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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| histrionic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| theatrical | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| sappy | /x | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| cheesy | /x | Noun |
| corny | /x | Noun |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sentimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| hyperbolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| moralistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| overblown | xx/ | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| operatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| pompous | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| saccharine | /xx | Noun |
| grandiose | xx/ | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| propagandistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| childish | /x | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| trite | / | Adjective |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| melodic | x/x | Adjective |
| filmic | /x | Adjective |
| cinematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| emotive | x/x | Adjective |
| metaphorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| sympathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| comedic | x/x | Adjective |
| prosodic | x/x | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| situational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tropic | /x | Noun |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| modulatory | /xxxx | Noun |
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective |
| meteorological | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| tonal | /x | Adjective |
| euphemistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| climactic | x/x | Adjective |
| amorous | /xx | Adjective |
| modal | /x | Adjective |
| homicidal | xx/x | Adjective |
| musicological | /xx/xx | Name |
| synthetic | x/x | Adjective |
| climatic | x/x | Adjective |
| compositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| metabolic | xx/x | Noun |
| chimerical | x/xx | Adjective |
| oratorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| subplot | /x | Noun |
| villainy | /xx | Noun |
| villain | /x | Noun |
| verges | /x | Verb |
| contrived | x/ | Verb |
| thrillers | /x | Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| climaxes | /xx | Noun |
| plotting | /x | Noun |
| serial | /xx | Noun |
| flourishes | /xx | Noun |
| tableaux | x/ | Noun |
| posturing | /xx | Noun |
| sentimentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| excitements | x/x | Noun |
| flair | / | Noun |
| heroine | /xx | Noun |
| acting | /x | Noun |
| finale | x/x | Noun |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| contrivances | x/xx | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| pathos | /x | Noun |
| farce | / | Noun |
| excess | /x | Noun |
| twists | / | Noun |
| thrills | / | Noun |
| poses | /x | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Verb |
| excesses | x/x | Noun |
| absurdities | x/xx | Noun |
| romance | x/ | Noun |
| trappings | /x | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| gestures | /x | Noun |
| coincidences | x/xxx | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| touches | /x | Noun |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| conventions | x/x | Noun |
| horrors | /x | Noun |
| scenes | / | Noun |
| ballad | /x | Noun |
| allegorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| burlesque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| comic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| macabre | x/x | Adjective |
| paperback | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| picaresque | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
| slapstick | /x | Noun |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| surrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
