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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stressful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| trying | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| irritated | /xxx | Verb |
| panic | /x | Noun |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| heady | /x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| vexed | / | Adjective |
| grinding | /x | Noun |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| rasping | /x | Noun |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| wearing | /x | Verb |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| gnawing | /x | Noun |
| weary | /x | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| raging | /x | Verb |
| windy | /x | Noun |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| cloying | /x | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| taxing | /x | Noun |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| bruising | /x | Noun |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| deafening | /xx | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective |
| queasy | /x | Adjective |
| killer | /x | Noun |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| taut | / | Adjective |
| nauseous | /x | Adjective |
| worrying | /xx | Verb |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| squeamish | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| disconcerted | xx/x | Verb |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| nauseated | /xxx | Verb |
| sadistic | x/x | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| charged | / | Verb |
| harried | /x | Adjective |
| stiff | / | Adjective |
| wired | /x | Adjective |
| raspy | /x | Adjective |
| surgical | /xx | Adjective |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| haunted | /x | Adjective |
| rife | / | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| disturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| frazzled | /x | Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| perturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| keyed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| on one's mind | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| too close for comfort | ////x | Phrase, Adjective |
| bothered | /x | Verb |
| hunted | /x | Verb |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| insane | x/ | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| blinding | /x | Adjective |
| stretching | /x | Verb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
