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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| terse | / | Noun |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| monosyllabic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| hieroglyphic | xx/x | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| garbled | /x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| glib | / | Noun |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| veiled | / | Adjective |
| ritualistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| secret | /x | Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| mystic | /x | Noun |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| unearthly | x/x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| cloaked | / | Adjective |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| masked | / | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| labyrinthine | xx/x | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| misty | /x | Noun |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| quizzical | /xx | Adjective |
| curtained | x/ | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| rarefied | /xx | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| gray | / | Noun |
| multivalent | xx/x | Adjective |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Noun |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| infernal | x/x | Noun |
| uncanny | x/x | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| knotted | /x | Verb |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| interpretative | xxx/x | Adjective |
| gnostic | /x | Name |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| plasmid | x/ | Noun |
| coloration | xx/x | Noun |
| epitopes | /xx | Noun |
| runes | / | Noun |
| intron | /x | Noun |
| speciation | /x/x | Noun |
| layering | /xx | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| acronyms | /xx | Noun |
| hybridity | /xxx | Noun |
| telegram | /xx | Noun |
| initials | x/x | Noun |
| tonsils | /x | Noun |
| abbreviations | xxx/x | Noun |
| notations | x/x | Noun |
| translocation | xx/x | Noun |
| postcard | /x | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun |
| shorthand | /x | Noun |
| message | /x | Noun |
| operon | x/x | Noun |
| ovulation | xx/x | Noun |
| utterance | /xx | Noun |
| rearrangements | xx/x | Noun |
| prey | / | Noun |
| plumage | /x | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun |
| moths | / | Noun |
| sayings | /x | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| colouring | /xx | Noun |
| brevity | /xx | Noun |
| apposite | xx | Adjective, Noun |
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| curt | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| encrypted | x/x | Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| italicized | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| slippery | /xx | Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
