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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| fatiguing | x/x | Adjective |
| monotonous | x/xx | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective |
| excruciatingly | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| perilous | /xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wearying | /xx | Verb |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| voluminous | x/xx | Adjective |
| laboured | /x | Verb |
| fruitful | /x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| interminable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| futile | /x | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| prohibitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| uneconomical | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| menial | /xx | Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| labored | /x | Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| imprecise | /xx | Noun |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| frenzied | /x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| hectic | /x | Adjective |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| toils | / | Noun |
| sweaty | /x | Adjective |
| demanding | x/x | Verb |
| lumbering | /xx | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| mountainous | /xx | Adjective |
| hardy | /x | Noun |
| slothful | /x | Adjective |
| prickly | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| husbandman | /xx | Noun |
| trifling | /x | Noun |
| consuming | x/x | Noun |
| chore | / | Noun |
| employments | x/x | Noun |
| sifting | /x | Noun |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| crawl | / | Noun |
| disquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| imitator | /xxx | Noun |
| idleness | /xx | Noun |
| collation | x/x | Noun |
| researches | x/x | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| climb | / | Noun |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| task | / | Noun |
| exertions | x/x | Noun |
| bustle | /x | Noun |
| scrawl | / | Noun |
| computations | xx/x | Noun |
| trek | / | Noun |
| apprenticeship | x/xx | Noun |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| humdrum | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| persevering | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| rocky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| working | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
