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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sham | / | Verb, Noun |
| affect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| act | / | Verb, Verb |
| feign | / | Verb, Verb |
| dissemble | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| play | / | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| unreal | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| wanted | /x | Verb |
| assumed | x/ | Verb |
| know | / | Verb |
| supposed | x/ | Verb |
| presume | x/ | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| dared | / | Verb |
| tell | / | Verb |
| lets | / | Verb |
| wanna | /x | Noun |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| argue | /x | Verb |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| admit | x/ | Verb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| bothered | /x | Verb |
| wish | / | Noun |
| think | / | Verb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| condescend | xx/ | Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb |
| hide | / | Noun |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| realize | /xx | Verb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| imitate | /xx | Verb |
| recognize | /xx | Verb |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| decided | x/x | Verb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| cannot | /x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| allowed | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| gotta | /x | Noun |
| remind | x/ | Verb |
| trying | /x | Verb |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| going | /x | Verb |
| talk | / | Noun |
| prefer | x/ | Verb |
| okay | x/ | Adjective |
| impersonate | x/xx | Verb |
| criticize | /xx | Verb |
| fool | / | Noun |
| seemed | / | Verb |
| encourage | x/x | Verb |
| gonna | /x | Noun |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| delude | x/ | Verb |
| swear | / | Verb |
| complain | x/ | Verb |
| guess | / | Noun |
| speak | / | Verb |
| tolerate | /xx | Verb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| hate | / | Noun |
| remember | x/x | Verb |
| mean | / | Noun |
| stop | / | Noun |
| need | / | Noun |
| persuaded | x/x | Verb |
| they | / | Verb |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| concede | x/ | Verb |
| demonize | /xx | Verb |
| brag | / | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb |
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb |
| mimic | /x | Noun |
| learn | / | Verb |
| wont | / | Adjective |
| profess | x/ | Verb |
| might | / | Noun |
| despise | x/ | Verb |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| shush | / | Noun |
| tend | / | Verb |
| prove | / | Verb |
| fake | / | Noun |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| nobody | /xx | Noun |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| indulge | x/ | Verb |
| sure | / | Adjective |
| reassure | xx/ | Verb |
| propose | x/ | Verb |
| teach | / | Verb |
| seek | / | Verb |
| suck | / | Noun |
| scoff | / | Noun |
| obliged | x/ | Verb |
| secretly | /xx | Adverb |
| could | / | Verb, Noun |
| would | / | Verb, Noun |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| assert | x/ | Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| ought | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| exaggerate | x/xx | Verb |
| claiming | /x | Verb |
| choose | / | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| exist | x/ | Verb |
| hoping | /x | Verb |
| invite | x/ | Verb |
| listen | /x | Verb |
| befriend | x/ | Verb |
| observe | x/ | Verb |
| really | /x | Adverb |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective |
| still | / | Adverb |
| loathe | / | Verb |
| proclaim | x/ | Verb |
| wait | / | Verb |
| imagine | x/x | Verb |
| purport | /x | Noun |
| fake it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| allege | x/ | Verb |
| make believe | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| put on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| belie | x/ | Verb |
| set up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| pose | / | Verb |
| postulate | /xx | Noun |
| make up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make | / | Verb |
| presuppose | xx/ | Verb |
| make like | // | Phrase, Verb |
| represent | xx/ | Verb |
| perform | x/ | Verb |
| fabricate | /xx | Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| invent | x/ | Verb |
| stake a claim | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| acclaim | x/ | Noun |
| affirm | x/ | Verb |
| dream up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| depose | x/ | Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| mime | / | Noun |
| protest | /x | Noun |
| infallibility | xxx/xx | Noun |
| omniscience | x/x | Noun |
| hypocrites | /xx | Noun |
| some | / | Adverb |
| joint | / | Adjective |
| disinterest | x/xx | Noun |
| effrontery | x/xx | Noun |
| abjure | // | Verb |
| impudence | x/x | Noun |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| appeared | x/ | Verb |
| arguable | /xxx | Adjective |
| aspire | x/ | Verb |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| camouflage | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| delusion | x/x | Noun |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| eligible | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| extroverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| fantasy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| forge | / | Verb, Noun |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| imaginary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| immoral | x/x | Adjective |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| mannerisms | /xxx | Noun |
| mouth | / | Noun, Verb |
| play possum | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| preface | /x | Noun, Verb |
| qualify | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| real | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ritualized | /xxx | Adjective |
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| scripted | /x | Adjective |
| sexualized | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| simulate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| sociable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| spoof | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| suggest | x/ | Verb |
| turn | / | Verb, Noun |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| waffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| your | / | |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
