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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wording | /x | Noun, Noun |
| phrasing | /x | Noun, Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun, Noun |
| enunciation | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| elocution | xx/x | Noun |
| intonation | xx/x | Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| versification | xxx/x | Noun |
| prose | / | Noun |
| eloquence | /xx | Noun |
| grammar | /x | Noun |
| declamation | xx/x | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| punctuation | xx/x | Noun |
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun |
| prosody | /xx | Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| mannerism | /xxx | Noun |
| cadences | /xx | Noun |
| musicality | xx/xx | Noun |
| lyricism | /xxx | Noun |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| stylistics | x/x | Noun |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| oratory | /xxx | Noun |
| deportment | x/x | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| sonority | x/xx | Noun |
| fluency | /xx | Noun |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| orthography | x/xx | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun |
| spelling | /x | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| poetical | x/xx | Name |
| metrical | /xx | Adjective |
| syntax | /x | Noun |
| oratorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| grammatical | x/xx | Adjective |
| similes | /xx | Noun |
| timbre | /x | Noun |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| impeccable | x/xx | Adjective |
| characterizations | xxxx/x | Noun |
| phonetics | x/x | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| utterance | /xx | Noun |
| phonology | x/xx | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| prosodic | x/x | Adjective |
| locution | x/x | Noun |
| florid | /x | Adjective |
| rhyming | /x | Noun |
| phonation | x/x | Noun |
| narrator | /xx | Noun |
| lyric | /x | Noun |
| affectation | xx/x | Noun |
| comprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| sonorous | /xx | Adjective |
| argumentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| accentuation | x/x/x | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| poesy | /xx | Noun |
| characterisation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| recitative | xxxx | Noun |
| usage | /x | Noun |
| speaking | /x | Verb |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| lexis | /x | Name |
| parlance | /x | Noun |
| vocalization | /xx/x | Noun |
| articulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| lexicon | /xx | Noun |
| propriety | x/xx | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun |
| communication | xxx/x | Noun |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| burlesque | x/ | Verb |
| impassioned | x/x | Verb |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| stilted | /x | Adjective |
| arabic | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| english | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| greek | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| latin | /x | Name, Adjective |
| metre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mot juste | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| mumbling | /xx | Noun |
| rendering | /xx | Noun |
| sanskrit | /x | Name, Adjective |
| style | / | Noun, Verb |
| typography | x/xx | Noun |
| verbalization | /xx/x | Noun |
| yiddish | /x | Name, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
