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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| active | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| teeming | /x  | Verb  | 
| thriving | /x  | Adjective  | 
| crowding | /x  | Noun  | 
| booming | /x  | Adjective  | 
| vibrant | /x  | Adjective  | 
| buzzing | /x  | Verb  | 
| hustling | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| flourishing | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| busy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| cosmopolitan | xx/xx  | Noun  | 
| sprawling | /x  | Verb  | 
| burgeoning | /xx  | Verb  | 
| downtown | //  | Noun  | 
| boisterous | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| picturesque | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| lively | /x  | Adjective  | 
| outskirts | /x  | Noun  | 
| tranquil | /x  | Adjective  | 
| town | /  | Noun  | 
| thoroughfare | /xx  | Noun  | 
| quiet | /x  | Adjective  | 
| chaotic | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| hubbub | /x  | Noun  | 
| metropolis | x/xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| thronging | /x  | Noun  | 
| frenetic | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| noisy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| hectic | /x  | Adjective  | 
| prospering | /xx  | Verb  | 
| brimming | /x  | Verb  | 
| charming | /x  | Adjective  | 
| overcrowded | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| raucous | /x  | Adjective  | 
| strolling | /x  | Verb  | 
| quaint | /  | Adjective  | 
| nightlife | /x  | Noun  | 
| city | /x  | Noun  | 
| roiling | /x  | Adjective  | 
| madhouse | /x  | Noun  | 
| swarming | /x  | Verb  | 
| blossoming | /xx  | Noun  | 
| glitzy | /x  | Noun  | 
| peaceful | /x  | Adjective  | 
| surrounding | x/x  | Verb  | 
| sleepy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| rowdy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| glittering | /xx  | Verb  | 
| frenzied | /x  | Adjective  | 
| ramshackle | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| humming | /x  | Noun  | 
| epicenter | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| oasis | x/x  | Noun  | 
| jostling | /xx  | Noun  | 
| mecca | /x  | Name  | 
| bazaar | x/  | Noun  | 
| mercantile | /xx  | Noun  | 
| seedy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| thrumming | /x  | Noun  | 
| midst | /  | Noun  | 
| exuberant | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| seaport | /x  | Noun  | 
| midtown | /x  | Noun  | 
| outpost | /x  | Noun  | 
| jumping | /x  | Noun  | 
| abuzz | x/  | Adjective  | 
| loud | /  | Adjective  | 
| rattling | /x  | Noun  | 
| giddy | /x  | Adjective  | 
| hopping | /x  | Noun  | 
| whirring | /x  | Noun  | 
| blustery | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| whizzing | /x  | Verb  | 
| gushing | /x  | Noun  | 
| huddle | /x  | Noun  | 
| bristling | /xx  | Noun  | 
| kicking | /x  | Verb  | 
| rippling | /xx  | Noun  | 
| frisk | /  | Noun  | 
| crisp | /  | Noun  | 
| fess | /  | Noun  | 
| clattering | /xx  | Noun  | 
| poppy | /x  | Noun  | 
| crouse | /  | Name  | 
| whirling | /x  | Verb  | 
| clunky | /x  | Adjective  | 
| throbbing | /x  | Noun  | 
| ruffled | /x  | Adjective  | 
| huffed | /  | Verb  | 
| spinning | /x  | Adjective  | 
| pulsatile | /xx  | Noun  | 
| swift | /  | Noun  | 
| frolic | /x  | Noun  | 
| ringing | /x  | Noun  | 
| shoppers | /x  | Noun  | 
| chinatown | /xx  | Name  | 
| prosperous | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| waiters | /x  | Noun  | 
| waterfront | /xx  | Noun  | 
| sidewalks | /x  | Noun  | 
| pedestrians | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| cafes | x/  | Noun  | 
| inns | /  | Noun  | 
| kitchen | /x  | Noun  | 
| streets | /  | Noun  | 
| activity | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| housewife | /x  | Noun  | 
| docks | /  | Noun  | 
| port | /  | Noun  | 
| hub | /  | Noun  | 
| manhattan | x/x  | Name  | 
| atmosphere | /xx  | Noun  | 
| commerce | /x  | Noun  | 
| accumulating | x/xxx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| baits | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| blockaded | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| bombed | /  | Adjective  | 
| bouncing | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| chatter | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cheap | /  | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| clamor | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cleanest | /x  | Adjective  | 
| congested | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| desolate | /xx  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| destitute | /xx  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| devastated | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| dirtiest | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| dying | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| effervescence | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| entertaining | xx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| exciting | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| faraway | /x/  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| festive | /x  | Adjective  | 
| heavy | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| hilarious | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| hope | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| inhabited | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| laughing | /x  | Noun  | 
| moving | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| near | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun  | 
| peak | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| peopled | /x  | Adjective  | 
| photogenic | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| plenty | /x  | Noun, Adverb, Adjective  | 
| populous | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| ravaged | /x  | Adjective  | 
| squalid | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| vogue | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| while | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| gloss | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| pidgin | /x  | Noun  | 
| milestone | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fall | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
