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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pompous | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| ostentatious | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| showy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| kitsch | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| grandiose | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| overblown | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| tasteless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inflated | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| upstart | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| arty | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pontifical | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| in poor taste | x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| unpretentious | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| snobbish | /x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| snooty | /x | Noun |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| vapid | /x | Adjective |
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| presumptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| trashy | /x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| egotistical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| pretension | x/x | Noun |
| sanctimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| highbrow | /x | Noun |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cheesy | /x | Noun |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| solipsistic | x/xx | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| trite | / | Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| snobs | / | Noun |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| banal | x/ | Adjective |
| artsy | // | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| effete | x/ | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| elitist | x/x | Adjective |
| amateurish | /xxx | Adjective |
| corny | /x | Noun |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective |
| patronising | /xxx | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lame | / | Noun |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| obsequious | x/xx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| posh | / | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| unsophisticated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| childish | /x | Adjective |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| pedantic | x/x | Adjective |
| affected | x/x | Verb |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| puffy | /x | Adjective |
| ornate | x/ | Adjective |
| uppity | /xx | Noun |
| stuck up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| bravura | x/x | Noun |
| prude | / | Noun |
| narcissistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| puffed up | /x | Phrase, Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| prissy | /x | Noun |
| overweening | xx/x | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| fancy | /x | Noun |
| proud | / | Adjective |
| tricked out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| pharisaic | /xxx | Name |
| consequential | xx/x | Adjective |
| envious | /xx | Adjective |
| drivel | /x | Noun |
| sham | / | Noun |
| humbug | /x | Noun |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun |
| gentility | x/xx | Noun |
| crap | / | Noun |
| vulgarity | x/xx | Noun |
| affectation | xx/x | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| pedantry | /xx | Noun |
| mediocrity | xx/xx | Noun |
| rubbish | /x | Noun |
| bores | / | Noun |
| intellectualism | xxx/xxx | Noun |
| posturing | /xx | Noun |
| airs | / | Noun |
| jargon | /x | Noun |
| mansions | /x | Noun |
| snobbery | /xx | Noun |
| synonym | /xx | Noun |
| mannerisms | /xxx | Noun |
| fools | / | Noun |
| villas | /x | Noun |
| facades | x/ | Noun |
| residences | /xxx | Noun |
| sounding | /x | Verb |
| idiot | /xx | Noun |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| title | /x | Noun |
| dwellings | /x | Noun |
| solemnity | x/xx | Noun |
| edifices | /xxx | Noun |
| trash | / | Noun |
| claims | / | Noun |
| hypocrisy | x/xx | Noun |
| ignorance | /xx | Noun |
| obscurity | x/xx | Noun |
| arrogance | /xx | Noun |
| chatter | /x | Noun |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| atom | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| bruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| caricatures | x/xx | Verb |
| chimera | x/x | Noun |
| cocky | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conceivable | x/xx | Adjective |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fashioned | /x | Adjective |
| grander | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| handsomest | /xx | Adjective |
| hybrid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inelegant | x/xx | Adjective |
| lofty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| quaint | / | Adjective, Noun |
| surmise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| tasteful | /x | Adjective |
| unassuming | xx/x | Adjective |
| uninspired | xx/x | Adjective |
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
