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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| acacia | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| affects | x/ | Verb |
| afflicts | x/ | Verb |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| banging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| batters | /x | Noun |
| beatings | /x | Noun |
| beats | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blows | / | Noun, Verb |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| bowling | /x | Noun |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| bumps | / | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| challenges | /xx | Adverb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| chimes | / | Adverb |
| chops | / | Noun, Verb |
| claps | / | Verb, Noun |
| 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 |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| deeply | /x | Adverb |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| desperately | /xxx | Adverb |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| disk | / | 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 |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| erect | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| format | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| fortress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| furiously | /xxx | Adverb |
| fussy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| glassy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gritty | /x | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardcore | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| hardness | /x | Noun |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardware | /x | Noun |
| hardwood | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| harte | / | Name |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heartily | /xx | Adverb |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| herd | / | Noun, Verb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| hits | / | Adverb |
| horny | /x | Adjective |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| huge | / | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| improperly | x/xx | Adverb |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| intemperate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intractable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ironclad | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| irrefutable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jolts | / | Noun, Verb |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| knock | / | Verb, Noun |
| knockout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| lashes | /x | Adverb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lightly | /x | Adverb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mal | / | Noun |
| manly | /x | Adjective, Name |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mercilessly | /xxx | Adverb |
| metal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| moves | / | Noun |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nasty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| ossified | /xx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| pans | / | Noun |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| passionately | /xxx | Adverb |
| paved | / | Adjective |
| penal | /x | Adjective |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| persevering | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| persistently | x/xx | Adverb |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| petrous | xx | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| picky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| predefined | xx/ | Adjective |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| printable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| punches | /x | Noun, Verb |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| raps | / | Noun, Verb |
| rare | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| reddish | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| renders | /x | Verb |
| resolutely | /xxx | Adverb |
| rigid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| rocks | / | Noun |
| rocky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| roundly | /x | Adverb |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| scheming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrape | / | Verb, Noun |
| sends | / | Verb |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| shakes | / | Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sincerely | x/x | Adverb |
| slams | / | Verb, Noun |
| slaps | / | Noun |
| slow | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| smart | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| snorts | / | Verb, Noun |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sorely | /x | Adverb |
| soured | /x | Adjective |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stabs | / | Noun |
| stale | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| steely | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sticky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| stony | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| strength | / | Noun, Verb |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| strikes | / | Noun |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strokes | / | Noun |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sure | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| swings | / | Adverb |
| tall | / | Adjective, Noun |
| tangible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tapping | /x | Noun |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| thud | / | Noun, Verb |
| thumps | / | Verb |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tireless | /xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| trying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unabated | xx/x | Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| untiring | x/x | Adjective |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| urgently | /xx | Adverb |
| vehemently | /xxx | Adverb |
| velar | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| version | /x | Noun, Verb |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| vexed | / | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| vitreous | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| warmly | /x | Adverb |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| wood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| woody | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
