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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abyssal | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| immeasurable | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| mediocre | xx/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| ineptitude | x/xx | Noun |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| subpar | x/ | Noun |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| inexcusable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| worst | / | Adjective |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| tepid | /x | Noun |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| unacceptable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| stupendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| putrid | /x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unremarkable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| stellar | /x | Noun |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| substandard | x/x | Adjective |
| middling | /xx | Noun |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| phenomenal | x/xx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| impeccable | x/xx | Adjective |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| rare | / | Adjective |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| waste | / | Noun |
| perdu | x/ | Noun |
| apocalyptic | xxx/x | Noun |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective |
| dystopian | //xx | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| depths | / | Noun |
| brute | / | Noun |
| stupidity | x/xx | Noun |
| poverty | /xx | Noun |
| squalor | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| low | / | Noun |
| blackness | /x | Noun |
| chasm | /x | Noun |
| woe | / | Noun |
| silences | /xx | Noun |
| failures | /x | Noun |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| gulf | / | Noun |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| lack | / | Noun |
| showing | /x | Noun |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| void | / | Noun |
| pit | / | Noun |
| folly | /x | Noun |
| record | x/ | Noun |
| contempt | x/ | Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| hatred | /x | Noun |
| sadness | /x | Noun |
| gap | / | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| roar | / | Noun |
| sea | / | Noun |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| fracture | /x | Noun |
| bearable | /xx | Adjective |
| calmer | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fathomless | /xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| irremediable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rotten | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unendurable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unrelieved | xx/ | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
