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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective |
| penitent | /xx | Noun |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| contrite | x/ | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| feeling | /x | Noun |
| squeamish | /x | Adjective |
| querulous | /xx | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| unctuous | /x | Adjective |
| puritanical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| revengeful | x/x | Adjective |
| righteous | /x | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| whiny | /x | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective |
| biased | /x | Verb |
| ceremonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| pompous | /x | Adjective |
| prurient | /xx | Adjective |
| courteous | /xx | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| contemplative | x/xx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| circumstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| charged | / | Verb |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| reminiscent | xx/x | Noun |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| chastened | /x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bittersweet | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bloom | / | Noun, Verb |
| boon | / | Noun, Adjective |
| breathless | /x | Adjective |
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chink | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| claustrophobic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| clew | / | Noun, Verb |
| clink | / | Noun, Verb |
| concave | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| convex | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| dazed | / | Adjective |
| devotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dizzy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| doer | / | Noun |
| doubt | / | Noun, Verb |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exaggerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| excite | x/ | Verb |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| feint | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| filial | /xx | Adjective |
| fleshy | /x | Adjective |
| flickering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fonder | /x | Noun |
| grateful | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
