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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| conscientious | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| unremitting | xx/x | Adjective |
| excruciating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| diligence | /xx | Noun |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| agonising | /xxx | Adjective |
| process | /x | Noun |
| unstinting | x/x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| effort | /x | Noun |
| deliberation | xxx/x | Noun |
| scrutinizing | /xxx | Verb |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| tireless | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| complicating | /xxx | Noun |
| labored | /x | Verb |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective |
| persevering | xx/x | Adjective |
| cataloguing | /xxx | Noun |
| preparation | xx/x | Noun |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective |
| herculean | x/xx | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| dissection | x/x | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ordeal | x/ | Noun |
| deconstruction | xx/x | Noun |
| unceasing | x/x | Adjective |
| skilful | /x | Adjective |
| prolonged | x/ | Adjective |
| refinement | x/x | Noun |
| obsessive | x/x | Adjective |
| concerted | x/x | Adjective |
| dogged | / | Adjective |
| wrangling | /xx | Noun |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| reworking | x/x | Noun |
| experimentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| bungling | /xx | Noun |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| piecemeal | /x | Adjective |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| blundering | /xx | Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| task | / | Noun |
| wearisome | /xx | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| frenzied | /x | Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective |
| narrow | /x | Adjective |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective |
| picky | /x | Adjective |
| demanding | x/x | Verb |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| punctual | /xx | Adjective |
| sweaty | /x | Adjective |
| nitty | /x | Noun |
| pedantic | x/x | Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective |
| finicky | /xx | Adjective |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective |
| elaborate | x/x | Adjective |
| watchful | /x | Adjective |
| caring | /x | Verb |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| ceremonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| puritanical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| scholastic | x/x | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| devoted | x/x | Verb |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| ticklish | /xx | Adjective |
| starch | / | Noun |
| infinite | /xx | Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb |
| result | x/ | Noun |
| much | / | Adjective |
| years | / | Noun |
| work | / | Noun |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| such | / | Adjective |
| proofreading | /xx | Noun |
| exactitude | x/xx | Noun |
| sifting | /x | Noun |
| slowness | /x | Noun |
| collation | x/x | Noun |
| workmanship | /xx | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| caution | /x | Noun, Verb |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| exertion | x/x | Noun |
| forethought | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| laboured | /x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| regret | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| relish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| tribulation | xx/x | Noun |
| trying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| unbiased | x/x | Adjective |
| unsystematic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| untiring | x/x | Adjective |
| uphill | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| worry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
