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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| precious | /x | Adjective |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| fictive | /x | Adjective |
| pompous | /x | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| grandiose | xx/ | Adjective |
| ostensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| cute | / | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| ostentatious | xx/x | Adjective |
| arty | /x | Noun |
| fancied | /x | Verb |
| refined | x/ | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| airy | /x | Noun |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| prim | / | Noun |
| smart | / | Name |
| picky | /x | Adjective |
| unctuous | /x | Adjective |
| narrow | /x | Adjective |
| posh | / | Adjective |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| snobbish | /x | Adjective |
| rarefied | /xx | Adjective |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| disguised | x/ | Adjective |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| jealous | /x | Adjective |
| simulated | /xxx | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| affectionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| mincing | /x | Noun |
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| courtly | /x | Adjective |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| showy | /x | Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| flashy | /x | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| superior | x/xx | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| fond | / | Adjective |
| petit | /x | Noun |
| selective | x/x | Adjective |
| finicky | /xx | Adjective |
| starchy | /x | Noun |
| plush | / | Noun |
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| princely | /x | Adjective |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| starched | / | Adjective |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| quaint | / | Adjective |
| assuming | x/x | Verb |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| brag | / | Noun |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| protective | x/x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
