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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| ignite | x/  | Verb, Verb  | 
| heat | /  | Verb, Verb  | 
| fire up | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| stir up | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| incite | x/  | Verb  | 
| aggravate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| irritate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| rile | /  | Noun  | 
| provoke | x/  | Verb  | 
| arouse | x/  | Verb  | 
| exacerbate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| heighten | /x  | Verb  | 
| foment | /x  | Verb  | 
| agitate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| distract | x/  | Verb  | 
| stimulate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| excite | x/  | Verb  | 
| pacify | /xx  | Verb  | 
| soothe | /  | Verb  | 
| injure | /x  | Verb  | 
| quell | /  | Verb  | 
| sooth | x  | Noun  | 
| rouse | /  | Noun  | 
| mollify | /xx  | Verb  | 
| polarize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| endear | x/  | Verb  | 
| allay | x/  | Verb  | 
| entrap | x/  | Verb  | 
| dampen | /x  | Verb  | 
| unsettle | x/x  | Verb  | 
| engender | x/x  | Verb  | 
| enlighten | x/x  | Verb  | 
| inflammatory | x/xxx  | Adjective  | 
| alienate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| antagonize | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| placate | /x  | Verb  | 
| invigorate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| stoke | /  | Name  | 
| confound | x/  | Verb  | 
| restrain | x/  | Verb  | 
| depress | x/  | Verb  | 
| offend | x/  | Verb  | 
| appease | x/  | Verb  | 
| assail | x/  | Verb  | 
| assuage | x/  | Verb  | 
| forestall | x/  | Verb  | 
| amuse | x/  | Verb  | 
| galvanize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| obstruct | x/  | Verb  | 
| pander | /x  | Noun  | 
| suppress | x/  | Verb  | 
| engulf | x/  | Verb  | 
| angers | /x  | Noun  | 
| subdue | x/  | Verb  | 
| sensitize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| embarrass | x/x  | Verb  | 
| inspire | x/  | Verb  | 
| constrain | x/  | Verb  | 
| entrench | x/  | Verb  | 
| distort | x/  | Verb  | 
| contaminate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| divert | x/  | Verb  | 
| infect | x/  | Name  | 
| intensify | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| frustrate | /x  | Verb  | 
| saturate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| confuse | x/  | Verb  | 
| enliven | x/x  | Verb  | 
| tempt | /  | Verb  | 
| nourish | /x  | Verb  | 
| energize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| undermine | /xx  | Verb  | 
| frighten | /x  | Verb  | 
| stifle | /x  | Verb  | 
| oppress | x/  | Verb  | 
| elevate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| educate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| soften | /x  | Verb  | 
| gratify | /xx  | Verb  | 
| annoy | x/  | Verb  | 
| illuminate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| perturb | x/  | Verb  | 
| quash | /  | Verb  | 
| neutralize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| weaken | /x  | Verb  | 
| stir | /  | Verb  | 
| displace | x/  | Verb  | 
| insinuate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| neutralise | /xx  | Verb  | 
| counteract | /xx  | Verb  | 
| overpower | xx/x  | Verb  | 
| defuse | x/  | Verb  | 
| relieve | x/  | Verb  | 
| endanger | x/x  | Verb  | 
| amplify | /xx  | Verb  | 
| impede | x/  | Verb  | 
| entice | x/  | Verb  | 
| malign | x/  | Adjective  | 
| curtail | x/  | Verb  | 
| pollute | x/  | Verb  | 
| inflate | x/  | Verb  | 
| elicit | x/x  | Verb  | 
| tempers | /x  | Noun  | 
| destabilize | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| devastate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| dispel | x/  | Verb  | 
| threaten | /x  | Verb  | 
| aflame | x/  | Noun  | 
| impair | x/  | Verb  | 
| ravage | /x  | Noun  | 
| erupt | x/  | Verb  | 
| exalt | x/  | Verb  | 
| hinder | /x  | Verb  | 
| degrade | x/  | Verb  | 
| perpetuate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| insulate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| deepen | /x  | Verb  | 
| induce | x/  | Verb  | 
| defame | x/  | Verb  | 
| marginalize | /xxx  | Verb  | 
| illumine | x/x  | Verb  | 
| predispose | xx/  | Verb  | 
| terrorize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| fire | /x  | Noun  | 
| flame | /  | Noun  | 
| blaze | /  | Noun  | 
| flare | /  | Noun  | 
| passions | /x  | Noun  | 
| hatreds | /x  | Noun  | 
| animosities | xx/xx  | Noun  | 
| avidity | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| ardour | /x  | Noun  | 
| breed | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| burn | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| compound | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| escalate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| fan | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| flash | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| fuel | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| instigate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| kindle | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| poison | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| spark | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| vitiate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| worsen | /x  | Verb  | 
| blow | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| gloss | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| backwater | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fall | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| die | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| stonewall | /x  | Name, Verb, Adjective  | 
| bundle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| off | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| milestone | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| pidgin | /x  | Noun  | 
| daylight | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
