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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| implausible | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| felicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| antithetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| retrospect | /xx | Noun |
| reductionist | x/xx | Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| perturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| tautological | /x/xx | Adjective |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| appealing | x/x | Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| contradicting | xx/x | Verb |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| truism | /xx | Noun |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| theory | /x | Noun |
| liberating | /xxx | Verb |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| tautology | //xx | Noun |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| instructive | x/x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| oversimplified | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unscientific | xxx/x | Adjective |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| salutary | /xxx | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| counterfactual | /x/xx | Adjective |
| unnatural | x/xx | Adjective |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective |
| pathological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| heretical | x/xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Noun |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| senseless | /x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| unconstitutional | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| inconceivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| freak | / | Noun |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| uncomprehending | x/x/x | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| conflicting | x/x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective |
| misconceived | xx/ | Adjective |
| incredulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| cross | / | Noun |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| unconscionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| anti | /x | Adjective |
| averse | x/ | Adjective |
| wrong | / | Adjective |
| finding | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prediction | x/x | Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun |
| implication | xx/x | Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| claim | / | Noun |
| seem | / | Verb |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| representations | xxx/x | Noun |
| concepts | /x | Noun |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| insights | /x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun |
| sound | / | Verb |
| behavior | x/x | Noun |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| strike | / | Verb |
| hypotheses | x/xx | Noun |
| beliefs | x/ | Noun |
| logic | /x | Noun |
| move | / | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| nature | /x | Noun |
| analogous | x/xx | Adjective |
| commonsense | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
| generalizable | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| nonsense | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| similar | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tenable | /xx | Adjective |
| testable | /xx | Adjective |
| uncontroversial | xxx/x | Adjective |
| untenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
