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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| purposeful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| earnest | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| gentlemanly | /xxx | Adjective |
| unemotional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| congenial | x/x | Adjective |
| polite | x/ | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| tactful | /x | Adjective |
| deferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| nonpolitical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| terse | / | Noun |
| cordial | /x | Adjective |
| stolid | /x | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| staid | / | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective |
| classy | /x | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| genteel | x/ | Adjective |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| demeanour | x/x | Noun |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective |
| unsentimental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| chummy | /x | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| ladylike | /xx | Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective |
| professional | x/xx | Adjective |
| utilitarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| urbane | x/ | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| personable | /xxx | Adjective |
| unpretentious | xx/x | Adjective |
| suave | / | Adjective |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| convivial | x/xx | Adjective |
| passionless | /xx | Adjective |
| unflappable | x/xx | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| unruffled | x/x | Adjective |
| approachable | x/xx | Adjective |
| emotionless | x/xx | Adjective |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| lean and mean | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| clinical | /xx | Adjective |
| mechanistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| calculating | /xxx | Verb |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| masterly | /xx | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| in order | x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| expedient | x/xx | Noun |
| routinized | /xx | Adjective |
| ritualistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| mechanical | x/xx | Adjective |
| scientific | xx/x | Noun |
| patterned | /x | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| linear | /xx | Noun |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| focused | /x | Verb |
| studied | /x | Verb |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| ordered | /x | Verb |
| monopolistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| expedited | /xxx | Adjective |
| cleanly | /x | Adjective |
| routine | x/ | Noun |
| worked | / | Verb |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| straight | / | Adjective |
| sorted | /x | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| soldierly | /xx | Adjective |
| fashioned | /x | Adjective |
| complimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| clipped | / | Verb |
| directness | x/x | Noun |
| handshake | /x | Noun |
| brevity | /xx | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| dispatch | x/ | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Verb |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun |
| nod | / | Noun |
| efficiency | x/xx | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun |
| air | / | Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| organized | /xx | Verb |
| calm | / | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| way | / | Noun |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| precision | x/x | Noun |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| grip | / | Noun |
| act | / | Verb |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| management | /xx | Noun |
| transaction | x/x | Noun |
| detachment | x/x | Noun |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| suits | / | Noun |
| handling | /x | Noun |
| letter | /x | Noun |
| talks | / | Noun |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| looking | /x | Verb |
| pace | / | Noun |
| asked | / | Verb |
| posture | /x | Noun |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| cooperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun |
| habits | /x | Noun |
| accommodating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| changed | / | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| diffuse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| entrepreneurial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| friendlier | /xx | Adjective |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| neutral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| occupational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| practical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| relaxed | x/ | Adjective |
| sane | / | Adjective, Noun |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sober | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tragic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| unprofessional | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| vocational | x/xx | Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
