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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| alluding | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| insinuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| reference | /xx | Noun |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun |
| subtext | /x | Noun |
| symbolism | /xxx | Noun |
| punning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| juxtaposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
| connotation | xx/x | Noun |
| insinuating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| implicit | x/x | Adjective |
| intimation | xx/x | Noun |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| peculiarity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| resemblance | x/x | Noun |
| analogy | x/xx | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| inference | /xx | Noun |
| similarity | xx/xx | Noun |
| epigram | /xx | Noun |
| parallels | /xx | Noun |
| explication | xx/x | Noun |
| symbolic | x/x | Adjective |
| epigraph | xx/ | Noun |
| disparagement | x/xx | Noun |
| accusation | xx/x | Noun |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| epithet | /xx | Noun |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
| denunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| apparent | x/x | Adjective |
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun |
| misinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| depiction | x/x | Noun |
| derivation | xx/x | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| innuendo | xx/x | Noun |
| hint | / | Noun |
| passage | /x | Noun |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun |
| homage | /x | Noun |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| repetition | xx/x | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| significance | x/xx | Noun |
| literal | /xx | Adjective |
| meaning | /x | Noun |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| apocryphal | x/xx | Name |
| interpretation | xxx/x | Noun |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| likening | /xx | Verb |
| poetical | x/xx | Name |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| intertextuality | /x/x/xx | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| surmise | x/ | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| pretence | x/ | Noun |
| presage | /x | Noun |
| simulacrum | /xxx | Noun |
| impression | x/x | Noun |
| illusion | x/x | Noun |
| extrapolation | xxx/x | Noun |
| idea of reference | xxx//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| imagery | /xx | Noun |
| guess | / | Noun |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| subliminal | x/xx | Adjective |
| imagining | x/xx | Verb |
| myth | / | Noun |
| mirage | x/ | Noun |
| illumination | xxx/x | Noun |
| abstraction | x/x | Noun |
| image | /x | Noun |
| divination | xx/x | Noun |
| reflex | /x | Noun |
| jer | / | Verb, Name |
| zech | / | Verb, Name |
| matt | / | Verb |
| deut | /x | Verb |
| isaiah | x/x | Verb |
| exod | // | Verb, Name |
| revelation | xx/x | Verb |
| isa | /x | Verb, Name |
| psalm | / | Verb |
| luke | / | Verb |
| purposed | /x | Adjective |
| veiled | / | Adjective |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| connexion | x/x | Noun |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| footnote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| indication | xx/x | Noun |
| involuntary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| mention | /x | Verb, Noun |
| nuance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reminiscence | xx/x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
