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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| contrite | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| penitent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| repentant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| quizzical | /xx | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| regretful | x/x | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| bemused | x/ | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| gleeful | /x | Adjective |
| wryly | /x | Adverb |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| cynical | /xx | Adjective |
| grimace | /x | Noun |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective |
| chuckle | /x | Noun |
| tearful | /x | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| incredulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| blithe | / | Name |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| glib | / | Noun |
| glum | / | Noun |
| sneer | / | Noun |
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| smirk | / | Noun |
| pitying | /xx | Noun |
| ingenuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| exasperated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exultant | x/x | Adjective |
| grudging | /x | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| querulous | /xx | Adjective |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| bewilderment | x/xx | Noun |
| bafflement | /xx | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| pained | / | Verb |
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective |
| fatalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| teary | /x | Adjective |
| bittersweet | /xx | Noun |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| triumphant | x/x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| maudlin | /x | Noun |
| darkly | /x | Adverb |
| lighthearted | /xx | Adjective |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| guffaw | x/ | Noun |
| dryly | /x | Adverb |
| joyous | /x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| cheeky | /x | Adjective |
| crestfallen | /xx | Adjective |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| weepy | /x | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| facetious | x/x | Adjective |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective |
| comical | /xx | Adjective |
| shake | / | Noun |
| countenances | /xxx | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| shrug | / | Noun |
| throes | / | Noun |
| laugh | / | Noun |
| visage | /x | Noun |
| amusement | x/x | Noun |
| snort | / | Noun |
| parting | /x | Noun |
| apology | x/xx | Noun |
| sigh | / | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| glances | /x | Noun |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| acknowledgment | x/xx | Noun |
| nostalgia | x/x | Noun |
| nod | / | Noun |
| admission | x/x | Noun |
| humor | /x | Noun |
| admiration | xx/x | Noun |
| laughter | /x | Noun |
| humour | /x | Noun |
| twist | / | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| amazement | x/x | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| assent | x/ | Noun |
| amused | x/ | Adjective |
| deprecating | /xxx | Adjective |
| mocking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pleased | / | Adjective |
| puzzled | /x | Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
