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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| provoking | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inflammatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| charged | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| stimulating | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| rousing | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sexy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| seditious | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| agitating | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| titillating | /xxx | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective |
| iconoclastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| playful | /x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| raunchy | /x | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| bold | / | Adjective |
| beguiling | x/x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| tantalizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| sensuous | /xx | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| lewd | / | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| sensual | /xx | Adjective |
| salacious | x/x | Adjective |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| transgressive | x/x | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| instructive | x/x | Adjective |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| informative | x/xx | Adjective |
| bawdy | /x | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| hilarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective |
| offbeat | // | Noun |
| provocation | xx/x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| riveting | /xx | Noun |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| colorful | /xx | Adjective |
| erotic | x/x | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| groundbreaking | /xx | Verb |
| sensational | x/xx | Adjective |
| dazzling | /xx | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| whimsical | /xx | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| flirtatious | x/x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| engaging | x/x | Verb |
| engrossing | x/x | Noun |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| persuasive | x/x | Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Noun |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| inspirational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| tasteful | /x | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| fanciful | /xx | Adjective |
| saucy | /x | Adjective |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| zany | /x | Noun |
| impactful | x/x | Noun |
| candid | /x | Adjective |
| profane | x/ | Noun |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| surrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| lurid | /x | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| lascivious | x/xx | Adjective |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| darkly | /x | Adverb |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| galling | /x | Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| invidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| hurtful | /x | Adjective |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| vexatious | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonized | x/xx | Verb |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| detestable | x/xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| deprecating | /xxx | Noun |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| toxic | /x | Adjective |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| degrading | x/x | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| repellent | x/x | Noun |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| alienating | /xxxx | Verb |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| discography | x/xx | Noun |
| pose | / | Verb |
| subtitle | /xx | Noun |
| maneuvers | x/x | Noun |
| headline | /x | Noun |
| slogans | /x | Noun |
| essay | x/ | Noun |
| reinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| construed | x/ | Verb |
| testing | /x | Noun |
| manoeuvres | x/ | Noun |
| accusation | xx/x | Noun |
| affirmations | xx/x | Noun |
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| antidote | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| breakage | /x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| contributor | x/xx | Noun |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| equivocal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| flashy | /x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| incitement | x/x | Noun |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| infliction | x/x | Noun |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| irritant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| luxury | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| prescient | /xx | Adjective |
| preventive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| salty | /x | Adjective |
| sending | /x | Noun |
| source | / | Noun, Verb |
| stimulant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| stimulus | /xx | Noun |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| troublemaker | /xxx | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
