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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| artful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| untruthful | x/x | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| shifty | /x | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| imprecise | /xx | Noun |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective |
| opportunistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun |
| maddeningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| frustratingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| truthful | /x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| glib | / | Noun |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unapologetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| dilatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| insincere | xx/ | Adjective |
| unanswerable | xxxxx | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| illusive | x/x | Adjective |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| unconcerned | xx/ | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| incoherent | xx/x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unresponsive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| ingratiating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| tactless | /x | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| evading | x/x | Verb |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective |
| reserved | x/ | Verb |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| personal | /xx | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| secret | /x | Noun |
| veiled | / | Adjective |
| cloaked | / | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| inhibited | x/xx | Verb |
| diplomatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| mousy | /x | Noun |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| curtained | x/ | Adjective |
| insular | /xx | Name |
| replies | x/ | Noun |
| maneuvers | x/x | Noun |
| manoeuvre | x/ | Noun |
| banality | x/xx | Noun |
| tactics | /x | Noun |
| answers | /x | Noun |
| routing | /x | Noun |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| steering | /x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| generalities | xx/xx | Noun |
| driving | /x | Noun |
| excuses | x/x | Noun |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| circular | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| departing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| polite | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| roundabout | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| stereotyped | /xxx | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
