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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| provocative | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| stimulating | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| rewarding | x/x | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| satisfying | /xxx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| invigorating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| enjoyable | x/xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Noun |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| doable | /xx | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| demanding | x/x | Verb |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| easy | /x | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| engaging | x/x | Verb |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| diverse | x/ | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| successful | x/x | Adjective |
| unique | x/ | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| competitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| energizing | /xxx | Noun |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective |
| motivating | /xxx | Noun |
| appealing | x/x | Verb |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| varied | /x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| different | /xx | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| impactful | x/x | Noun |
| refreshing | x/x | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| unforgiving | xx/x | Adjective |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| empowering | x/xx | Noun |
| unfamiliar | xx/x | Adjective |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| task | / | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| testing | /x | Noun |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| difficile | /xx | Noun |
| fiendish | /x | Adjective |
| unachievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| tortured | /x | Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| unattainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| indigestible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| impracticable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| chancy | /x | Noun |
| ungainly | x/x | Adjective |
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
| rocky | /x | Name |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| refractory | x/xx | Adjective |
| intellectually | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| questioning | /xx | Verb |
| behaviours | x/x | Noun |
| climbs | / | Noun |
| hike | / | Noun |
| assignments | x/x | Noun |
| emotionally | x/xx | Adverb |
| workout | /x | Noun |
| technically | /xxx | Adverb |
| stare | / | Noun |
| endeavor | x/x | Noun |
| threatening | /xx | Verb |
| fulfilling | x/x | Verb |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| against | x/ | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aspirational | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| bold | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boosting | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| claimed | / | Adjective |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| compound | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contesting | x/x | Noun |
| daring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| defying | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| denounce | x/ | Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| disputing | x/x | Noun |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective |
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| finicky | /xx | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fostering | /xx | Noun |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| inspirational | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| nurturing | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| objecting | x/x | Verb |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| picky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| plex | / | Noun |
| pressing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| promising | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| protest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| refuting | x/x | Verb |
| requiring | x/xx | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| spiny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| spurring | /x | Noun |
| stimulant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| taxing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| vibrant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
