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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| litigious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| divisive | x/x | Adjective |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tumultuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| contested | x/x | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| conflictual | x/xx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| debates | x/ | Noun |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| disputes | x/ | Noun |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| tempestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| controversies | /xxx | Noun |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| polarizing | /xxx | Noun |
| discussions | x/x | Noun |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Noun |
| raucous | /x | Adjective |
| unpopular | x/xx | Adjective |
| disagreements | xx/x | Noun |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| squabble | /x | Noun |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inconclusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| debatable | x/xx | Adjective |
| stormy | /x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| politicised | x/xx | Adjective |
| tense | / | Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| politicized | x/xx | Adjective |
| momentous | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| clamorous | /xx | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| hotly | /x | Adverb |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| unresolved | xx/ | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| arguable | /xxx | Adjective |
| contradicted | xx/x | Verb |
| dissenting | x/x | Noun |
| clashing | /x | Noun |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| antagonized | x/xx | Verb |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| discontented | xx/x | Adjective |
| fighting | /x | Noun |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Noun |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| embittered | x/x | Adjective |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| maligned | x/ | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| checkered | /x | Adjective |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| divergent | x/x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| aflame | x/ | Noun |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| repertoires | /xx/x | Noun |
| issues | /x | Noun |
| bilateral | x/xx | Noun |
| politically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| wrangling | /xx | Noun |
| parades | x/ | Noun |
| divorces | x/x | Noun |
| proceedings | x/x | Noun |
| litigation | xx/x | Noun |
| gatherings | /xx | Noun |
| jurisdiction | xx/x | Noun |
| heated | /x | Verb |
| topics | /x | Noun |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| factions | /x | Noun |
| tactics | /x | Noun |
| hearings | /x | Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun |
| journalism | /xxx | Noun |
| matters | /x | Noun |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| battles | /x | Noun |
| divided | x/x | Verb |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dialectical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| famous | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| impugned | x/ | Verb |
| moot | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| polemic | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| scrappy | /x | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| spiny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sticking | /x | Noun |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| uncontroversial | xxx/x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
