elect
adjectiveHow many syllables in elect?
There are 2 syllables in the word elect.How to pronounce elect:
Definition of elect:
- elect (adjective):
- carefully selected chosen
Synonyms for elect:
choose
co-opt
reelect
return
select
take
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- clutching
- testing
- pimples
- fledgling
- cheapened
- centaur
- Bonnie
- auburn
- inept
- discern
- blithely
- berate
- adorned
- valence
- Janus
- gharma
- endorsed
- caprese
- patted
- coarseness
- barraged
- urge
- sputnik
- preened
- last-ditch
- laid-back
- lagging
- gestic
- gaffled
- frying
- elope
- detour
- cochlea
- buttock
- assured
- ailment
- weekends
- smothered
- sleighing
- greater
- engraved
- crawled
- appalled
- yawning
- unskilled
- traversed
- stagger
- smoky
- repent
- renew
- … more
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