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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stunning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| impressive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| imprisoning | x/xx | Verb |
| apprehending | xx/x | Verb |
| interrogating | x/xxx | Verb |
| detaining | x/x | Verb |
| striking | /x | Adjective |
| disarming | x/x | Noun |
| assaulting | x/x | Verb |
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| convicting | x/x | Verb |
| appealing | x/x | Verb |
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective |
| capturing | /xx | Verb |
| obstructing | x/x | Verb |
| prosecuting | /xxx | Noun |
| seizing | /x | Verb |
| confiscating | /xxx | Verb |
| subduing | x/x | Verb |
| engaging | x/x | Verb |
| expelling | x/x | Verb |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| characterizing | /xxxx | Verb |
| portraying | x/x | Verb |
| killing | /x | Noun |
| dispersing | x/x | Verb |
| inciting | x/x | Verb |
| abducting | x/x | Verb |
| enticing | x/x | Adjective |
| resisting | x/x | Verb |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| juxtaposing | xx/x | Verb |
| perturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| ravishing | /xx | Adjective |
| seducing | x/x | Adjective |
| attacking | x/x | Verb |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| evoking | x/x | Verb |
| suppressing | x/x | Verb |
| diverting | x/x | Verb |
| dramatizing | /xxx | Verb |
| accentuating | x/xxx | Verb |
| complementing | /xxx | Verb |
| inhibiting | x/xx | Verb |
| commanding | x/x | Verb |
| stopping | /x | Verb |
| torturing | /xx | Verb |
| displaying | x/x | Verb |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonizing | x/xxx | Verb |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| terrorizing | /xxx | Verb |
| presenting | x/x | Verb |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| persecuting | /xxx | Verb |
| humanizing | /xxx | Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective |
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| showcasing | /xx | Verb |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| condemning | x/x | Verb |
| dismissing | x/x | Verb |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| luring | /x | Verb |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| rebuking | x/x | Verb |
| neutralizing | /xxx | Verb |
| annihilating | x/xxx | Verb |
| restraining | x/x | Verb |
| protesting | x/x | Verb |
| identifying | x/xxx | Verb |
| preventing | x/x | Verb |
| absorbing | x/x | Verb |
| bewitching | x/x | Adjective |
| augmenting | /xx | Verb |
| assisting | x/x | Verb |
| aiding | /x | Verb |
| possessing | x/x | Verb |
| facilitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| criminalizing | /xxxx | Verb |
| publicizing | /xxx | Verb |
| precipitating | x/xxx | Verb |
| impressing | x/x | Verb |
| mutilating | /xxx | Verb |
| complimenting | /xxx | Verb |
| enhancing | x/x | Verb |
| investigating | x/xxx | Verb |
| admiring | x/x | Noun |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| isolating | /xxx | Verb |
| retaining | x/x | Verb |
| distinguishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| concealing | x/x | Verb |
| eluding | x/x | Verb |
| disrupting | x/x | Verb |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| depicting | x/x | Verb |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| penalizing | /xxx | Verb |
| escorting | /xx | Verb |
| transporting | x/x | Verb |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| enlivening | x/xx | Adjective |
| denigrating | /xxx | Verb |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| contextualizing | x/xxxx | Noun |
| telling | /x | Verb |
| enchanting | x/x | Adjective |
| encapsulating | x/xxx | Noun |
| examining | x/xx | Verb |
| informing | x/x | Verb |
| inducing | x/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| evading | x/x | Verb |
| orchestrating | /xxx | Verb |
| characterising | xxx/x | Verb |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| oppressing | x/x | Verb |
| admonishing | x/xx | Verb |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| kidnapping | /xx | Noun |
| amplifying | /xxx | Noun |
| synthesizing | /xxx | Verb |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| contradicting | xx/x | Verb |
| coercing | x/x | Verb |
| transforming | x/x | Noun |
| thwarting | /x | Noun |
| deterring | x/x | Verb |
| accusing | x/x | Verb |
| dislodging | x/x | Verb |
| winsome | /x | Adjective |
| uprooting | x/x | Noun |
| prohibiting | x/xx | Verb |
| corroborating | x/xxx | Noun |
| employing | x/x | Verb |
| obliterating | x/xxx | Verb |
| intercepting | xx/x | Verb |
| alienating | /xxxx | Verb |
| rendering | /xx | Noun |
| shackled | /x | Verb |
| custodial | x/xx | Adjective |
| feature | /x | Noun |
| passages | /xx | Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun |
| images | /xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| personality | xx/xx | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| adopting | x/x | Verb |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| curbing | /x | Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| custody | /xx | Noun |
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fixing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| gallant | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective |
| hiding | /x | Noun |
| holding | /x | Noun |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| internment | x/x | Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| moving | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| newsworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| passing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| pausing | /x | Noun |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| piercing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| quitting | /x | Noun |
| receivable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| relieving | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| revealing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| serving | /x | Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| shutoff | /x | Noun |
| slowing | /x | Noun |
| tender | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| warrant | /x | Noun, Verb |
| winning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| withdrawing | x/x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
