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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sudden | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| steep | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| precipitous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| disconnected | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| staccato | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| gradual | /xx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| rapid | /x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| jolting | /x | Noun |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| discontinuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| swift | / | Noun |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective |
| unanticipated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inexorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| cataclysmic | xx/x | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| predictable | x/xx | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| instantaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| tumultuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| ungracious | x/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| irreversible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| ceremonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unnatural | x/xx | Adjective |
| disjointed | x/x | Adjective |
| unplanned | x/ | Adjective |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| impulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| capricious | x/x | Adjective |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective |
| premature | xx/ | Adjective |
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| thunderous | /xx | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| halt | / | Noun |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unexplained | xx/ | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective |
| mild | / | Adjective |
| peremptory | x/xx | Adjective |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| spontaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| unforeseeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| inelegant | x/xx | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| broke | / | Verb |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| tattered | /x | Adjective |
| uprooted | x/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| jacked up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| rampant | /x | Adjective |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| heterojunction | xxx/x | Noun |
| pic | / | Noun |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| onset | /x | Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| retouch | x/ | Noun |
| weaning | /x | Noun |
| termination | xx/x | Noun |
| turnabout | /xx | Noun |
| cutoff | /x | Noun |
| truncation | /xx | Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| tapering | /xx | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| annoyed | x/ | Adjective |
| barbaric | x/x | Adjective |
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brutish | /x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| cracking | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| haircut | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hurried | /x | Adjective |
| imperceptible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incision | x/x | Noun |
| jerking | /x | Noun |
| marked | / | Adjective |
| noticeable | /xxx | Adjective |
| perceptible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| percussive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pronounced | x/ | Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| rattling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scream | / | Noun, Verb |
| sheer | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| surprise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
