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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| frank | / | Adverb, Name, Adjective, Verb |
| candid | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| outspoken | //x | Verb, Adjective |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Adjective, Name, Verb |
| downright | /x | Adjective |
| plump | / | Adjective |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| straight | / | Adjective |
| plain as day | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| freely | /x | Adverb |
| plain | / | Noun |
| up and down | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| monosyllabic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| aloud | x/ | Adverb |
| stated | /x | Verb |
| vocal | /x | Adjective |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| outright | // | Adjective |
| terse | / | Noun |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| pronounced | x/ | Adjective |
| tongued | / | Adjective |
| declared | x/ | Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective |
| expressive | x/x | Adjective |
| positive | /xx | Adjective |
| periphrastic | x//x | Adjective |
| blank | / | Noun |
| imperative | x/xx | Noun |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective |
| clipped | / | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| monotonic | /x/x | Adjective |
| articulate | x/xx | Adjective |
| offhand | // | Noun |
| in earnest | x/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| fronted | /x | Adjective |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| canonical | x/xx | Adjective |
| in the raw | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| shrilly | /x | Adverb |
| summary | /xx | Noun |
| pure | / | Adjective |
| firsthand | x/ | Noun |
| avowed | x/ | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| breezy | /x | Noun |
| right as rain | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| interlocutory | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| genteel | x/ | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| headlong | /x | Noun |
| tabulated | /xxx | Verb |
| rectilinear | /x/xx | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| man | / | Noun |
| woman | /x | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| way | / | Noun |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| approachable | x/xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| bald | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| brash | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| brusque | / | Adjective, Verb |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| nonsense | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| spoken | /x | Adjective |
| tactless | /x | Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
