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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| evasive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| indeterminate | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unstructured | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| forked | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| double | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| multivalent | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unambiguous | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unequivocal | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| vagueness | /x | Noun | 
| ambiguities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| confusing | x/x | Adjective | 
| unclear | x/ | Adjective | 
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective | 
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| allusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| misleading | x/x | Adjective | 
| undefined | xx/ | Adjective | 
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective | 
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| muddled | /x | Adjective | 
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective | 
| murky | /x | Adjective | 
| cryptic | /x | Adjective | 
| dubious | /xx | Adjective | 
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| incongruent | x/xx | Adjective | 
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| obscure | x/ | Adjective | 
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective | 
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| unspecific | xx/x | Adjective | 
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective | 
| indistinct | xx/ | Adjective | 
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective | 
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective | 
| conflicted | x/x | Adjective | 
| disjunctive | x/x | Adjective | 
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| inconclusive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| nuanced | /x | Adjective | 
| troubling | /xx | Adjective | 
| ominous | /xx | Adjective | 
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective | 
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective | 
| explicit | x/x | Adjective | 
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective | 
| baffling | /xx | Adjective | 
| undetermined | xx/x | Adjective | 
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective | 
| inexact | xx/ | Adjective | 
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective | 
| implausible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| contentious | x/x | Adjective | 
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| disputable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective | 
| incoherent | xx/x | Adjective | 
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| misinterpreted | xx/xx | Verb | 
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective | 
| unknowable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| misunderstood | xxx/ | Verb | 
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| confounding | x/x | Noun | 
| tricky | /x | Adjective | 
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective | 
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| oddly | /x | Adverb | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective | 
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| absurd | x/ | Adjective | 
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| euphemistic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| misconstrued | xx/ | Verb | 
| doubtful | /x | Adjective | 
| capricious | x/x | Adjective | 
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective | 
| weirdly | /x | Adverb | 
| discrepant | x/x | Adjective | 
| oversimplified | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| hazy | /x | Adjective | 
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| frustratingly | /xxx | Adverb | 
| disturbingly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| opaque | x/ | Adjective | 
| tautological | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective | 
| interpretable | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| debatable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| tentative | /xx | Adjective | 
| negotiable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| accessible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| variable | /xxx | Noun | 
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| maybe | /x | Adverb | 
| polyphonic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| clear | / | Adjective | 
| reciprocal | x/xx | Adjective | 
| intersubjective | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| versatile | /xx | Adjective | 
| plural | /x | Noun | 
| open | /x | Adjective | 
| labile | /x | Noun | 
| volatile | /xx | Adjective | 
| participatory | x/xxxx | Noun | 
| genitalia | xx/x | Noun | 
| nucleus | /xx | Verb | 
| undulations | /x/x | Noun | 
| genitals | /xx | Noun | 
| wording | /x | Noun | 
| phrases | /x | Noun | 
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun | 
| legacy | /xx | Noun | 
| oracles | /xx | Noun | 
| grammars | /x | Noun | 
| sentences | /xx | Noun | 
| ending | /x | Noun | 
| stimuli | /xx | Noun | 
| gender | /x | Noun | 
| blurred | / | Verb | 
| contested | x/x | Verb | 
| replies | x/ | Noun | 
| veiled | / | Verb | 
| utterances | /xxx | Noun | 
| situations | xx/x | Noun | 
| term | / | Noun | 
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective | 
| blurry | /x | Adjective | 
| claire | / | Name | 
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective | 
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| duplicity | x/xx | Noun | 
| fluid | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| formulated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| fuzzy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| illegible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| mixed | / | Adjective | 
| mystery | /xx | Noun | 
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective | 
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| overdetermined | /xx/x | Adjective | 
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective | 
| sketchy | /x | Adjective | 
| suspect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| twilight | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| unexplained | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unfocused | x/x | Adjective | 
| univocal | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| unknown | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| weasel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| woolly | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
