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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blur | / | Verb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| apart | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| unclear | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| isolated | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| confuse | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| inglorious | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| fog | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| mist | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cloud | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| hidden | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| obliterate | x/xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| unknown | x/ | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| indeterminate | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| inconspicuous | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| invisible | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| vague | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unsung | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| unconnected | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| blot out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| concealed | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| oddball | /x | Noun |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| nebulous | /xx | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| idiosyncratic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfamiliar | xx/x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective |
| impenetrable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| inaccessible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| exotic | x/x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| obfuscate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| offbeat | // | Noun |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| oddity | /xx | Noun |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| unpopular | x/xx | Adjective |
| mundane | x/ | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| rare | / | Adjective |
| unfashionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| quirky | /x | Adjective |
| unrelated | xx/x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| undistinguished | xx/x | Adjective |
| archaic | x/x | Name |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective |
| prominent | /xx | Adjective |
| inexplicable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective |
| unidentifiable | xx/xxxx | Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| overlooked | /xx | Verb |
| certain | /x | Adjective |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective |
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| indistinct | xx/ | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| faint | / | Adjective |
| fuzzy | /x | Noun |
| foggy | /x | Adjective |
| hazy | /x | Adjective |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| misty | /x | Noun |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| smoky | /x | Name |
| gray | / | Noun |
| turbid | x/ | Adjective |
| dusky | /x | Noun |
| cloudy | /x | Noun |
| unearthly | x/x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| mystic | /x | Noun |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective |
| squint | / | Noun |
| aetiology | /x/xx | Noun |
| intimations | xx/x | Noun |
| nook | / | Noun |
| etiology | xx/xx | Noun |
| parentage | /xx | Noun |
| lodging | /x | Noun |
| much | / | Noun |
| corners | /x | Noun |
| sect | / | Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| hamlet | /x | Noun |
| congressman | /xx | Noun |
| recesses | /xx | Noun |
| passages | /xx | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| beginnings | x/x | Noun |
| adventurer | x/xx | Noun |
| origins | /xx | Noun |
| jargon | /x | Noun |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| hints | / | Noun |
| aeons | /x | Noun |
| allegories | /xxx | Noun |
| alleys | /x | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bombast | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bookshops | /x | Noun |
| brevity | /xx | Noun |
| brooke | / | Name, Verb |
| buddhas | /x | Noun |
| bugs | / | Adjective |
| bury | /x | Verb, Noun |
| camouflage | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cellars | /x | Verb |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cloak | / | Noun, Verb |
| compassion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crystallize | /xx | Verb |
| darken | /x | Verb |
| detract | x/ | Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dilute | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| disguise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissemble | x/x | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| eclipse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| elucidate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| enlighten | x/x | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| illuminate | x/xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| imprecise | /xx | Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| jam | / | Noun, Verb |
| known | / | Adjective, Noun |
| mask | / | Noun, Verb |
| minimise | /xx | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| miniscule | /xx | Adjective |
| muddy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| same | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| shade | / | Noun, Verb |
| shady | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| shed light on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sort out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| straighten out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tarnish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unexplained | xx/ | Adjective |
| unidentified | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| withhold | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| woolly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
