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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| culmination | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| coming | /x | Noun, Noun |
| orgasm | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| flood tide | // | Phrase, Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| climactic | x/x | Adjective |
| crescendo | x/x | Noun |
| finale | x/x | Noun |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| coda | /x | Noun |
| ejaculation | xxx/x | Noun |
| apotheosis | xxx/x | Noun |
| prelude | /x | Noun |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| penultimate | x/xx | Adjective |
| foreplay | /x | Noun |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun |
| interlude | /xx | Noun |
| prologue | /x | Noun |
| showdown | /x | Noun |
| epic | /x | Noun |
| climatic | x/x | Adjective |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| consummation | xx/x | Noun |
| pinnacle | /xx | Noun |
| overture | /xx | Noun |
| triumph | /x | Noun |
| rousing | /x | Adjective |
| sequence | /x | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| triumphant | x/x | Adjective |
| orgy | /x | Noun |
| buildup | /x | Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| endgame | /x | Noun |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| apex | /x | Noun |
| paroxysm | /x/x | Noun |
| zenith | /x | Noun |
| midway | /x | Noun |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| lovemaking | /xx | Noun |
| victory | /xx | Noun |
| anaphora | x/xx | Noun |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| synthesis | /xx | Noun |
| logos | /x | Noun |
| trope | x | Noun |
| taxis | /x | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun |
| colon | /x | Noun |
| cadence | /x | Noun |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| topos | /x | Noun |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| encomium | x/xx | Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| period | /xx | Noun |
| declamation | xx/x | Noun |
| synecdoche | /x/ | Noun |
| parallelism | /xxxx | Noun |
| pericope | xx/ | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun |
| enumeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| ekphrasis | //xx | Noun |
| thrum | / | Noun |
| cap | / | Verb |
| screaming | /x | Adjective |
| forte | /x | Adjective |
| fitting | /x | Adjective |
| smashing | /x | Adjective |
| duet | x/ | Noun |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| metamorphic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nears | / | Verb |
| reaches | /x | Verb |
| mounts | / | Noun |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| festivities | x/xx | Noun |
| shattering | /xx | Verb |
| absurdity | x/xx | Noun |
| stirring | /x | Adjective |
| shuddering | /xx | Verb |
| thunderous | /xx | Adjective |
| frenzied | /x | Adjective |
| petting | /x | Verb |
| feud | / | Noun |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| grossest | /x | Adjective |
| satisfying | /xxx | Adjective |
| builds | / | Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| boldest | /x | Adjective |
| wagnerian | x/xx | Adjective |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| apogee | /xx | Noun |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| catharsis | x/x | Noun |
| centerpiece | /xx | Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| comeback | /x | Noun, Verb |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| crest | / | Noun, Verb |
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cusp | / | Noun, Verb |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| epiphany | x/xx | Noun |
| fillet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fruition | x/x | Noun |
| height | / | Noun |
| heyday | /x | Noun |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highlight | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hump | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| loudness | /x | Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plateau | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rush | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| scuba | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sex | / | Noun, Verb |
| showcase | /x | Noun, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| stride | / | Noun, Verb |
| submarine | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| summit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| temperature | /xx | Noun |
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| undersea | xx/ | Adjective |
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb |
| upsurge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| yard | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
