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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tarry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| lurk | / | Noun, Verb |
| loiter | /x | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| hover | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dally | /x | Verb, Verb |
| lounge | / | Verb, Verb |
| loaf | / | Verb, Verb |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| fester | /x | Noun |
| persist | x/ | Verb |
| recede | x/ | Verb |
| beckon | /x | Verb |
| haunt | / | Noun |
| wander | /x | Verb |
| percolate | /xx | Verb |
| remain | x/ | Verb |
| subside | x/ | Verb |
| reverberate | x/xx | Noun |
| dwell | / | Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| leave | / | Verb |
| vanish | /x | Verb |
| tempt | / | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| meander | x/x | Noun |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb |
| fade | / | Noun |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| ponder | /x | Verb |
| savor | /x | Noun |
| ruminate | /xx | Verb |
| resurface | x/x | Verb |
| engulf | x/ | Verb |
| wither | /x | Verb |
| intrude | x/ | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| letting | /x | Verb |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| assail | x/ | Verb |
| emerge | x/ | Verb |
| reappear | xx/ | Verb |
| entice | x/ | Verb |
| mingle | /x | Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| permeate | /xx | Verb |
| forever | x/x | Adverb |
| contemplate | /xx | Verb |
| waits | / | Verb |
| ravage | /x | Noun |
| wallow | /x | Noun |
| evaporate | x/xx | Verb |
| extend | x/ | Verb |
| mull | / | Name |
| depart | x/ | Verb |
| banish | /x | Verb |
| precede | x/ | Verb |
| longer | /x | Adjective |
| saunter | /x | Noun |
| encroach | x/ | Verb |
| pester | /x | Verb |
| await | x/ | Verb |
| intensify | x/xx | Verb |
| pervade | x/ | Verb |
| waft | / | Noun |
| waver | /x | Noun |
| conjure | /x | Verb |
| materialize | x/xxx | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| evoke | x/ | Verb |
| resonate | /xx | Verb |
| captivate | /xx | Verb |
| slink | / | Verb |
| dangle | /x | Noun |
| bury | /x | Noun |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| flit | / | Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| savour | /x | Noun |
| bother | /x | Verb |
| revel | /x | Noun |
| darken | /x | Verb |
| inhabit | x/x | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| saturate | /xx | Verb |
| settle | /x | Verb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| pass | / | Noun |
| unfurl | x/ | Verb |
| accumulate | x/xx | Verb |
| cherish | /x | Verb |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| infect | x/ | Name |
| worsen | /x | Verb |
| interminably | /xxxx | Adverb |
| gnaw | / | Verb |
| intertwine | xx/ | Noun |
| hang | / | Verb |
| intermingle | xx/x | Verb |
| efface | x/ | Verb |
| dominate | /xx | Verb |
| erase | x/ | Verb |
| disturb | x/ | Verb |
| seep | / | Noun |
| emanate | /xx | Verb |
| beguile | x/ | Verb |
| cling | / | Verb |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| drags | / | Noun |
| will | / | Noun |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| relegate | /xx | Verb |
| infest | x/ | Adjective |
| scamper | /x | Noun |
| resound | x/ | Noun |
| fleeting | /x | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb |
| bask | / | Noun |
| displace | x/ | Verb |
| lengthen | /x | Verb |
| gravitate | /xx | Verb |
| proliferate | x/xx | Verb |
| shrivel | /x | Verb |
| reenter | x/x | Verb |
| unfold | x/ | Verb |
| jostle | /x | Noun |
| indulge | x/ | Verb |
| reminisce | xx/ | Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb |
| circulate | /xx | Verb |
| transpire | x/x | Verb |
| stroll | / | Noun |
| dine | / | Verb |
| entangle | x/x | Verb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| inhale | x/ | Verb |
| contaminate | x/xx | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| scurry | /x | Noun |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| yearn | / | Verb |
| enliven | x/x | Verb |
| overlook | /xx | Verb |
| nestle | /x | Noun |
| freshen | /x | Verb |
| lest | / | Adjective |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| reside | x/ | Verb |
| lodge | / | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick | / | Noun |
| belated | x/x | Verb |
| avengers | x/x | Noun |
| southward | /x | Verb |
| superstitions | xx/x | Noun |
| abound | x/ | Verb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| ago | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| ancients | /x | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| augustine | /xx | Name |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| bal | / | Name, Adjective |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bide | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| defer | x/ | Verb |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| doth | / | Verb, Noun |
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| examines | x/x | Verb |
| exist | x/ | Verb |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foolishness | /xx | Noun |
| fortnight | /x | Noun |
| hasten | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hers | x | Adjective |
| hie | / | Verb |
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| looks | / | Noun |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| master | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| moses | /x | Name |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plato | /x | Name |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| prowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| race | / | Noun, Verb |
| retardation | xx/x | Noun |
| rush | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| someone | /x | Noun |
| something | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| speed | / | Noun, Verb |
| subsist | x/ | Verb |
| suitcase | /x | Noun, Verb |
| survive | x/ | Verb |
| theirs | / | Adjective |
| unheeded | x/x | Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| southend | /x | Name |
