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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| spooky | /x | Adjective |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| jumpy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| excited | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| troubled | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unquiet | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tense | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| neural | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| in suspense | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| scared | / | Verb |
| worried | /x | Verb |
| panicky | /xx | Adjective |
| frightened | /x | Adjective |
| terrified | /xx | Verb |
| antsy | /x | Adjective |
| unnerved | x/ | Adjective |
| fidgety | /xx | Adjective |
| giddy | /x | Adjective |
| intimidated | x/xxx | Verb |
| confused | x/ | Verb |
| embarrassed | x/x | Verb |
| frazzled | /x | Adjective |
| flustered | /x | Verb |
| irritated | /xxx | Verb |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| upset | x/ | Noun |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| bewildered | x/x | Verb |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| giggles | /x | Noun |
| annoyed | x/ | Verb |
| nerves | / | Noun |
| twitches | /x | Noun |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| jitters | /x | Noun |
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| frustrated | /xx | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| queasy | /x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| exhilarated | x/xxx | Verb |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| nauseous | /x | Adjective |
| perplexed | x/ | Adjective |
| overwhelmed | xx/ | Verb |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| paranoid | /xx | Noun |
| freaked | / | Verb |
| befuddled | x/x | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| skeptical | /xx | Adjective |
| reassured | xx/ | Verb |
| disquieted | x/xx | Verb |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| elated | x/x | Verb |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| unsure | x/ | Adjective |
| confident | /xx | Adjective |
| cringing | /x | Noun |
| nonplussed | x/ | Verb |
| alarmed | x/ | Verb |
| disconcerted | xx/x | Verb |
| ecstatic | x/x | Adjective |
| shocked | / | Verb |
| perturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| leery | /x | Adjective |
| disturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| exasperated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| puzzled | /x | Verb |
| trembling | /xx | Verb |
| daunted | /x | Verb |
| hysterical | x/xx | Adjective |
| dizzy | /x | Noun |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| sympathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| disoriented | x/xxx | Verb |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| traumatized | /xx | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| sinewy | /xx | Adjective |
| stringy | /x | Noun |
| nitty | /x | Noun |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| sweaty | /x | Adjective |
| spinous | /x | Noun |
| strapped | / | Verb |
| knotted | /x | Verb |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| muscular | /xx | Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| wiry | /x | Adjective |
| visceral | /xx | Adjective |
| muscled | /x | Adjective |
| bony | /x | Adjective |
| stretchy | /x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| jointed | /x | Adjective |
| sinuous | /x | Adjective |
| rangy | /x | Adjective |
| spineless | /x | Adjective |
| wizened | /x | Adjective |
| fleshed | / | Adjective |
| lusty | /x | Adjective |
| tics | / | Noun |
| fidgeting | /xx | Noun |
| prostration | x/x | Noun |
| depressants | x/x | Noun |
| wrecks | / | Noun |
| breakdowns | /x | Noun |
| endocrine | /xx | Noun |
| digestive | x/x | Noun |
| irritability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| sys | x | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| indigestion | xx/x | Noun |
| dyspepsia | xxxx | Noun |
| debility | x/xx | Noun |
| palpitation | xx/x | Noun |
| stimulants | /xx | Noun |
| myelination | /xx/x | Noun |
| cardiovascular | xxx/xx | Name |
| system | /x | Noun |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| accompaniments | x/xx | Noun |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ailments | /x | Noun |
| alter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| approximations | xxx/x | Noun |
| aromatic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| arthritic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| auras | /x | Noun |
| autonomic | xx/x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| circulatory | /xxxx | Noun, Adjective |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
| cortical | /xx | Adjective |
| crazed | / | Adjective |
| degenerative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| distinguishing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| efferent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| essentials | x/x | Noun |
| extrapyramidal | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| febrile | /x | Adjective |
| glandular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| habit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| innervation | /x/x | Noun |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| mad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| musculoskeletal | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| nails | / | Noun, Adjective |
| necessities | x/xx | Noun |
| neurodegenerative | /xx/xxx | Adjective |
| neurologic | xx/x | Adjective |
| neuromuscular | /x/xx | Adjective |
| neurotoxic | xx/x | Adjective |
| outstretched | x/ | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| parasympathetic | xxxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| psychic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| psychical | /xx | Adjective |
| psychotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| restless | /x | Adjective |
| shake | / | Verb, Noun |
| strained | / | Adjective |
| subcortical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sweat | / | Noun, Verb |
| tap | / | Verb, Noun |
| taut | / | Adjective, Verb |
| test | / | Noun, Verb |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| today | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| trac | / | Adjective |
| trophic | /x | Adjective |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| vasomotor | /x/x | Adjective |
| vibrations | x/x | Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
