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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sympathetic nervous system | xx/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| arousal | x/x | Noun |
| stress | / | Noun |
| response | x/ | Noun |
| stress test | // | Phrase, Noun |
| nervous system | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| process | /x | Noun |
| synergy | /xx | Noun |
| jump | / | Noun |
| panic attack | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| nerve | / | Noun |
| emotion | x/x | Noun |
| reflex | /x | Noun |
| reaction | x/x | Noun |
| innervation | /x/x | Noun |
| sweats | / | Noun |
| fright | / | Noun |
| excitation | xx/x | Noun |
| sensorium | /xxx | Noun |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| stimulus | /xx | Noun |
| reaction time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chills | / | Noun |
| shock | / | Noun |
| adrenaline | x/xx | Noun |
| sensation | x/x | Noun |
| biofeedback | xx/x | Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| hysteria | x/xx | Noun |
| fever | /x | Noun |
| twitch | / | Noun |
| trigger | /x | Noun |
| start | / | Noun |
| stimulation | xx/x | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun |
| high drama | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| cold sweat | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| sex drive | // | Phrase, Noun |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun |
| quickening | /xx | Noun |
| butterfly | /xx | Noun |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| anaphylaxis | xxx/x | Noun |
| spasm | /x | Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| battle fatigue | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| rouse | / | Noun |
| diaphoresis | x/x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| shiver | /x | Noun |
| hypersensitivity | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| instinct | /x | Noun |
| distress signal | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| reactance | x/x | Noun |
| muscle memory | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| reactivity | xx/xx | Noun |
| systole | // | Noun |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| electric shock | x/x/ | Name, Name |
| frisson | /x | Noun |
| accord | x/ | Noun |
| heartbeat | /x | Noun |
| furor | /x | Noun |
| systolic blood pressure | //x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| latency | /xx | Noun |
| ejaculation | xxx/x | Noun |
| shell shock | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| threshold | /x | Noun |
| catharsis | x/x | Noun |
| cold turkey | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| spring fever | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| flash | / | Noun |
| gasp | / | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
