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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| refined | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| polite | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| cultured | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cultivated | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| civilized | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| gentlemanly | /xxx | Adjective |
| gentility | x/xx | Noun |
| aristocratic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| urbane | x/ | Adjective |
| posh | / | Adjective |
| ladylike | /xx | Adjective |
| prissy | /x | Noun |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| patrician | x/x | Noun |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| congenial | x/x | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| bucolic | x/x | Adjective |
| snooty | /x | Noun |
| courtly | /x | Adjective |
| placid | /x | Adjective |
| highbrow | /x | Noun |
| sedate | x/ | Adjective |
| civilised | /xx | Adjective |
| staid | / | Adjective |
| charming | /x | Adjective |
| cosmopolitan | xx/xx | Noun |
| classy | /x | Adjective |
| boorish | /x | Adjective |
| upscale | /x | Adjective |
| affluent | /xx | Adjective |
| convivial | x/xx | Adjective |
| debonair | xx/ | Adjective |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| folksy | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective |
| fashionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| bourgeois | x/ | Noun |
| peaceable | /xx | Adjective |
| quaint | / | Adjective |
| snobbish | /x | Adjective |
| mannered | /x | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| uppity | /xx | Noun |
| stolid | /x | Adjective |
| homely | /x | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| upmarket | /xx | Adjective |
| picturesque | /xx | Adjective |
| salubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| gossipy | /xx | Adjective |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| dainty | /x | Adjective |
| tranquil | /x | Adjective |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| deferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| opulent | /xx | Adjective |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective |
| chivalrous | /xx | Adjective |
| tentative | /xx | Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| gingerly | /xx | Adverb |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cleanly | /x | Adjective |
| fashioned | /x | Adjective |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| affected | x/x | Verb |
| proper | /x | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| kindly | /x | Adverb |
| soft | / | Adjective |
| touched | / | Verb |
| apropos | xx/ | Noun |
| moved | / | Verb |
| courtesy | /xx | Noun |
| colored | /x | Adjective |
| chastened | /x | Adjective |
| studied | /x | Verb |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| pretended | x/x | Verb |
| bemused | x/ | Adjective |
| incensed | /x | Verb |
| for real | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| amused | x/ | Verb |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| to the manner born | /x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| clinical | /xx | Adjective |
| impressed | x/ | Verb |
| spinsters | /x | Noun |
| poverty | /xx | Noun |
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun |
| penury | /xx | Noun |
| deportment | x/x | Noun |
| domesticity | xx/xx | Noun |
| femininity | xx/xx | Noun |
| upbringing | /xx | Noun |
| ruffians | x/x | Noun |
| semitism | /xxx | Name |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| boston | /x | Name |
| antisemitism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| decorum | x/x | Noun |
| lodgings | /x | Noun |
| womanhood | /xx | Noun |
| pretensions | x/x | Noun |
| idleness | /xx | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| blackmail | /x | Noun |
| ladies | /x | Noun |
| livery | /xx | Noun |
| suburb | /x | Noun |
| sentimentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| veneer | x/ | Noun |
| condescension | xx/x | Noun |
| ambience | /xx | Noun |
| sensibilities | xx/xx | Noun |
| nothingness | /xx | Noun |
| reformers | x/x | Noun |
| elegance | /xx | Noun |
| propriety | x/xx | Noun |
| heroine | /xx | Noun |
| pastimes | /x | Noun |
| poor | / | Noun |
| etiquette | /xx | Noun |
| breeding | /x | Noun |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| refinement | x/x | Noun |
| hostess | /x | Noun |
| clientele | xx/ | Noun |
| distaste | x/ | Noun |
| parlor | /x | Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| boys | / | Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| colonial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| disreputable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| distinguishable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| edwardian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nice | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| pagan | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unassuming | xx/x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
