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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| heartless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| inhumane | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| fell | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| roughshod | // | Adjective, Adjective |
| merciless | /xx | Adjective |
| sadistic | x/x | Adjective |
| inhuman | x/x | Adjective |
| barbaric | x/x | Adjective |
| pitiless | /xx | Adjective |
| callous | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| unjust | x/ | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| capricious | x/x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| cruelty | /x | Noun |
| unfeeling | x/x | Adjective |
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| unforgiving | xx/x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| tyrannical | x/xx | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| selfish | /x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| immoral | x/x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| bloodthirsty | /xx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| exploitative | x/xx | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| dehumanizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| remorseless | x/x | Adjective |
| brutish | /x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| senseless | /x | Adjective |
| despotic | x/x | Adjective |
| revengeful | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| depraved | x/ | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| reprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| insolent | /xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| unnatural | x/xx | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| perfidious | /xxx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| ungrateful | x/x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| merciful | /xx | Noun |
| uncivilized | x/xx | Adjective |
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective |
| bigoted | /xx | Adjective |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| uncharitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ungenerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| unconscionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unprincipled | x/xx | Adjective |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| insane | x/ | Adjective |
| reckless | /x | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| tortured | /x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Noun |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| diabolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| brassy | /x | Noun |
| hoax | / | Noun |
| stepmother | /xx | Noun |
| punishments | /xx | Noun |
| persecutor | /xxx | Noun |
| taunts | / | Noun |
| lash | / | Noun |
| tyrant | /x | Noun |
| mockery | /xx | Noun |
| oppressor | x/x | Noun |
| taskmaster | /xx | Noun |
| persecutions | xx/x | Noun |
| prank | / | Noun |
| stepfather | /xx | Noun |
| chilling | /x | Verb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| barbarian | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bloody | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| boarders | /x | Noun |
| brutality | x/xx | Noun |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crude | / | Adjective, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| degrading | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| docs | / | Noun |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| ells | / | Noun |
| er | x | Noun, Verb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fiendish | /x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| haste | / | Noun, Verb |
| hate | / | Verb, Noun |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| humane | x/ | Adjective |
| infernal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| karen | /x | Name |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| merry | /x | Adjective, Name |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| penalties | /xx | Noun |
| planet | /x | Noun |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sentences | /xx | Verb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sir | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| steadfast | /x | Adjective |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| supra | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unrighteous | x/x | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| wanton | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
