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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tarry | /x | Verb, Verb |
| lurk | / | Verb, Verb |
| loiter | /x | Verb, Verb |
| hover | /x | Verb, Verb |
| dally | /x | Verb, Verb |
| lounge | / | Verb, Verb |
| loaf | / | Verb, Verb |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hie | / | Verb, Verb |
| hasten | /x | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| race | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| speed | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| rush | / | Verb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| persists | x/ | Verb |
| stirs | / | Verb |
| fades | / | Verb |
| hangs | / | Verb |
| evokes | x/ | Verb |
| endures | x/ | Verb |
| looms | / | Verb |
| haunts | / | Verb |
| darkens | /x | Verb |
| recedes | x/ | Verb |
| permeates | /xx | Verb |
| reverberates | x/xx | Verb |
| pervades | x/ | Verb |
| vanishes | /xx | Verb |
| prevails | x/ | Verb |
| provokes | x/ | Verb |
| clouded | /x | Verb |
| creeps | / | Verb |
| drags | / | Verb |
| revives | x/ | Verb |
| dissipates | /xx | Verb |
| conjures | /x | Verb |
| clings | / | Verb |
| settles | /x | Verb |
| deepens | /x | Verb |
| intensifies | x/xx | Verb |
| disappears | xx/ | Verb |
| eases | /x | Verb |
| engulfs | x/ | Verb |
| evaporates | x/xx | Verb |
| heightens | /x | Verb |
| erases | x/x | Verb |
| elicits | x/x | Verb |
| overshadows | /x/x | Verb |
| staggers | /x | Verb |
| ignites | x/ | Verb |
| leaves | / | Verb |
| envelops | x/x | Verb |
| arouses | x/x | Verb |
| shrouded | /x | Verb |
| rouses | /x | Verb |
| thickens | /x | Verb |
| reappears | xx/ | Verb |
| dwells | / | Verb |
| softens | /x | Verb |
| seeps | / | Verb |
| clears | / | Verb |
| lasts | / | Verb |
| wanes | / | Verb |
| subsides | x/ | Verb |
| crystallizes | /xxx | Verb |
| rages | /x | Verb |
| erupts | x/ | Verb |
| eludes | x/ | Verb |
| surrounds | x/ | Verb |
| emerges | x/x | Verb |
| spawns | / | Verb |
| abounds | x/ | Verb |
| engenders | /xx | Verb |
| invokes | x/ | Verb |
| recurs | x/ | Verb |
| sags | / | Verb |
| ponders | /x | Verb |
| remains | x/ | Verb |
| overwhelms | xx/ | Verb |
| magnifies | /xx | Verb |
| dissolves | x/ | Verb |
| survives | x/ | Verb |
| soars | / | Verb |
| confronts | x/ | Verb |
| succumbs | x/ | Verb |
| smothers | /x | Verb |
| shakes | / | Verb |
| extends | x/ | Verb |
| resonates | /xx | Verb |
| resounds | x/ | Verb |
| tinged | / | Verb |
| dame | / | Adjective |
| etruscan | x/x | Name |
| longest | /x | Adjective |
| aftertaste | /xx | Noun |
| reek | / | Noun |
| afterglow | /xx | Noun |
| fragrance | /x | Noun |
| melody | /xx | Noun |
| perfume | x/ | Noun |
| scent | / | Noun |
| quitted | /x | Verb |
| twilight | /x | Noun |
| aroma | x/x | Noun |
| sluggishly | /xx | Adverb |
| camera | /xx | Noun |
| memory | /xx | Noun |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| vestige | /x | Noun |
| lovingly | /xx | Adverb |
| smell | / | Noun |
| odor | /x | Noun |
| palate | /x | Noun |
| superstition | xx/x | Noun |
| borrowing | /xx | Verb |
| legacy | /xx | Noun |
| odour | /x | Noun |
| stench | / | Noun |
| echo | /x | Noun |
| aura | /x | Noun |
| recesses | /xx | Noun |
| sweetness | /x | Noun |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| sunset | /x | Noun |
| flavour | /x | Noun |
| fondly | /x | Adverb |
| remnant | /x | Noun |
| bitterness | /xx | Noun |
| dies | / | Verb |
| nostalgia | x/x | Noun |
| flavor | /x | Noun |
| sadness | /x | Noun |
| minds | / | Noun |
| taste | / | Noun |
| residue | /xx | Noun |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| remembrance | x/x | Noun |
| nostrils | /x | Noun |
| relic | /x | Noun |
| snow | / | Noun |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun |
| trace | / | Noun |
| glow | / | Noun |
| stigma | /x | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| sting | / | Noun |
| gaze | / | Noun |
| mist | / | Noun |
| wisdom | /x | Noun |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| cough | / | Noun |
| desires | x/x | Noun |
| haze | / | Noun |
| legend | /x | Noun |
| smoke | / | Noun |
| mentality | x/xx | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun |
| myth | / | Noun |
| resentment | x/x | Noun |
| charm | / | Noun |
| bosom | /x | Noun |
| comes | / | Verb |
| sunshine | /x | Noun |
| passes | /x | Verb |
| fog | / | Noun |
| still | / | Adverb |
| fascination | xx/x | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| distrust | x/ | Noun |
| spirit | /x | Noun |
| regret | x/ | Noun |
| air | / | Noun |
| frost | / | Noun |
| lifetime | /x | Noun |
| spark | / | Noun |
| gone | / | Verb |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| corners | /x | Noun |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| appears | x/ | Verb |
| arises | x/x | Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| continues | x/x | Verb |
| corresponds | xx/ | Verb |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| exists | x/ | Verb |
| hath | / | Verb |
| lags | / | Noun, Verb |
| makes | / | Verb |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| serve | / | Verb, Noun |
| shines | / | Verb, Noun |
| stays | / | Noun |
| subsists | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
