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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| horrific | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| alarming | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unspeakable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| marvellous | /xx | Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| stupendous | x/x | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| unforgivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| glorious | /xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ugly | /x | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| infernal | x/x | Noun |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| barbarous | /xx | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| splendid | /x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| unendurable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| detestable | x/xx | Adjective |
| pitiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| inauspicious | xx/x | Adjective |
| unimaginable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| inhuman | x/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| unholy | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| gory | /x | Noun |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| radioactive | xxx/x | Noun |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Noun |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| cancerous | /xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| flashes | /x | Verb |
| imprecations | xx/x | Noun |
| scourge | / | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| ravages | /xx | Noun |
| pestilence | /xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| tempest | /x | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| apprehensions | xx/x | Noun |
| premonition | xx/x | Noun |
| havoc | /x | Noun |
| rush | / | Verb |
| fright | / | Noun |
| torments | /x | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| shrieks | / | Noun |
| penny | /x | Noun |
| muddle | /x | Noun |
| tortures | /x | Noun |
| din | / | Noun |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bags | / | Noun, Verb |
| barbaric | x/x | Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| confessional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dazzle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| detested | x/x | Adjective |
| disappearing | xx/x | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| impermissible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| inedible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| kamala | x/x | Name |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| misgiving | x/x | Noun |
| mouths | / | Noun |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective |
| places | /x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| rotten | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| rumour | xx | Noun, Verb |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| shine | / | Verb, Noun |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sir | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| terrors | /x | Noun |
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective |
| ungodly | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| wallop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
