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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| tough | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hardened | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tricky | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| soured | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| trying | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| backbreaking | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| problematic | xx/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| laborious | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| challenging | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| uphill | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| firmly | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| grueling | /xx | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| erect | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gruelling | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| strong | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| rugged | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| severe | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| heavily | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| rough | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| harsh | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| serious | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| sticky | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| vexed | / | Verb, Adjective |
| tall | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| brutal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rocky | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Name, Adjective, Noun |
| fractious | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| set | / | Noun, Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| catchy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| petrified | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| scheming | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| nasty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| conniving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| stony | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| steely | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| woody | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| petrous | xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| knockout | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| stale | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| calculative | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| horny | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| ossified | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| velar | x/ | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| lightly | /x | Verb, Adverb |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective |
| really | /x | Adverb |
| struggled | /x | Verb |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| unable | x/x | Adjective |
| quite | / | Adverb |
| pretty | /x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| often | /x | Adverb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| enough | x/ | Adjective |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| painfully | /xx | Adverb |
| cannot | /x | Adjective |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| sometimes | x/ | Adverb |
| impossibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| cant | / | Noun |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| long | / | Adjective |
| able | /x | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| still | / | Adverb |
| relentlessly | x/xx | Adverb |
| tuff | / | Noun |
| worked | / | Verb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| darn | / | Adjective |
| incredibly | x/xx | Adverb |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| going | /x | Verb |
| intensely | x/x | Adverb |
| attempting | x/x | Verb |
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective |
| mightily | /xx | Adverb |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| reasonably | /xxx | Adverb |
| rarely | /x | Adverb |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| even | /x | Adverb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective |
| failing | /x | Verb |
| crazy | /x | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| fast | / | Noun |
| futilely | /xx | Adverb |
| terribly | /xx | Adverb |
| ferociously | x/xx | Adverb |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| persevere | xx/ | Verb |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| hardcore | // | Noun |
| rigid | /x | Adjective |
| unbreakable | x/xx | Adjective |
| pressurized | /xx | Adjective |
| waterproof | /xx | Adjective |
| resistant | x/x | Noun |
| fireproof | /xx | Adjective |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective |
| rock solid | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| repellent | x/x | Noun |
| competent | /xx | Adjective |
| proof | / | Noun |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| durable | /xx | Adjective |
| bop | / | Noun |
| knocks | / | Noun |
| slog | / | Noun |
| sell | / | Noun |
| won | / | Noun |
| taskmaster | /xx | Noun |
| put | / | Noun |
| candy | /x | Noun |
| disk | / | Noun |
| cider | /x | Noun |
| palates | /x | Noun |
| braked | / | Verb |
| marching | /x | Noun |
| drive | / | Noun |
| slapped | / | Verb |
| exudates | x/x | Noun |
| strived | / | Verb |
| clenching | /x | Verb |
| liquor | /x | Noun |
| lobbied | /x | Verb |
| spanked | / | Verb |
| substrata | //x | Noun |
| slammed | / | Verb |
| riding | /x | Noun |
| whacked | / | Verb |
| bargain | /x | Noun |
| rained | / | Verb |
| swallowed | /x | Verb |
| stomped | / | Verb |
| nut | / | Noun |
| biscuit | /x | Noun |
| rammed | / | Verb |
| shove | / | Noun |
| jabbed | / | Verb |
| hit | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| tremendously | x/xx | Adverb |
| devilishly | /xxx | Adverb |
| squeezes | /x | Verb |
| thumped | / | Verb |
| frost | / | Noun |
| maple | /x | Noun |
| laughing | /x | Verb |
| bit | / | Verb |
| snowing | /x | Verb |
| punched | / | Verb |
| fight | / | Adverb |
| unbelievably | xx/xx | Adverb |
| doubly | /x | Adverb |
| paddle | /x | Verb |
| solder | /x | Noun |
| push | / | Adverb |
| concentrating | /xxx | Verb |
| desperately | /xxx | Adverb |
| toil | / | Verb |
| cheeses | /x | Noun |
| acacia | x/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deeply | /x | Adverb |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| duro | /x | Name |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| forced | / | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| format | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| furiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardware | /x | Noun |
| hardwood | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harte | / | Name |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heartily | /xx | Adverb |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| herd | / | Noun, Verb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
