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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| jitters | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| nervousness | /xx | Noun, Noun | 
| stage fright | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun | 
| composure | x/x | Noun | 
| adrenaline | x/xx | Noun | 
| emotions | x/x | Noun | 
| adrenalin | x/xx | Noun | 
| poise | / | Noun | 
| tiredness | /xx | Noun | 
| tendons | /x | Noun | 
| fatigue | x/ | Noun | 
| shyness | /x | Noun | 
| tension | /x | Noun | 
| discomfort | x/x | Noun | 
| calmness | /x | Noun | 
| muscles | /x | Noun | 
| tingle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| excitability | x/x/xx | Noun | 
| pain | / | Noun | 
| hiccups | /x | Noun | 
| panic | /x | Noun | 
| parasympathetic nervous system | xxxx/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| rhythm | /x | Noun | 
| scar tissue | x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| brain | / | Noun | 
| sciatic nerve | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| uneasiness | x/xx | Noun | 
| palpitation | xx/x | Noun | 
| giddiness | /xx | Noun | 
| spine | / | Noun | 
| excitement | x/x | Noun | 
| spinal cord | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| inflammation | xx/x | Noun | 
| feelings | /x | Noun | 
| ligaments | /xx | Noun | 
| reflexes | /xx | Noun | 
| ache | / | Noun | 
| awkwardness | /xx | Noun | 
| sweating | /x | Noun | 
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun | 
| brittleness | /xx | Noun | 
| indecision | xx/x | Noun | 
| kinks | / | Noun | 
| legs | / | Noun | 
| stuttering | /xx | Noun | 
| chills | / | Noun | 
| jet lag | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| gag reflex | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| insecurities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| achy | /x | Noun | 
| tiring | /x | Noun | 
| vocal cords | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| stamina | /xx | Noun | 
| shivers | /x | Noun | 
| jangle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| angst | / | Noun | 
| twitches | /x | Noun | 
| medulla | x/x | Noun | 
| cramps | / | Noun | 
| rust | / | Noun | 
| vertigo | /xx | Noun | 
| worries | /x | Noun | 
| elation | x/x | Noun | 
| indigestion | xx/x | Noun | 
| neuroses | x/x | Noun | 
| cranial | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| sensory | /xx | Noun | 
| peripheral | x/xx | Noun | 
| spinal | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| peroneal | x// | Noun | 
| glossopharyngeal | /xx/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| phrenic | /x | Noun | 
| sciatic | x/x | Noun | 
| grates | / | Verb, Noun | 
| frayed | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| rami | /x | Noun | 
| rattled | /x | Adjective | 
| oculomotor | /xx/x | Noun | 
| supraorbital | /x/xx | Noun | 
| vagus | xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| trigeminal | x/xx | Noun | 
| ulnar | /x | Noun | 
| chiasm | x/x | Noun | 
| splanchnic | xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| vagal | /x | Noun | 
| jarred | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| optic | /x | Noun | 
| laryngeal | x/xx | Noun | 
| eleventh | x/x | Adverb | 
| tibial | /xx | Noun | 
| innervate | /xx | Verb | 
| cochlear | /xx | Noun | 
| dangers | /x | Noun | 
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective | 
| steady | /x | Adverb | 
| cutaneous | x/xx | Noun | 
| sacral | /x | Noun | 
| racked | / | Adjective | 
| myelinated | /xxxx | Verb | 
| lingual | /x | Noun | 
| soothes | / | Verb | 
| intercostal | xx/x | Noun | 
| transected | /xx | Adjective | 
| lumbar | /x | Adverb, Noun | 
| tympani | x/x | Noun | 
| hypoglossal | xx/x | Adjective | 
| parasympathetic | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| steeled | / | Verb | 
| palsies | /x | Noun | 
| alveolar | x/xx | Noun | 
| sheaths | / | Noun | 
| postganglionic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| sectioning | /xx | Verb | 
| median | /xx | Noun | 
| sural | xx | Adjective | 
| afferents | /xx | Noun | 
| anatomy | x/xx | Noun | 
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| arteries | /xx | Noun | 
| body | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| breakdown | /x | Noun | 
| butterflies | /xx | Noun | 
| cartilages | /xxx | Noun | 
| cells | / | Noun | 
| clue | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| dendrites | x/ | Noun | 
| edgy | /x | Adjective | 
| endings | /x | Noun | 
| fascicles | /xx | Noun | 
| fibers | /x | Noun | 
| foramina | x//x | Noun | 
| headache | /x | Noun | 
| heads | / | Noun | 
| modality | x/xx | Noun | 
| motoneurons | /x/x | Noun | 
| neurones | /x | Noun | 
| neurons | /x | Noun | 
| receptors | x/x | Noun | 
| responsive | x/x | Adjective | 
| ribs | / | Adjective | 
| scared | / | Adjective | 
| segments | /x | Adjective | 
| sensitivities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| shake | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shot | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| sinews | // | Noun | 
| strain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stress | / | Noun, Verb | 
| veins | / | Verb | 
| vertebrae | /xx | Verb | 
