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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tedious | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| deadening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| vexing | /x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| insufferable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| loathsome | /x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| unwelcome | x/x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| unendurable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| jarring | /x | Noun |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| damnable | x/x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| obtrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| ghastly | /x | Adjective |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| nagging | /x | Noun |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| inescapable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| debilitating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inconveniences | xx/xx | Noun |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| unmanageable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| grating | /x | Noun |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| unquiet | x/x | Noun |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| gainful | /x | Noun |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| chore | / | Noun |
| toil | / | Noun |
| captivity | x/xx | Noun |
| restraints | x/ | Noun |
| restrictions | x/x | Noun |
| monotony | x/xx | Noun |
| confinement | x/x | Noun |
| formalities | x/xx | Noun |
| labours | /x | Noun |
| yoke | / | Noun |
| duty | /x | Noun |
| admits | x/ | Verb |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| commensurate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| confidant | /xx | Noun |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| fatiguing | x/x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| humdrum | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| irritant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| organized | /xx | Adjective |
| performing | x/x | Noun |
| racking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| repute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| speak | / | Verb, Noun |
| stable | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| standing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| studying | /xx | Noun |
| thankless | /x | Adjective |
| think | / | Verb, Noun |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
