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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| light | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| illumination | xxx/x | Noun |
| elucidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| penetrating | /xxx | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| luminous | /xx | Adjective |
| revealing | x/x | Verb |
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| shining | /x | Verb |
| instructive | x/x | Adjective |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| absorbing | x/x | Verb |
| enlivening | x/xx | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| stimulating | /xxx | Adjective |
| energizing | /xxx | Noun |
| examining | x/xx | Verb |
| uplifting | /xx | Noun |
| glowing | /x | Verb |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| reflective | x/x | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| enriching | x/x | Verb |
| edifying | /xxx | Noun |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective |
| brightening | /xx | Noun |
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| highlighting | /xx | Verb |
| touching | /x | Verb |
| engaging | x/x | Verb |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| scintillating | /xxx | Noun |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| clarifying | /xxx | Verb |
| luminescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| invigorating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| expounding | x/x | Verb |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| tantalizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| illustrating | /xxx | Verb |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| glimmering | /xx | Noun |
| reflection | x/x | Noun |
| refracting | x/x | Adjective |
| enchanting | x/x | Adjective |
| uncovering | x/xx | Noun |
| blinding | /x | Adjective |
| humanizing | /xxx | Noun |
| dissecting | x/x | Noun |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| contextualizing | x/xxxx | Noun |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| guiding | /x | Verb |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| glittering | /xx | Verb |
| amplifying | /xxx | Noun |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| striking | /x | Adjective |
| diffusing | x/x | Verb |
| insight | /x | Noun |
| conveying | x/x | Verb |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| polarizing | /xxx | Noun |
| explicating | xxxx | Verb |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| scrutinizing | /xxx | Verb |
| shimmering | /xx | Verb |
| gripping | /x | Verb |
| pinpointing | /xx | Verb |
| empowering | x/xx | Noun |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| interrogating | x/xxx | Verb |
| concealing | x/x | Verb |
| unifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| refreshing | x/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| informative | x/xx | Adjective |
| encapsulating | x/xxx | Noun |
| ennobling | x/x | Adjective |
| titillating | /xxx | Adjective |
| juxtaposing | xx/x | Verb |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| enticing | x/x | Adjective |
| arresting | x/x | Verb |
| obscuring | x/x | Verb |
| transforming | x/x | Noun |
| dimming | /x | Noun |
| nourishing | /xx | Adjective |
| analyzing | /xxx | Verb |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| galvanizing | /xxx | Noun |
| deconstructing | xx/x | Verb |
| lucent | /x | Name |
| bright | / | Adjective |
| radiant | /xx | Noun |
| lustrous | /x | Adjective |
| gleaming | /x | Verb |
| incandescent | xx/x | Noun |
| alight | x/ | Noun |
| fluorescent | x/x | Noun |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| aglow | x/ | Adverb |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| sparkling | /x | Adjective |
| lucid | /x | Adjective |
| kerosene | /xx | Noun |
| foreword | /x | Noun |
| beam | / | Noun |
| gas | / | Noun |
| anecdote | /xx | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| flares | / | Noun |
| blaze | / | Noun |
| essay | x/ | Noun |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| prism | /x | Noun |
| flash | / | Noun |
| parallel | /xx | Noun |
| preface | /x | Noun |
| analogy | x/xx | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun |
| aperture | /xx | Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| apposite | xx | Adjective, Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| beach | / | Noun, Verb |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| eastern | /x | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| informing | x/x | Adjective |
| intrinsic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| melodic | x/x | Adjective |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| orthodox | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| reflector | x/x | Noun |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| telling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| testifying | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
