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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| probationary | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| provisional | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Noun |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| definite | /xx | Adjective |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective |
| partial | /x | Adjective |
| presumptive | x/x | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| optimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristically | xxxx/xx | Adverb |
| speculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| promising | /xx | Adjective |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective |
| timetable | /xx | Noun |
| eager | /x | Adjective |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| grudging | /x | Adjective |
| heady | /x | Adjective |
| disconcertingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| terse | / | Noun |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective |
| tense | / | Noun |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| finalizing | /xxx | Verb |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| reasonable | /xxx | Adjective |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective |
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective |
| irresolute | x/xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| peremptory | x/xx | Adjective |
| wavering | /xx | Noun |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| chancy | /x | Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective |
| consensus | x/x | Noun |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective |
| halfhearted | /xx | Adjective |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| dogmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| trial | /x | Noun |
| test | / | Noun |
| trial run | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| experience | x/xx | Noun |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun |
| tryout | /x | Noun |
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| effort | /x | Noun |
| test run | // | Phrase, Noun |
| trial and error | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| proof of concept | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| foretaste | x/ | Noun |
| initiative | x/xx | Noun |
| proof | / | Noun |
| testimonial | xx/xx | Noun |
| sample | /x | Noun |
| trip | / | Noun |
| projet | x/ | Noun |
| prototype | /xx | Noun |
| beginning | x/x | Noun |
| sneak preview | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| demo | /x | Noun |
| quest | / | Noun |
| project | /x | Noun |
| preview | /x | Noun |
| field test | // | Phrase, Noun |
| threshold | /x | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| dry run | // | Phrase, Noun |
| task | / | Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun |
| working hypothesis | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| demonstration | xx/x | Noun |
| pretest | x/ | Noun |
| intention | x/x | Noun |
| sneak peek | // | Phrase, Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| maybe | /x | Adverb |
| interim | /xx | Noun |
| question mark | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| teaser | /x | Noun |
| testimony | /xxx | Noun |
| audition | x/x | Noun |
| proposal | x/x | Noun |
| opening | /xx | Noun |
| trend | / | Noun |
| point | / | Noun |
| rule of thumb | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| work in progress | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| research | x/ | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| verdict | /x | Noun |
| view | / | Noun |
| eventuality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| science fair | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sortie | /x | Noun |
| midterm | /x | Noun |
| prise | x | Noun |
| feelers | /x | Noun |
| sip | / | Noun |
| groping | /x | Verb |
| conclusions | x/x | Noun |
| halting | /x | Verb |
| overtures | /xx | Noun |
| forays | /x | Noun |
| generalisations | /xxx/x | Noun |
| generalizations | xxxx/x | Noun |
| hypotheses | x/xx | Noun |
| knock | / | Noun |
| identifications | xxxx/x | Noun |
| explorations | xx/x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| typology | x/xx | Noun |
| rapprochement | xx/ | Noun |
| itinerary | x/xxx | Noun |
| abductive | x/x | Adjective |
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| advances | x/x | Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boyish | /x | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| caretaker | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| comic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conjectural | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crude | / | Adjective, Noun |
| defensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| directorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| draft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| experimental | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| generalizable | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| hourly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| hypothetical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| implausible | x/xx | Adjective |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| indecisive | xx/x | Adjective |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Adjective |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| oversimplified | xx/xx | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pilot | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plausible | /xx | Adjective |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| pretrial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| primary | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| principle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| principled | /xx | Adjective |
| proposed | x/ | Verb |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| remand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| schedule | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| stopgap | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| suggested | x/x | Verb |
| suspect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| temporarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| tenable | /xx | Adjective |
| terminable | /xxx | Adjective |
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| transitional | x/xx | Adjective |
| transitory | /xxx | Adjective |
| undecided | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unofficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
