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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| recondite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| esoteric | xx/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| deep | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective | 
| obscure | x/ | Adjective | 
| arcane | x/ | Adjective | 
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective | 
| impenetrable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective | 
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective | 
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective | 
| allusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| baffling | /xx | Adjective | 
| intricate | /xx | Adjective | 
| banal | x/ | Adjective | 
| erudite | /xx | Adjective | 
| jargon | /x | Noun | 
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| vexing | /x | Adjective | 
| involute | xxx | Noun | 
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective | 
| exoteric | xx/x | Adjective | 
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective | 
| portentous | x/x | Adjective | 
| inane | x/ | Noun | 
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective | 
| thorny | /x | Adjective | 
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective | 
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| austere | x/ | Adjective | 
| abstract | x/ | Name | 
| irksome | /x | Adjective | 
| ineffable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| comprehend | xx/ | Verb | 
| brainy | /x | Adjective | 
| mathematical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| highbrow | /x | Noun | 
| byzantine | /xx | Name | 
| aliment | xxx | Noun | 
| cryptic | /x | Adjective | 
| intelligible | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective | 
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective | 
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| argot | /x | Noun | 
| multifarious | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| opaque | x/ | Adjective | 
| benighted | x/x | Adjective | 
| turbid | x/ | Adjective | 
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| thick | / | Adjective | 
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective | 
| vague | / | Adjective | 
| elusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| confusing | x/x | Adjective | 
| gross | / | Name | 
| muddied | /x | Verb | 
| hard | / | Adjective | 
| indistinct | xx/ | Adjective | 
| garbled | /x | Adjective | 
| blind | / | Noun | 
| strange | / | Adjective | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective | 
| blunt | / | Name | 
| trying | /x | Verb | 
| backward | /x | Adjective | 
| reasonings | /xx | Noun | 
| speculations | xx/x | Noun | 
| technicalities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| metaphysics | xx/x | Noun | 
| researches | x/x | Noun | 
| meditations | xx/x | Noun | 
| doctrines | /x | Noun | 
| mysteries | /xx | Noun | 
| dogmas | /x | Noun | 
| theorizing | /xxx | Noun | 
| symbolism | /xxx | Noun | 
| lore | / | Noun | 
| calculations | xx/x | Noun | 
| terminology | xx/xx | Noun | 
| subjects | /x | Noun | 
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| arias | /xx | Noun | 
| arid | /x | Adjective | 
| aristotelian | xxx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| astrological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| books | / | Noun | 
| bushels | /x | Noun | 
| classics | /x | Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concertos | x/x | Noun | 
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dis | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dissertations | xx/x | Noun | 
| duets | x/ | Noun | 
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| jurisprudential | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| juristic | /xx | Adjective | 
| kabbalistic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| lessons | /x | Adjective | 
| literary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| mercantile | /xx | Adjective | 
| metaphysical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| philological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| philosophic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| philosophical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| pro | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| theological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| theosophical | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
