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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| harmful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| pernicious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unsafe | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| diabolical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pervasive | x/x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| heinous | /x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dastardly | /xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| perfidious | /xxx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| diabolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| vile | / | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| malignant | x/x | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| hideous | /xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| virulent | /xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| malicious | x/x | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| subliminal | x/xx | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| inexorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| poisonous | /xx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| lethal | /x | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| inescapable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| remorseless | x/x | Adjective |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective |
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| regressive | x/x | Adjective |
| demonic | x/x | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| inhuman | x/x | Adjective |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| widespread | // | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infernal | x/x | Noun |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| damaging | /xx | Adjective |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| indolent | /xx | Adjective |
| hindering | /xx | Verb |
| malign | x/ | Adjective |
| prejudicial | xx/x | Adjective |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| nagging | /x | Noun |
| dilatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| mean | / | Noun |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| poisoned | /x | Verb |
| tortious | /x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| envious | /xx | Adjective |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| sudden | /x | Adjective |
| insubordinate | xx/xx | Noun |
| onsets | /x | Noun |
| wiles | / | Noun |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| encroachments | x/x | Noun |
| snares | / | Noun |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| educative | /xxx | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| perverted | x/x | Adjective |
| potential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rampant | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| scheming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sly | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb |
| sneak | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
