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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 |
