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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| resistant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| insubordinate | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| resistive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| unapologetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| unyielding | x/x | Adjective |
| insolent | /xx | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| headstrong | /x | Adjective |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| triumphant | x/x | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| undaunted | x/x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| swaggering | /xx | Verb |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| oppositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| obstinate | /xx | Adjective |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun |
| mutinous | /xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| unrepentant | xx/x | Adjective |
| disobedient | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unbending | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| implacable | x/xx | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| impassive | x/x | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| willful | /x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| prideful | /x | Adjective |
| brave | / | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| unfazed | x/ | Adjective |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| bold | / | Adjective |
| pouty | /x | Noun |
| spirited | /xx | Adjective |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| iconoclastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| militant | /xx | Adjective |
| furious | /xx | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| jubilant | /xx | Adjective |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| glowering | /xx | Verb |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| exasperated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| gleeful | /x | Adjective |
| wilful | /x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| indomitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exultant | x/x | Adjective |
| undeterred | xx/ | Adjective |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective |
| unwavering | x/xx | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| impassioned | x/x | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| scowling | /x | Verb |
| reckless | /x | Adjective |
| steadfast | /x | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| rebel | /x | Noun |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| rambunctious | x/x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| taunting | /x | Verb |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| childlike | /x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| unflappable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unashamed | xx/ | Adjective |
| steely | /x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| cocky | /x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| unhinged | x/ | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| wrathful | /x | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| affronted | x/x | Verb |
| defective | x/x | Adjective |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective |
| vanquished | /x | Verb |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| discrepant | x/x | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| refractory | x/xx | Adjective |
| wanting | /x | Verb |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| conflicting | x/x | Adjective |
| proud | / | Noun |
| toss | / | Noun |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| agamemnon | xx/x | Name |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| billy | /x | Name |
| bitterness | /xx | Noun |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| compliant | x/x | Adjective |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| defies | x/ | Verb |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
x/ | Noun, Verb | |
| hans | / | Name |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| jimmy | /x | Name, Verb |
| kicks | / | Noun |
| laughs | / | Verb, Noun |
| letters | /x | Noun |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| lucifer | /xx | Name |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| submissive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unforgiving | xx/x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
