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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dreaded | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| coward | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dastardly | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| craven | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| cringing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| faint | / | Noun, Adjective |
| funky | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| unmanly | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| yellow | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| chicken | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cowering | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fearless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| scared | / | Verb |
| terrified | /xx | Verb |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| fear | / | Noun |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| worried | /x | Verb |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| panicky | /xx | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| leery | /x | Adjective |
| paranoid | /xx | Noun |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| unnerved | x/ | Adjective |
| intimidated | x/xxx | Verb |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| complacent | x/x | Adjective |
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective |
| phobic | /x | Adjective |
| bewildered | x/x | Verb |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dismayed | x/ | Verb |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| traumatized | /xx | Adjective |
| enraged | x/ | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| disquieted | x/xx | Verb |
| vulnerable | /xxx | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| discouraged | x/x | Verb |
| unaccustomed | xx/x | Adjective |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| trembling | /xx | Verb |
| confused | x/ | Verb |
| unconcerned | xx/ | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| troubled | /x | Adjective |
| perplexed | x/ | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| disconcerted | xx/x | Verb |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| overwhelmed | xx/ | Verb |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| frustrated | /xx | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| unafraid | xx/ | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| upset | x/ | Noun |
| skeptical | /xx | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| discomfited | x/xx | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| irrational | x/xx | Adjective |
| disturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| weary | /x | Adjective |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| daunted | /x | Verb |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| reassured | xx/ | Verb |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| horrified | /xx | Verb |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| envious | /xx | Adjective |
| deathly | /x | Adjective |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| ghostly | /x | Adjective |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Verb |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| aghast | x/ | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Noun |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| persistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| ravages | /xx | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| pestilence | /xx | Noun |
| havoc | /x | Noun |
| forebodings | x/x | Noun |
| tempest | /x | Noun |
| shrieks | / | Noun |
| din | / | Noun |
| odds | / | Noun |
| precipices | /xxx | Noun |
| scourge | / | Noun |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| premonition | xx/x | Noun |
| yell | / | Noun |
| restraining | x/x | Verb |
| retreating | x/x | Verb |
| flyers | /x | Noun |
| symmetry | /xx | Noun |
| racket | /x | Noun |
| abruptness | x/x | Noun |
| absolutist | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| acrobat | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| acuteness | x/x | Noun |
| adolescent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aesthete | /x | Noun |
| affectation | xx/x | Noun |
| alacrity | x/xx | Noun |
| alas | x/ | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| brittle | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cheesy | /x | Adjective |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| diffidence | /xx | Noun |
| doubting | /x | Noun |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| haste | / | Noun, Verb |
| hesitancy | /xxx | Noun |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| indescribable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| introvert | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ugly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unspeakable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| untold | x/ | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
