x | Adverb |
| nos | / | Adverb |
| totally | /xx | Adverb |
| originality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| glaringly | /xx | Adverb |
| notably | /xx | Adverb |
| congenitally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| foresight | /x | Noun |
| sophistication | xxx/x | Noun |
| tact | / | Noun |
| utterly | /xx | Adverb |
| criticised | /xx | Verb |
| criticized | /xx | Verb |
| defaulting | x/x | Noun |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| failing | /x | Noun |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| orphaned | /x | Adjective |
| sagging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sans | / | Adjective |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
