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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| depict | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| impersonate | x/xx | Verb, Verb |
| present | /x | Verb, Verb |
| characterize | /xxx | Verb |
| represent | xx/ | Verb |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| personify | x/xx | Verb |
| juxtapose | xx/ | Verb |
| embody | x/x | Verb |
| portrayal | x/x | Noun |
| evoke | x/ | Verb |
| dramatize | /xx | Verb |
| characterise | xxx/x | Verb |
| emulate | /xx | Verb |
| equate | x/ | Verb |
| illustrate | /xx | Verb |
| exemplify | x/xx | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| accentuate | x/xx | Verb |
| relate | x/ | Verb |
| identify | x/xx | Verb |
| recreate | /xx | Verb |
| create | x/ | Verb |
| mimic | /x | Noun |
| allude | x/ | Verb |
| narrate | /x | Verb |
| typify | /xx | Verb |
| capture | /x | Noun |
| encapsulate | x/xx | Verb |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| emphasize | /xx | Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| imitate | /xx | Verb |
| promote | x/ | Verb |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| imply | x/ | Verb |
| replicate | /xx | Noun |
| humanize | /xx | Verb |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| imbue | x/ | Verb |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| distinguish | x/x | Verb |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| convince | x/ | Verb |
| demonize | /xx | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| interpret | x/x | Verb |
| recast | x/ | Verb |
| persuade | x/ | Verb |
| conjure | /x | Verb |
| define | x/ | Verb |
| showcase | /x | Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| fabricate | /xx | Verb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| employ | x/ | Verb |
| glorify | /xx | Verb |
| superimpose | xxx/ | Verb |
| orchestrate | /xx | Verb |
| encompass | x/x | Verb |
| produce | x/ | Verb |
| contextualize | x/xxx | Verb |
| incite | x/ | Verb |
| perceive | x/ | Verb |
| compose | x/ | Verb |
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb |
| deconstruct | xx/ | Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| reconcile | /xx | Verb |
| visualize | /xx | Verb |
| recognize | /xx | Verb |
| symbolize | /xx | Verb |
| resemble | x/x | Verb |
| simulate | /xx | Verb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| conceal | x/ | Verb |
| lampoon | x/ | Noun |
| picturing | /xx | Verb |
| envision | x/x | Verb |
| disassociate | xx/xx | Verb |
| transform | x/ | Verb |
| exonerate | x/xx | Verb |
| perpetuate | x/xx | Verb |
| vindicate | /xx | Verb |
| romanticize | x/xx | Verb |
| utilize | /xx | Verb |
| implicate | /xx | Verb |
| incorporate | x/xx | Verb |
| distort | x/ | Verb |
| induce | x/ | Verb |
| introduce | xx/ | Verb |
| refer | x/ | Verb |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| reconstruct | xx/ | Verb |
| reinterpret | xx/x | Verb |
| attempting | x/x | Verb |
| teach | / | Verb |
| liken | /x | Verb |
| categorize | /xxx | Verb |
| differentiate | xx/xx | Verb |
| conceptualize | x/xx | Verb |
| invoke | x/ | Verb |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| marginalize | /xxx | Verb |
| denounce | x/ | Verb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb |
| reframe | xx | Verb |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| indicate | /xx | Verb |
| motivate | /xx | Verb |
| malign | x/ | Adjective |
| remind | x/ | Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| condemn | x/ | Verb |
| embrace | x/ | Noun |
| populate | /xx | Verb |
| embellish | x/x | Verb |
| strive | / | Verb |
| adorn | x/ | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| decry | x/ | Verb |
| render | /x | Verb |
| epitomize | x/xx | Verb |
| defame | x/ | Verb |
| correlate | /xx | Noun |
| objectify | x/xx | Verb |
| communicate | x/xx | Verb |
| reenact | xx/ | Verb |
| entice | x/ | Verb |
| speak | / | Verb |
| instigate | /xx | Verb |
| deduce | x/ | Verb |
| paint | / | Noun |
| delineate | x/xx | Verb |
| idealize | x/x | Verb |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| personalize | /xxx | Verb |
| image | /x | Noun |
| make | / | Verb |
| have | / | Verb |
| sculpture | /x | Noun |
| brush up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| table | /x | Noun |
| silhouette | xx/ | Noun |
| draw | / | Verb |
| color | /x | Noun |
| utilitarian | xxx/xx | Verb |
| stereotypes | /xxx | Verb |
| realistically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| vividly | /xx | Adverb |
| graphically | /xx | Adverb |
| inaccurately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| accurately | /xxx | Adverb |
| gospels | /x | Noun |
| abstinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| acculturated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| actor | /x | Noun |
| adult | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| androgynous | x/xx | Adjective |
| biologically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| bisexual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| commend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| constitute | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| divorced | x/ | Adjective |
| enact | x/ | Verb |
| enslaved | x/ | Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| heterosexual | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hispanic | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| imagine | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| incarcerated | x/xxx | Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| lodge | / | Noun, Verb |
| married | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mature | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| monogamous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| photograph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| play | / | Verb, Noun |
| pose | / | Verb, Noun |
| pretend | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| shoot | / | Verb, Noun |
| show | / | Verb, Noun |
| submit | x/ | Verb |
| theater | /xx | Noun |
| trace | / | Noun, Verb |
| uncover | x/x | Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
