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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| misleading | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| unreal | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| untruthful | x/x | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Noun |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| specious | /x | Adjective |
| illusory | x/xx | Adjective |
| bogus | /x | Adjective |
| unsophisticated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| shifty | /x | Adjective |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| delusive | x/x | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| deceit | x/ | Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| exploitative | x/xx | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| trickery | /xx | Noun |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| clever | /x | Adjective |
| propagandistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| distorted | x/x | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| truthful | /x | Adjective |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| flawed | / | Adjective |
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective |
| incongruent | x/xx | Adjective |
| untrue | x/ | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| improper | x/x | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| disguised | x/ | Adjective |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| unlawful | x/x | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| phony | /x | Noun |
| ostensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| fishy | /x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| flirty | /x | Adjective |
| gilded | /x | Name |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| treasonous | /xx | Adjective |
| bewitching | x/x | Adjective |
| inviting | x/x | Verb |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| basing | /x | Noun |
| mildness | /x | Noun |
| cadence | /x | Noun |
| casualness | /xxx | Noun |
| cognates | /x | Noun |
| mirage | x/ | Noun |
| counterfeit | /xx | Noun |
| jamming | /x | Noun |
| advertising | /xxx | Noun |
| stratagems | /xx | Noun |
| simplicity | x/xx | Noun |
| ploys | / | Noun |
| calm | / | Noun |
| meekness | /x | Noun |
| packaging | /xx | Noun |
| lull | / | Noun |
| appearances | x/xx | Noun |
| semblance | /x | Noun |
| softness | /x | Noun |
| lure | / | Noun |
| smoothness | /x | Noun |
| orchid | /x | Noun |
| nonchalance | /x/ | Noun |
| gentleness | /xx | Noun |
| wiles | / | Noun |
| concealment | x/x | Noun |
| anticompetitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| cheated | /x | Adjective |
| consoling | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| expressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fallacious | x/x | Adjective |
| illusions | x/x | Noun |
| illusive | x/x | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| persuasive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rogue | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| spurious | /xx | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tactical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| unrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| wrongful | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
