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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| painful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| torturing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| gruesome | /x | Adjective |
| nightmarish | /xx | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| grisly | /x | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| tumultuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| wrenching | /x | Noun |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| haunting | /x | Noun |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| agonising | /xxx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| dizzying | /xx | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unforgettable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| gripping | /x | Verb |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| mortal | /x | Adjective |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| afflicted | x/x | Verb |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| dreaded | /x | Verb |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| mortifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| strait | / | Noun |
| sickening | /xx | Adjective |
| touching | /x | Verb |
| nagging | /x | Noun |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| cursed | / | Verb |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| crushing | /x | Verb |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| wounded | /x | Verb |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| dystopian | //xx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| blighted | /x | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| trek | / | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| journey | /x | Noun |
| ride | / | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| scream | / | Noun |
| trip | / | Noun |
| voyage | /x | Noun |
| adventures | x/x | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| portrayal | x/x | Noun |
| details | x/ | Noun |
| sights | / | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| baking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dredging | /x | Noun |
| dusting | /x | Noun |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| flagrant | /x | Adjective |
| glaring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grinding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| hoeing | /x | Noun |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| memorable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| moving | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| oiling | /x | Noun |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| pleas | / | Noun |
| ploughing | /x | Noun |
| plowing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| racking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| revolting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| saddest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| scouring | /xx | Noun |
| scrubbing | /x | Noun |
| staggering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| steaming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stinging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| utter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| weeding | /x | Noun |
| winning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| wracking | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
