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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| acrid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| acerbic | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| acid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| blistering | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| venomous | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| vitriolic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| virulent | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| erosive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sulphurous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| abrasive | x/x | Noun |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| acidic | x/x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| invective | x/x | Noun |
| poisonous | /xx | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| retort | /x | Noun |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Noun |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| bilious | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Noun |
| intemperate | x/xx | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective |
| profane | x/ | Noun |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| scathing | /x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| astringent | x/x | Adjective |
| merciless | /xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| sulphuric | /xx | Adjective |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| reactionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| shrill | / | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| sulfuric | x/x | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unforgiving | xx/x | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| embittered | x/x | Adjective |
| carbolic | x/x | Noun |
| chemical | /xx | Noun |
| inflammable | x/xx | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| unhinged | x/ | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| lethal | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| effervescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| combustible | x/xx | Adjective |
| flammable | /xx | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| curable | /xx | Adjective |
| degradable | x/xx | Adjective |
| soda | /x | Noun |
| potash | /x | Noun |
| alkalis | /xx | Noun |
| embrittlement | x/xx | Noun |
| lye | / | Noun |
| magnesia | x/x | Noun |
| ingestion | x/x | Noun |
| alkalinity | xx/xx | Noun |
| lime | / | Noun |
| strippers | /x | Noun |
| scrubbing | /x | Noun |
| scrubbers | /x | Noun |
| refining | x/x | Noun |
| cracking | /x | Noun |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| pastes | / | Noun |
| etch | / | Noun |
| bums | / | Noun |
| cleaners | /x | Noun |
| neutralization | xxx/x | Noun |
| esophagitis | x/x/x | Noun |
| leaching | /x | Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| hydroxide | x/x | Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| ammonia | x/x | Noun |
| wit | / | Noun |
| remarks | x/ | Noun |
| washing | /x | Noun |
| absorbent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| alcohol | /xx | Noun |
| antiseptic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb |
| biting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bleach | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chlorine | /x | Noun |
| cyanide | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| deprecating | /xxx | Adjective |
| detergent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| disinfectant | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| electrolyte | x/xx | Noun |
| fertilizer | /xxx | Noun |
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| smarting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| solvent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
