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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| jumpy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| brash | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cheeky | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| forward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| bold | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tense | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| in suspense | xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| twitchy | /x | Adjective |
| panicky | /xx | Adjective |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ebullient | x/x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| frisky | /x | Noun |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| fidgety | /xx | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| raucous | /x | Adjective |
| dopey | /x | Name |
| claustrophobic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| taut | / | Adjective |
| manic | /x | Noun |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| cocky | /x | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| precocious | x/x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| spirited | /xx | Adjective |
| delirious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unflappable | x/xx | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| anarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| canny | /x | Noun |
| rowdy | /x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| antsy | /x | Adjective |
| paranoid | /xx | Noun |
| nerved | / | Adjective |
| sinewy | /xx | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Adjective |
| spry | / | Noun |
| brassy | /x | Noun |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| intrepid | x/x | Noun |
| leery | /x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| lively | /x | Adjective |
| plucky | /x | Adjective |
| brass | / | Noun |
| bristly | /x | Adjective |
| nimble | /x | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective |
| sprightly | /x | Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| spunky | /x | Noun |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| keen | / | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| bold as brass | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| brag | / | Noun |
| eager | /x | Adjective |
| hardy | /x | Noun |
| valiant | /x | Noun |
| brave | / | Adjective |
| snell | / | Name |
| peppery | /xx | Adjective |
| nauseous | /x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| springy | /x | Noun |
| bristling | /xx | Noun |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| balmy | /x | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| jaunty | /x | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| scrappy | /x | Adjective |
| hearty | /x | Noun |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| lie | / | Noun |
| kid | / | Noun |
| guy | / | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun |
| woman | /x | Noun |
| type | / | Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| state | / | Noun |
| man | / | Noun |
| getting | /x | Verb |
| feeling | /x | Verb |
| person | /x | Noun |
| work | / | Noun |
| brainy | /x | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| likable | /xx | Adjective |
| likeable | /xx | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stupid | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
