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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sneaking | /x | Verb |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective |
| covert | /x | Adjective |
| behind the scenes | x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| in cahoots | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| buried | /x | Verb |
| sub rosa | //x | Name, Adverb, Adjective, Name |
| serendipitous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| by the by | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| coincidental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| side | / | Noun |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| rushed | / | Verb |
| rehearsed | x/ | Verb |
| confiding | x/x | Noun |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| backhanded | /xx | Adjective |
| hurried | /x | Verb |
| sotto voce | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| confessional | x/xx | Noun |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| collusive | x/x | Adjective |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| assumed | x/ | Verb |
| purposed | /x | Verb |
| sidelong | /xx | Adjective |
| ambushed | /x | Verb |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| subliminal | x/xx | Adjective |
| intentional | x/xx | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| implied | x/ | Adjective |
| astonished | x/x | Adjective |
| recessed | x/ | Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| frank | / | Name |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective |
| implicit | x/x | Adjective |
| spontaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| encrypted | x/x | Adjective |
| reversed | x/ | Verb |
| amazed | x/ | Verb |
| pretended | x/x | Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective |
| in earnest | x/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective |
| internal | x/x | Adjective |
| inward | /x | Adjective |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| camouflaged | /xx | Verb |
| askance | x/ | Adverb |
| terse | / | Noun |
| plump | / | Adjective |
| pro forma | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| coded | /x | Adjective |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| circular | /xx | Adjective |
| forethought | /x | Noun |
| roundabout | /xx | Adjective |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| severed | /x | Verb |
| secondhand | /xx | Adjective |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| blinded | /x | Verb |
| precipitated | x/xxx | Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| astounded | x/x | Verb |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| perplexed | x/ | Adjective |
| gradual | /xx | Adjective |
| sequestered | x/x | Adjective |
| backward | /x | Adjective |
| inside | x/ | Noun |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| puzzled | /x | Verb |
| supervised | /xx | Adjective |
| subconscious | x/x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
