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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| naive | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| candid | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| innocent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| undistorted | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| open | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| childlike | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| clever | /x | Adjective |
| unsophisticated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| sagacious | //x | Adjective |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| winsome | /x | Adjective |
| credulous | /xx | Adjective |
| childish | /x | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| naivete | xxx/ | Noun |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| precocious | x/x | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| youthful | /x | Adjective |
| quixotic | x/x | Adjective |
| boyish | /x | Noun |
| honest | /x | Adjective |
| untutored | x/x | Adjective |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| ungenerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| idealistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unpretentious | xx/x | Adjective |
| humble | /x | Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| unprejudiced | x/xx | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| girlish | /x | Noun |
| blithe | / | Name |
| perfidious | /xxx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| earnestness | /xx | Noun |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| inquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| incredulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| resourceful | x/x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| glib | / | Noun |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| facetious | x/x | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| lascivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| frankness | /x | Noun |
| indiscreet | xx/ | Adjective |
| unreflective | xx/x | Adjective |
| vivacious | x/x | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| dewy | /x | Noun |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| gracious | /x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| plain | / | Noun |
| bewitching | x/x | Adjective |
| downy | /x | Noun |
| insularity | xx/xx | Noun |
| candour | /x | Noun |
| candor | /x | Noun |
| countenance | /xx | Noun |
| avowal | x/x | Noun |
| shame | / | Noun |
| directness | x/x | Noun |
| modesty | /xx | Noun |
| youths | / | Noun |
| confession | x/x | Noun |
| compatriots | x/xx | Noun |
| blush | / | Noun |
| roughness | /x | Noun |
| simplicity | x/xx | Noun |
| charm | / | Noun |
| innocence | /xx | Noun |
| natures | /x | Noun |
| sweetness | /x | Noun |
| eagerness | /xx | Noun |
| sincerity | x/xx | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| honesty | /xx | Noun |
| delight | x/ | Noun |
| admission | x/x | Noun |
| admiration | xx/x | Noun |
| minds | / | Noun |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| chastened | /x | Adjective |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| manly | /x | Adjective, Name |
| naïve | / | Adjective, Noun |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| trustful | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
