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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| spotlight | /x | Noun, Noun |
| prominence | /xx | Noun |
| forefront | /x | Noun |
| notoriety | xx/xx | Noun |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| fame | / | Noun |
| stardom | /x | Noun |
| publicity | x/xx | Noun |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| shunned | / | Verb |
| adulation | xx/x | Noun |
| glamour | /x | Noun |
| unnoticed | x/x | Adjective |
| glory | /x | Noun |
| offstage | // | Noun |
| celebrity | x/xx | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| mainstream | /x | Noun |
| shadows | /x | Noun |
| fore | / | Noun |
| glitz | / | Noun |
| showbiz | /x | Noun |
| accolades | /xx | Noun |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| acclaim | x/ | Noun |
| backseat | x/ | Noun |
| stage | / | Noun |
| scandal | /x | Noun |
| shine | / | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| sensationalism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| vogue | / | Noun |
| glamorous | /xx | Adjective |
| relish | /x | Noun |
| flack | / | Noun |
| fray | / | Noun |
| podium | /xx | Noun |
| fanfare | /x | Noun |
| deservedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| stride | / | Noun |
| trappings | /x | Noun |
| overshadowed | xx/x | Verb |
| bask | / | Noun, Verb |
| coveted | /xx | Adjective |
| stratosphere | /xx | Noun |
| fringes | /x | Noun |
| rest | / | Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun |
| radar | /x | Noun |
| deserves | x/ | Verb |
| lucrative | /xx | Adjective |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| lime | / | Noun |
| special | /x | Adjective |
| wash | / | Noun |
| perch | / | Noun |
| practical | /xx | Adjective |
| blinder | /x | Noun |
| blonde | / | Noun |
| son et lumière | /xxx | Name, Name |
| redhead | /x | Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective |
| street theater | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| scoop | / | Noun |
| backdrop | /x | Noun |
| silver screen | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| theatrical | x/xx | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| cabaret | xx/ | Noun |
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| teaser | /x | Noun |
| proscenium | //xx | Noun |
| stage name | // | Phrase, Noun |
| theater | /xx | Noun |
| stage setting | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| review | x/ | Noun |
| stage set | // | Phrase, Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun |
| stage whisper | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| scene | / | Noun |
| boomerang | /xx | Noun |
| stage right | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| opening night | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| first night | // | Phrase, Noun |
| legit | /x | Noun |
| shadow play | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| minstrel show | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| scenery | /xx | Noun |
| cameo | /xx | Noun |
| display | x/ | Noun |
| rostrum | /x | Noun |
| center stage | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| black box | // | Name, Name, Verb |
| opera glass | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| catapult | /xx | Verb |
| glare | / | Noun |
| premiere | x/ | Noun |
| thrust | / | Verb, Noun |
| propelled | x/ | Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun |
| steal | / | Verb |
| craved | / | Verb |
| vaulted | /x | Verb |
| scrutiny | /xx | Noun |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| step | / | Verb |
| monopolize | x/xx | Verb |
| backing | /x | Verb |
| grab | / | Verb |
| spot | / | Noun |
| platform | /x | Noun |
| national | /xx | Adjective |
| enjoying | x/x | Verb |
| popularity | xx/xx | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun |
| animus | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| cachet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| clout | / | Noun, Verb |
| credibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| distracting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| fad | / | Noun |
| firelight | /x | Noun |
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heading | /x | Noun |
| headlamp | // | Noun |
| hers | x | Adjective |
| honor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| honour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ic | x | Name, Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| institutions | xx/x | Noun |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| legitimacy | x/xxx | Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| ownership | /xx | Noun |
| parlance | /x | Noun |
| preeminence | x/xx | Noun |
| prestige | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| profile | /x | Noun, Verb |
| respectability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| rewarding | x/x | Adjective |
| savvy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| star | / | Noun, Verb |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| such | / | Noun |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| understanding | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| worse | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
