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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| contrast | /x | Noun, Noun |
| juxtaposition | xxx/x | Noun |
| accompaniment | x/xx | Noun |
| counterbalance | /xxx | Noun |
| contrapuntal | x//x | Adjective |
| coda | /x | Noun |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| dichotomy | x/xx | Noun |
| juxtapose | xx/ | Verb |
| counterargument | /x/xx | Noun |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| backdrop | /x | Noun |
| interplay | /xx | Noun |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| rejoinder | x/x | Noun |
| counterexample | /xx/x | Noun |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun |
| prelude | /x | Noun |
| paean | /x | Noun |
| dissonant | /xx | Adjective |
| melody | /xx | Noun |
| counterweight | /xx | Noun |
| staccato | x/x | Noun |
| dissonance | /xx | Noun |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| refutation | xx/x | Noun |
| interlude | /xx | Noun |
| stark | / | Name |
| underpinning | /xxx | Noun |
| melodic | x/x | Adjective |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| segue | /x | Noun |
| summation | x/x | Noun |
| leitmotif | /xx | Noun |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| punctuating | /xxx | Verb |
| subtext | /x | Noun |
| fugue | / | Noun |
| rhythmic | /x | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| riposte | x/ | Noun |
| countervailing | /xxx | Noun |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| reminder | x/x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| harmonies | /xx | Noun |
| textural | /xx | Adjective |
| allusion | x/x | Noun |
| phrasing | /x | Noun |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| chiming | /x | Noun |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| harmonic | x/x | Noun |
| complement | /xx | Noun |
| cacophony | x/xx | Noun |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| lilting | /x | Noun |
| positing | /xx | Noun |
| polyphony | x/xx | Noun |
| part | / | Noun |
| contra | /x | Noun |
| inversion | x/x | Noun |
| syncopation | /xxx | Noun |
| variation | xx/x | Noun |
| concert | /x | Noun |
| consonance | /xx | Noun |
| symphony | /xx | Noun |
| duet | x/ | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| consecutive | x/xx | Adjective |
| continuo | x/x | Noun |
| concord | /x | Noun |
| support | x/ | Noun |
| point | / | Noun |
| simultaneity | xx//xx | Noun |
| composition | xx/x | Noun |
| impromptu | x/x | Noun |
| interpolation | x/xxx | Noun |
| accompanist | x/xx | Noun |
| unison | /xx | Noun |
| accord | x/ | Noun |
| analysis | x/xx | Noun |
| ornamentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| concerto | x/x | Noun |
| alto | /x | Noun |
| orchestration | xx/x | Noun |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| invertible | x/xx | Adjective |
| imitative | /xxx | Adjective |
| quadruple | x/x | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| octave | /x | Noun |
| florid | /x | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Verb |
| syncopated | /xxx | Adjective |
| cuban | /x | Adjective |
| improvised | /xx | Verb |
| bach | / | Name |
| polyphonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| twelfth | / | Noun |
| morgan | /x | Name |
| refreshing | x/x | Adjective |
| tonal | /x | Adjective |
| rudiments | /xx | Noun |
| bass | / | Noun |
| baroque | x/ | Adjective |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| analogies | x/xx | Noun |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| artistry | /xx | Noun |
| chiaroscuro | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| choreography | xx/xx | Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dialectical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ended | /x | Adjective |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| epistolary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| exegetical | /x/xx | Adjective |
| figuration | xx/x | Noun |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| interrelation | xxx/x | Noun |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| oppose | x/ | Verb |
| pastiche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| socratic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tutorial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
