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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| epithet | /xx | Noun |
| connotation | xx/x | Noun |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective |
| slur | / | Noun |
| euphemistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| connotative | xx/x | Adjective |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective |
| misnomer | x/x | Noun |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| descriptor | x/x | Noun |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| term | / | Noun |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| endearment | x/x | Noun |
| terminology | xx/xx | Noun |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| stigmatizing | /xxx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| stereotype | /xxx | Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| propagandistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| moniker | /xx | Noun |
| racist | /x | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| sexist | /x | Noun |
| buzzword | /x | Noun |
| antonym | /xx | Noun |
| tautological | /x/xx | Adjective |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncharitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bigoted | /xx | Adjective |
| hyperbolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| misogynistic | /xxxx | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| overused | xx/ | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| expletive | /xx | Noun |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| misleading | x/x | Adjective |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Noun |
| deprecating | /xxx | Noun |
| mocking | /x | Verb |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| patronizing | /xxx | Noun |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective |
| squashing | /x | Verb |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| degrading | x/x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| displeasing | x/x | Adjective |
| scurvy | /x | Noun |
| maligned | x/ | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| injurious | x/xx | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| insolent | /xx | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inglorious | x/xx | Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| filthy | /x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| indelicate | x/xx | Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| pointed | /x | Verb |
| horrid | /x | Adjective |
| overtone | /xx | Noun |
| nickname | /x | Noun |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| nuance | /x | Noun |
| label | /x | Noun |
| appellation | xx/x | Noun |
| synonym | /xx | Noun |
| characterizations | xxxx/x | Noun |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| figurative | /xxx | Adjective |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| metaphorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unflattering | x/xx | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
