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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wistful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| contemplative | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| musing | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| pondering | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| meditative | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| reflective | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| brooding | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| introspective | xx/x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| quizzical | /xx | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| glum | / | Noun |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| serene | x/ | Adjective |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| stolid | /x | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| dreamy | /x | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| impassive | x/x | Adjective |
| pained | / | Verb |
| inquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective |
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| prayerful | /x | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| expressive | x/x | Adjective |
| placid | /x | Adjective |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| tranquil | /x | Adjective |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| unhurried | x/x | Adjective |
| mellow | /x | Adjective |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| darkly | /x | Adverb |
| joyful | /x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| languorous | /xx | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| upbeat | /x | Adjective |
| expressionless | xxxx | Adjective |
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| candid | /x | Adjective |
| vivacious | x/x | Adjective |
| irresolute | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| childlike | /x | Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| restless | /x | Adjective |
| joyous | /x | Adjective |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| pouty | /x | Noun |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| sentimental | xx/x | Adjective |
| silent | /x | Adjective |
| lonesome | /x | Noun |
| jazzy | /x | Name |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| skeptical | /xx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| thick | / | Adjective |
| bluish | /x | Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| sepulchral | xxx | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| ruminant | /xx | Noun |
| piercing | /x | Noun |
| vertiginous | /xxx | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| sara | /x | Name |
| bosoms | /x | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| reverie | /xx | Noun |
| nymph | / | Noun |
| frown | / | Noun |
| languor | // | Noun |
| lay | / | Noun |
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun |
| nun | / | Noun |
| subdued | x/ | Verb |
| tread | / | Noun |
| bard | / | Noun |
| mien | / | Noun |
| brow | / | Noun |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun |
| smiles | / | Noun |
| sweetness | /x | Noun |
| stroll | / | Noun |
| meditations | xx/x | Noun |
| contemplation | xx/x | Noun |
| whistle | /x | Noun |
| softness | /x | Noun |
| chastened | /x | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| perplexed | x/ | Adjective |
| puzzled | /x | Adjective |
| rapt | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| saddened | /x | Verb |
| worried | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
