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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| light | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tricking | /x | Verb | 
| deluding | x/x | Verb | 
| conning | /x | Noun | 
| pretending | x/x | Verb | 
| messing | /x | Noun | 
| seducing | x/x | Adjective | 
| impersonating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| deceiving | x/x | Verb | 
| faking | /x | Verb | 
| manipulating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| suspecting | x/x | Verb | 
| defrauding | x/x | Verb | 
| scaring | /x | Verb | 
| disguising | x/x | Verb | 
| gullible | /xx | Adjective | 
| ridiculing | /xxx | Verb | 
| luring | /x | Verb | 
| robbing | /x | Verb | 
| impressing | x/x | Verb | 
| betraying | x/x | Verb | 
| blackmailing | /xx | Verb | 
| imitating | /xxx | Verb | 
| romancing | x/x | Noun | 
| torturing | /xx | Verb | 
| thinking | /x | Noun | 
| believing | x/x | Verb | 
| masquerading | xx/x | Verb | 
| subverting | x/x | Verb | 
| persuading | x/x | Verb | 
| misleading | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| telling | /x | Verb | 
| insinuating | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| trusting | /x | Noun | 
| mistaking | x/x | Verb | 
| exploiting | /xx | Verb | 
| circumventing | xx/x | Verb | 
| concealing | x/x | Verb | 
| wasting | /x | Noun | 
| lying | /x | Verb | 
| informing | x/x | Verb | 
| bribing | /x | Verb | 
| talking | /x | Verb | 
| catching | /x | Verb | 
| emulating | /xxx | Verb | 
| parading | x/x | Verb | 
| guessing | /x | Noun | 
| sabotaging | /xxx | Verb | 
| poking | /x | Verb | 
| educating | /xxx | Verb | 
| hiding | /x | Noun | 
| goading | /x | Noun | 
| mimicking | /xx | Verb | 
| wooing | /x | Noun | 
| bypassing | /xx | Verb | 
| placating | /xx | Verb | 
| bothering | /xx | Verb | 
| misrepresenting | xxx/x | Verb | 
| confuse | x/ | Verb | 
| toying | /x | Verb | 
| delighting | x/x | Verb | 
| contriving | x/x | Noun | 
| appeasing | x/x | Verb | 
| treating | /x | Verb | 
| coercing | x/x | Verb | 
| doing | /x | Verb | 
| inferring | x/x | Verb | 
| portraying | x/x | Verb | 
| depriving | x/x | Verb | 
| stealing | /x | Verb | 
| sneaking | /x | Verb | 
| preventing | x/x | Verb | 
| pressuring | /xx | Verb | 
| wile | / | Noun | 
| fancying | /xx | Verb | 
| lulling | /x | Noun | 
| interrogating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| perceiving | x/x | Verb | 
| evading | x/x | Verb | 
| harming | /x | Verb | 
| blowing | /x | Verb | 
| abusing | x/x | Verb | 
| putting | /x | Verb | 
| presuming | x/x | Verb | 
| hooking | /x | Verb | 
| suppressing | x/x | Verb | 
| mocking | /x | Verb | 
| discrediting | x/xx | Noun | 
| convincing | x/x | Adjective | 
| accusing | x/x | Verb | 
| ruse | / | Noun | 
| perpetrating | /xxx | Verb | 
| playing | /x | Noun | 
| bluffing | /x | Verb | 
| scheming | /x | Noun | 
| keeping | /x | Verb | 
| making | /x | Noun | 
| cheating | /x | Noun | 
| getting | /x | Verb | 
| exaggerating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| diverting | x/x | Verb | 
| simulating | /xxx | Verb | 
| letting | /x | Verb | 
| busying | /xx | Verb | 
| exposing | x/x | Verb | 
| chasing | /x | Verb | 
| bungling | /xx | Noun | 
| trifling | /x | Adjective | 
| deceit | x/ | Noun | 
| idiocy | /xxx | Noun | 
| folly | /x | Noun | 
| shirking | /x | Noun | 
| muddling | /xx | Verb | 
| flouting | /x | Noun | 
| baffling | /xx | Adjective | 
| shenanigans | x/xx | Noun | 
| trickery | /xx | Noun | 
| quit | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| tearful | /x | Adjective | 
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| merry | /x | Adjective | 
| bit | / | Noun | 
| around | x/ | Adverb | 
| gracious | /x | Adjective | 
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective | 
| flowers | /x | Noun | 
| stop | / | Verb | 
| piece | / | Noun | 
| solemn | /x | Adjective | 
| excellent | /xx | Adjective | 
| none | / | Noun | 
| burlesque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| clowning | /x | Noun | 
| conceit | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| entertainment | xx/x | Noun | 
| frolic | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| gag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jest | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| joking | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| kidding | /x | Noun | 
| losing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| lurking | /x | Noun | 
| pastime | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| playthings | /x | Noun | 
| prattle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| showmanship | /xx | Noun | 
| sport | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| sfa | x | Name | 
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb | 
