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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| tenacious | x/x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| garrulous | /xx | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| gregarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| rambunctious | x/x | Adjective |
| vivacious | x/x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| indomitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| iconoclastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unflappable | x/xx | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| voluble | /xx | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| ebullient | x/x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| unapologetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| sagacious | //x | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| irrepressible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| headstrong | /x | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| swaggering | /xx | Verb |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| charismatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| gutsy | // | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| indefatigable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| sassy | /x | Noun |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| unyielding | x/x | Adjective |
| implacable | x/xx | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| scrappy | /x | Adjective |
| bristly | /x | Adjective |
| warlike | /x | Adjective |
| litigious | x/x | Adjective |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| wolfish | /x | Adjective |
| virulent | /xx | Adjective |
| ruffian | x/x | Noun |
| spiky | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| rapacious | x/x | Adjective |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| bilious | /xx | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inveterate | x/xx | Adjective |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective |
| physical | /xx | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| peppery | /xx | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| savage | /x | Noun |
| bodyguards | /xx | Noun |
| irishman | /xx | Name |
| chin | / | Noun |
| jaw | / | Noun |
| propensities | x/xx | Noun |
| temperament | /xx | Noun |
| instincts | /x | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| nose | / | Noun |
| streak | / | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| stance | / | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun |
| editor | /xx | Noun |
| personality | xx/xx | Noun |
| politician | xx/x | Noun |
| spirit | /x | Noun |
| face | / | Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun |
| birds | / | Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| lawyer | /x | Noun |
| critic | /x | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| tendencies | /xx | Noun |
| likeable | /xx | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| personable | /xxx | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sociable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
