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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| intelligent | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| penetrative | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| discriminating | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| keen | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| penetrating | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| piercing | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| deft | / | Noun |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Noun |
| lucid | /x | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| analytical | xx/xx | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| sagacious | //x | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| candid | /x | Adjective |
| impassioned | x/x | Adjective |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| tuneful | /x | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| skilful | /x | Adjective |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| prescient | /xx | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| unsentimental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| sonorous | /xx | Adjective |
| vivid | /x | Adjective |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| scintillating | /xxx | Noun |
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| persuasive | x/x | Adjective |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| empathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| informative | x/xx | Adjective |
| timely | /x | Adjective |
| caustic | /x | Noun |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| clever | /x | Adjective |
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| bright | / | Adjective |
| intelligible | x/xxx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| clear | / | Adjective |
| analytic | xx/x | Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| smart | / | Name |
| brainy | /x | Adjective |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| cognitive | /xx | Adjective |
| knowing | /x | Verb |
| articulate | x/xx | Adjective |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| quick on the uptake | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| conscientious | xx/x | Adjective |
| disciplined | /xx | Adjective |
| canny | /x | Noun |
| explanatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| genius | /x | Noun |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| tactful | /x | Adjective |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| calculated | /xxx | Verb |
| witted | /x | Adjective |
| nimble | /x | Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective |
| considerate | x/xx | Adjective |
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| distinct | x/ | Adjective |
| inventive | x/x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| rational | /xx | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| sane | / | Noun |
| luminous | /xx | Adjective |
| refined | x/ | Adjective |
| organized | /xx | Verb |
| acquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| papillae | xxx | Noun |
| foramen | x/x | Noun |
| grinders | /x | Noun |
| reasoner | /xx | Noun |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| canal | x/ | Noun |
| wit | / | Noun |
| cyst | / | Noun |
| comments | /x | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| criticisms | /xxx | Noun |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| satire | /xx | Noun |
| intellect | /xx | Noun |
| brevity | /xx | Noun |
| suture | /x | Noun |
| editorials | xx/xx | Noun |
| directness | x/x | Noun |
| questioning | /xx | Noun |
| characterizations | xxxx/x | Noun |
| editing | /xx | Noun |
| critic | /x | Noun |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| bold | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| discerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| focused | /x | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pervasive | x/x | Adjective |
| predicate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| profound | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| prominent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| scathing | /x | Adjective |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| sweeping | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| targeted | /xx | Adjective |
| telling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| toothless | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| vague | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| visionary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
