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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stringent | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| tight | / | Verb, Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigors | /x | Noun |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| rigours | // | Noun |
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective |
| rigid | /x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| empirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| scrutiny | /xx | Noun |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| quantitative | /xxx | Adjective |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| standardized | /xx | Adjective |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| pragmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| qualitative | /xxx | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| practical | /xx | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientious | xx/x | Adjective |
| formalistic | /x/x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| unrelenting | xx/x | Adjective |
| merciless | /xx | Adjective |
| expansive | x/x | Adjective |
| purposeful | /xx | Adjective |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| disciplined | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| analytical | xx/xx | Noun |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| continual | x/xx | Adjective |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| excruciatingly | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| competitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| efficient | x/x | Adjective |
| empiric | x/x | Noun |
| refined | x/ | Adjective |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective |
| scientific | xx/x | Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| punctilious | x/xx | Adjective |
| narrow | /x | Adjective |
| puritanical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ironclad | /xx | Noun |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| earnest | /x | Noun |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| ascetic | x/x | Noun |
| grievous | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| nice | / | Adjective |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| daring | /x | Adjective |
| starch | / | Noun |
| roughshod | // | Adverb |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| ceremonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| knotty | /x | Adjective |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective |
| nitty | /x | Noun |
| scholastic | x/x | Noun |
| picky | /x | Adjective |
| hardcover | /xx | Noun |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| heroic | x/x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| sparing | /x | Adjective |
| hardcore | // | Noun |
| brute | / | Noun |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| courageous | x/x | Adjective |
| virtuous | /xx | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| stiff | / | Adjective |
| strapping | /x | Noun |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| hardy | /x | Noun |
| devout | x/ | Adjective |
| zealous | /x | Adjective |
| ridged | / | Adjective |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| imprisonment | x/xx | Noun |
| austerities | x/xx | Noun |
| dieting | /xx | Noun |
| derivations | xx/x | Noun |
| fasts | / | Noun |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| formalization | /xxxx | Noun |
| penance | /x | Noun |
| censorship | /xx | Noun |
| inquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| proofs | / | Noun |
| exactitude | x/xx | Noun |
| subjected | x/x | Verb |
| methodology | xx/xx | Noun |
| adherence | x/x | Noun |
| testing | /x | Noun |
| interrogation | xxx/x | Noun |
| quantification | xxx/x | Noun |
| workout | /x | Noun |
| apprenticeship | x/xx | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| bayesian | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conventional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deductive | x/x | Adjective |
| econometric | xxx/x | Adjective |
| economical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| frugal | /x | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heuristic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| mathematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| neat | / | Adjective, Noun |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| probabilistic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| range | / | Noun, Verb |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| semiquantitative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| thrifty | /x | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
