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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| extrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Name, Adjective |
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| outside | // | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| external | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unneeded | x/x | Adjective |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| redundant | x/x | Adjective |
| distracting | x/x | Adjective |
| nonessential | xx/x | Adjective |
| tangential | x/x | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| miscellaneous | xx/xx | Name |
| obtrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| distractions | x/x | Noun |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ancillary | /xxx | Adjective |
| duplicative | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| spurious | /xx | Adjective |
| unrelated | xx/x | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| undesired | xx/x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| additional | x/xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| superfluity | /x/xx | Noun |
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective |
| residual | x/xx | Noun |
| interferences | xx/xx | Noun |
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| unidentifiable | xx/xxxx | Adjective |
| excess | /x | Noun |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| overabundance | /xx/x | Noun |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| artificial | xx/x | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective |
| harmful | /x | Adjective |
| extra | /x | Adjective |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| unspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| devoid | x/ | Noun |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| unnatural | x/xx | Adjective |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| nonspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| internal | x/x | Adjective |
| elements | /xx | Noun |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| interfering | xx/x | Verb |
| minutiae | x/xx | Noun |
| otherworldly | /x/x | Adjective |
| preternatural | /x/xx | Adjective |
| separate | /xx | Adjective |
| outlying | /xx | Adjective |
| unattached | xx/ | Adjective |
| needless | /x | Adjective |
| detached | x/ | Adjective |
| uncoupled | x/x | Adjective |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| unearthly | x/x | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| extramural | xx/x | Name |
| sundry | /x | Noun |
| noises | /x | Noun |
| argon | /x | Noun |
| accretions | x/x | Noun |
| variables | /xxx | Noun |
| stimulus | /xx | Noun |
| influences | /xxx | Noun |
| embellishments | x/xx | Noun |
| ornament | /xx | Noun |
| sounds | / | Noun |
| ornamentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| impurities | x/xx | Noun |
| matters | /x | Noun |
| coats | / | Noun |
| factors | /x | Noun |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| contamination | xxx/x | Noun |
| signals | /x | Noun |
| junk | / | Noun |
| pickup | /x | Noun |
| considerations | xxx/x | Noun |
| zeros | /x | Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun |
| adjuncts | /x | Noun |
| exposed | x/ | Verb |
| contaminants | x/xx | Noun |
| fossils | /x | Noun |
| debris | x/ | Noun |
| inducements | x/x | Noun |
| cues | / | Noun |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| dirt | / | Noun |
| thoughts | / | Noun |
| chatter | /x | Noun |
| voltages | /xx | Noun |
| auditory | /xxx | Noun |
| trappings | /x | Noun |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun |
| pixels | /x | Noun |
| intrusions | x/x | Noun |
| vibrations | x/x | Noun |
| peaks | / | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aliens | /xx | Noun |
| arousing | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| dispensable | x/xx | Adjective |
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| exogenous | x/xx | Adjective |
| exotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| foreigners | /xx | Noun |
| improper | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| oblivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun |
| outdoor | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| outer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| parasite | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| perturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| salient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| strange | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| unconnected | xx/x | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| weightier | /xx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| wrongful | /x | Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
