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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| episodic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| frequent | /x | Adjective |
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| sporadic | x/x | Adjective |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| continual | x/xx | Adjective |
| regular | /xx | Adjective |
| intermittent | xx/x | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| smattering | /xx | Noun |
| impromptu | x/x | Noun |
| exception | x/x | Noun |
| incessant | x/x | Adjective |
| minor | /x | Noun |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| constant | /x | Adjective |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective |
| weekly | /x | Name |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective |
| barring | /x | Verb |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| longish | /x | Adjective |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| partial | /x | Adjective |
| accompanying | x/xxx | Verb |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| mild | / | Adjective |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective |
| notable | /xx | Adjective |
| nary | /x | Noun |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| recurrent | x/x | Adjective |
| spasmodic | x/x | Adjective |
| pesky | /x | Adjective |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| errant | /x | Noun |
| oddball | /x | Noun |
| merest | /x | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective |
| recurring | x/x | Adjective |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| perpetual | x/xx | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| wayward | /x | Adjective |
| lone | / | Name |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| daily | /x | Name, Adverb |
| usual | /xx | Adjective |
| random | /x | Noun |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| sizeable | /xx | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| sizable | /xx | Adjective |
| transient | /x | Noun |
| spotty | /x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective |
| aperiodic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective |
| discontinuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nonrecurring | xx/x | Adjective |
| uncommon | x/x | Adjective |
| isolated | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| inconstant | x/x | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| unequal | x/x | Adjective |
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective |
| unstable | x/x | Adjective |
| offbeat | // | Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| choppy | /x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| asynchronous | //xx | Adjective |
| unanticipated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| impermanent | x/xx | Adjective |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective |
| unscheduled | x/x | Adjective |
| imprecise | /xx | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| unwonted | xxx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| nonlinear | x/xx | Noun |
| disjointed | x/x | Adjective |
| supplemental | xx/x | Noun |
| staggered | /x | Verb |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective |
| unsupervised | x/xx | Adjective |
| unaccustomed | xx/x | Adjective |
| spontaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| swirling | /x | Verb |
| punctuated | /xxx | Verb |
| sniping | /x | Verb |
| stirring | /x | Verb |
| skipping | /x | Verb |
| grumbling | /xx | Verb |
| popping | /x | Verb |
| shaking | /x | Verb, Noun |
| snapping | /x | Verb |
| choking | /x | Verb |
| visits | /x | Verb, Noun |
| flurries | /x | Noun |
| lapses | /x | Noun |
| prompting | /x | Verb |
| trimming | /x | Verb |
| muttering | /xx | Verb |
| glimpses | /x | Noun |
| forays | /x | Noun |
| whipping | /x | Verb |
| scraping | /x | Verb |
| mixing | /x | Verb |
| wiping | /x | Verb |
| assist | x/ | Verb |
| buzzing | /x | Verb |
| aching | /x | Verb |
| stealing | /x | Verb |
| blocking | /x | Verb |
| snoring | /x | Verb |
| biting | /x | Verb |
| bouts | / | Noun |
| outbursts | /x | Noun |
| flourish | /x | Verb |
| relapses | x/x | Noun |
| flashes | /x | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun |
| spurts | / | Noun |
| vomiting | /xx | Noun |
| weekends | /x | Noun |
| bursts | / | Noun |
| gusts | / | Noun |
| outbreaks | /x | Noun |
| showers | /x | Noun |
| excursions | x/x | Noun |
| setbacks | /x | Noun |
| interruptions | xx/x | Noun |
| updating | x/x | Verb |
| frosts | / | Noun |
| hitting | /x | Verb |
| shifting | /x | Verb |
| swelling | /x | Verb |
| skirmishes | /xx | Noun |
| visitor | /xx | Noun |
| calls | / | Verb |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carriage | /x | Noun |
| causal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cigarette | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| circumstantial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| coincidental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| complimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| contingent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| customized | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| discretionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| earliest | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| few | / | Noun |
| fortnightly | /xx | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| improvised | /xx | Adjective |
| indefinite | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| libelous | /xx | Adjective |
| marginal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| numerous | /xx | Adjective |
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun |
| opportunistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| provisional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| publicised | /xx | Adjective |
| publicized | /xx | Adjective |
| punctual | /xx | Adjective |
| rare | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| reprinted | x/x | Adjective |
| respite | /x | Noun, Verb |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| seasonal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sometimes | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| special | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| thematic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| timely | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
