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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cronyism | /xxx | Noun, Noun |
| favoritism | /xxxx | Noun |
| corruption | x/x | Noun |
| elitism | /xxx | Noun |
| bribery | /xx | Noun |
| meritocracy | xx/xx | Noun |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| clientelism | xx/xx | Noun |
| mismanagement | x/xx | Noun |
| incompetence | x/xx | Noun |
| chauvinism | /xxx | Noun |
| factionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| pettiness | /xx | Noun |
| incompetency | x/xxx | Noun |
| partiality | xx/xx | Noun |
| dishonesty | x/xx | Noun |
| embezzlement | x/xx | Noun |
| tribalism | /xx | Noun |
| politicking | /xxx | Noun |
| rampant | /x | Adjective |
| collusion | x/x | Noun |
| parochialism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| inefficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| bigotry | /xx | Noun |
| crony | /x | Noun |
| arbitrariness | /xxxx | Noun |
| snobbery | /xx | Noun |
| incestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| autocracy | x/xx | Noun |
| racism | /xx | Noun |
| politicization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| opportunism | xx/xx | Noun |
| ageism | x/xx | Noun |
| disloyalty | x/xx | Noun |
| hypocrisy | x/xx | Noun |
| criminality | xx/xx | Noun |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| profiteering | xx/x | Noun |
| classism | /xx | Noun |
| selfishness | /xx | Noun |
| bureaucracy | x/xx | Noun |
| jealousy | /xx | Noun |
| sexism | /xx | Noun |
| inbreeding | x/x | Noun |
| chicanery | x/xx | Noun |
| egotism | /xxx | Noun |
| xenophobia | xx/xx | Noun |
| discrimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| sleaze | / | Noun |
| partisanship | /xxx | Noun |
| sectarianism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| impropriety | xx/xx | Noun |
| avarice | /xx | Noun |
| primogeniture | /x/xx | Noun |
| insincerity | xx/xx | Noun |
| patronage | /xx | Noun |
| rife | / | Adjective |
| misogyny | /xxx | Noun |
| authoritarianism | xxx/xxxx | Noun |
| duplicity | x/xx | Noun |
| arrogance | /xx | Noun |
| vindictiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| corporatism | /xxxx | Noun |
| homophobia | xx/xx | Noun |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| ineptitude | x/xx | Noun |
| regionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| affinity | x/xx | Noun |
| relatedness | x/xx | Noun |
| popularity | xx/xx | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| kinship | /x | Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun |
| sympathy | /xx | Noun |
| relationship | x/xx | Noun |
| familiarity | xx/xx | Noun |
| reciprocity | xx/xx | Noun |
| fellowship | /xx | Noun |
| peer pressure | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| consanguinity | x//xx | Noun |
| insinuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| predilection | xx/x | Noun |
| preference | /xx | Noun |
| sibling rivalry | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| self | / | Noun |
| permissiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| breeding | /x | Noun |
| parentage | /xx | Noun |
| inwardness | /xx | Noun |
| loyalty | /xx | Noun |
| incumbency | x/xx | Noun |
| warmth | / | Noun |
| squirrel | /x | Adjective |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| shameless | /x | Adjective |
| flagrant | /x | Adjective |
| papal | /x | Adjective |
| graft | / | Noun |
| accusations | xx/x | Noun |
| paternalism | x/xxx | Noun |
| allegations | xx/x | Noun |
| riddled | /x | Verb |
| accused | x/ | Verb |
| ethnic | /x | Adjective |
| charges | /x | Noun |
| practiced | /x | Verb |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| cheating | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| confidentiality | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| enforceable | x/xx | Adjective |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| extortion | x/x | Noun |
| fraud | / | Noun, Verb |
| immorality | xx/xx | Noun |
| imposed | x/ | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| intimidation | xxx/x | Noun |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| legislated | /xxx | Adjective |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| liberalized | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| mandatory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| nondiscrimination | xxxx/x | Noun |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| perjury | /xx | Noun |
| plagiarism | /xxx | Noun |
| privacy | /xx | Noun |
| protectionism | x/xxx | Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
