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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rhythmic | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| percussion | x/x | Noun |
| rhythmical | /xx | Adjective |
| melodic | x/x | Adjective |
| syncopated | /xxx | Adjective |
| propulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| staccato | x/x | Noun |
| orchestral | x/x | Adjective |
| jazzy | /x | Name |
| thunderous | /xx | Adjective |
| drumming | /x | Noun |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| synth | / | Noun |
| sonorous | /xx | Adjective |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| thundering | /xx | Noun |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| vibratory | /xxx | Adjective |
| metallic | x/x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| pulsatile | /xx | Noun |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| scratchy | /x | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective |
| striking | /x | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| convulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| juicy | /x | Noun |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| abrasive | x/x | Noun |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| punched out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| brutish | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| pulsed | / | Adjective |
| pelted | /x | Verb |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| stinging | /x | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Noun |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| petrous | xx | Adjective |
| grainy | /x | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| suffering | /xx | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| tumultuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| stormy | /x | Adjective |
| penetrative | /xxx | Adjective |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective |
| bumpy | /x | Adjective |
| resounding | x/x | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| gusty | /x | Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| punctate | /x | Noun |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective |
| sublimation | x//x | Noun |
| drilling | /x | Noun |
| flaking | /x | Noun |
| accompaniment | x/xx | Noun |
| welding | /x | Noun |
| sounds | / | Noun |
| beat | / | Noun |
| rhythms | /x | Noun |
| chords | / | Noun |
| instruments | /xx | Noun |
| accents | /x | Noun |
| hammer | /x | Noun |
| noise | / | Noun |
| ventilation | xx/x | Noun |
| playing | /x | Noun |
| textures | /x | Noun |
| blows | / | Noun |
| piano | x/x | Noun |
| strokes | / | Noun |
| music | /x | Noun |
| note | / | Noun |
| tools | / | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| touch | / | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| quality | /xx | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| effects | x/ | Noun |
| movements | /x | Noun |
| score | / | Noun |
| force | / | Noun |
| technique | x/ | Noun |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| element | /xx | Noun |
| wave | / | Noun |
| patterns | /x | Noun |
| chiming | /x | Noun |
| chordal | /x | Adjective |
| choreographic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| comedic | x/x | Adjective |
| contrapuntal | x//x | Adjective |
| decorative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dissonant | /xx | Adjective |
| drafting | /x | Noun |
| impact | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| polyphonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| throbbing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
