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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| passing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| careless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| briefest | /x | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| perusal | x/x | Noun |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| glancing | /x | Verb |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Noun |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| merest | /x | Adjective |
| barest | /x | Adjective |
| halfhearted | /xx | Adjective |
| grudging | /x | Adjective |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| smattering | /xx | Noun |
| terse | / | Noun |
| modicum | /xx | Noun |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| scathing | /x | Adjective |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| nary | /x | Noun |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| introductory | xx/xx | Noun |
| scanty | /x | Adjective |
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective |
| scrutinizing | /xxx | Verb |
| partial | /x | Adjective |
| paltry | /x | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| comparative | x/xx | Name |
| scrutiny | /xx | Noun |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| inspection | x/x | Noun |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| rundown | /x | Noun |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| short | / | Adjective |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| vaguest | /x | Adjective |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| sidelong | /xx | Adjective |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| glimpse | / | Noun |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| requisite | /xx | Adjective |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| summary | /xx | Noun |
| tepid | /x | Noun |
| fawning | /x | Noun |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| longish | /x | Adjective |
| anecdotal | xx/x | Adjective |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| uncritical | x/xx | Adjective |
| confirmatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sparse | / | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| acknowledgment | x/xx | Noun |
| rushed | / | Verb |
| hurried | /x | Verb |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| precipitate | x/xx | Noun |
| scratch | / | Noun |
| precipitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| scrutinising | /xxx | Verb |
| headlong | /x | Noun |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| circular | /xx | Adjective |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| gradual | /xx | Adjective |
| shuffling | /x | Noun |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| side | / | Noun |
| headfirst | // | Noun |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| circumferential | x/x/x | Adjective |
| inquiring | x/xx | Verb |
| short and sweet | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| roundabout | /xx | Adjective |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective |
| inductive | x/x | Adjective |
| sneak | / | Noun |
| pro forma | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| meandering | x/xx | Noun |
| tangential | x/x | Adjective |
| skimming | /x | Noun |
| wipe | / | Verb |
| nod | / | Noun |
| sniff | / | Noun |
| reading | /x | Noun, Verb |
| review | x/ | Noun |
| overview | /xx | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| survey | x/ | Noun |
| check | / | Noun |
| mention | /x | Noun |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| acquaintance | x/x | Noun |
| scan | / | Noun |
| greeting | /x | Noun |
| exam | x/ | Noun |
| familiarity | xx/xx | Noun |
| sketch | / | Noun |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| synopsis | x/x | Noun |
| remarks | x/ | Noun |
| fashion | /x | Noun |
| viewing | /x | Noun |
| strictures | /x | Noun |
| investigation | xxx/x | Noun |
| appreciative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| areal | /xx | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| cosmetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| expeditious | xx/x | Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| prompt | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| rapidly | /xx | Adverb |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| shallow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| speedy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| surface | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surficial | //x | Adjective |
| swift | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| timely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unbiased | x/x | Adjective |
| unprejudiced | x/xx | Adjective |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
