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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| parody | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| charade | x/ | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| travesty | /xx | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| lampoon | x/ | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| spoof | / | Verb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mockery | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| takeoff | /x | Noun, Noun |
| cabaret | xx/ | Noun |
| vaudeville | /x | Noun |
| striptease | /x | Noun |
| revue | x/ | Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| carnivalesque | /xx/ | Noun |
| pantomime | /xx | Noun |
| theatrical | x/xx | Adjective |
| boudoir | /x | Noun |
| circus | /x | Noun |
| erotic | x/x | Adjective |
| bawdy | /x | Adjective |
| dance | / | Noun |
| troupe | / | Noun |
| theatre | /xx | Noun |
| transvestite | x/x | Noun |
| carnival | /xx | Noun |
| comic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stripper | /x | Noun |
| comedic | x/x | Adjective |
| couture | x/ | Noun |
| gymnastic | x/x | Adjective |
| slapstick | /x | Noun |
| ballet | x/ | Noun |
| eroticism | x/xxx | Noun |
| costume | x/ | Noun |
| improv | /x | Noun |
| clowning | /x | Noun |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| gothic | /x | Name |
| raunchy | /x | Adjective |
| poetry | /xx | Noun |
| scenic | /x | Noun |
| camp | / | Noun |
| choreographic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| recitative | xxxx | Noun |
| period | /xx | Noun |
| staged | / | Verb |
| scripted | /x | Adjective |
| performative | x/xx | Adjective |
| stylized | /x | Adjective |
| fabulous | /xx | Adjective |
| pedestrian | x/xx | Noun |
| fictional | /xx | Adjective |
| filmy | /x | Adjective |
| episodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| offstage | // | Noun |
| live | / | Verb |
| cinematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| straight | / | Adjective |
| subtitled | /xx | Verb |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| true | / | Adjective |
| animated | /xxx | Adjective |
| boned | / | Adjective |
| skit | / | Noun |
| extravaganza | xxx/x | Noun |
| comedian | x/xx | Noun |
| queens | / | Noun |
| shows | / | Noun |
| theaters | /xx | Noun |
| farce | / | Noun |
| caricature | /xxx | Noun |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| performer | x/x | Noun |
| satire | /xx | Noun |
| antics | /x | Noun |
| intended | x/x | Verb |
| opera | /x | Noun |
| epic | /x | Noun |
| imitations | xx/x | Noun |
| ode | / | Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| sonnets | /x | Noun |
| runway | /x | Noun |
| actresses | /xx | Noun |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| solemnity | x/xx | Noun |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| wrote | / | Verb |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| routine | x/ | Noun |
| sermon | /x | Noun |
| house | / | Noun |
| ballad | /x | Noun |
| hamlet | /x | Noun |
| romance | x/ | Noun |
| sketches | /x | Noun |
| autobiography | xxx/xx | Noun |
| thumb | / | Noun |
| duke | / | Noun |
| verse | / | Noun |
| halls | / | Noun |
| genre | /x | Noun |
| entertainment | xx/x | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| performances | x/xx | Noun |
| scenes | / | Noun |
| fantasy | /xx | Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun |
| actor | /x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| despair | x/ | Noun |
| star | / | Noun |
| wheel | / | Noun |
| club | / | Noun |
| ceremony | /xxx | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| intention | x/x | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun |
| plays | / | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| version | /x | Noun |
| touch | / | Noun |
| movies | /x | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| blackface | /x | Noun |
| didactic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| fooling | /x | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| invention | x/x | Noun |
| lyric | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| mime | / | Noun, Verb |
| pastiche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| picaresque | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
| puppet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| surrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
