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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| intimidating | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| discouraging | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| insurmountable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| doable | /xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| unmanageable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| manageable | /xxx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| unfamiliar | xx/x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| unfeasible | x/xx | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| dizzying | /xx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| task | / | Noun |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| improbable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inconceivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Noun |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| gargantuan | x/xx | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| foolhardy | /xx | Adjective |
| easy | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Verb |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| repellent | x/x | Noun |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| odds | / | Noun |
| obstacles | /xx | Noun |
| chore | / | Noun |
| hurdles | /x | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun |
| complexity | x/xx | Noun |
| proposition | xx/x | Noun |
| assignment | x/x | Noun |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| abrasive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| absorbing | x/x | Adjective |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| accommodating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adept | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| admiring | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| admits | x/ | Verb |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alien | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| boggling | /xx | Adjective |
| bold | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| colossal | x/x | Adjective |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deadly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| fantastic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| giant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gigantic | x/x | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| immense | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective |
| insuperable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| lethal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mammoth | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mighty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| monumental | xx/x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| penal | /x | Adjective |
| phenomenal | x/xx | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| pressing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sheer | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shocking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| size | / | Noun, Verb |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| startling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| taxing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| titanic | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| treble | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| vast | / | Adjective, Noun |
| waist | / | Noun |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| worrying | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
