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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| antagonized | x/xx | Verb |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| acid | /x | Noun |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| sour | /x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| aggrieved | x/ | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| annoyed | x/ | Verb |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| intolerant | x/xx | Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| tormented | /xx | Adjective |
| aggravated | /xxx | Verb |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| infest | x/ | Adjective |
| blighted | /x | Adjective |
| afflicted | x/x | Verb |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| disaffected | xx/x | Adjective |
| malign | x/ | Adjective |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| poisoned | /x | Verb |
| abrasive | x/x | Noun |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| addled | /x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| beleaguered | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective |
| plagued | / | Verb |
| chagrined | x/ | Verb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| jealous | /x | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| upset | x/ | Noun |
| accursed | x/ | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| piqued | / | Verb |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| brackish | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| grating | /x | Noun |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| disgruntled | x/x | Adjective |
| tortured | /x | Adjective |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| averted | x/x | Verb |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
