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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| musing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contemplative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| pondering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| thoughtful | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| meditative | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| pensive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| reflective | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| brooding | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| introspective | xx/x | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| elegiac | /xxx | Noun |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| ruminations | xx/x | Noun |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| languorous | /xx | Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| languid | /x | Adjective |
| impressionistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unhurried | x/x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| lyrical | /xx | Adjective |
| discursive | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| explorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| meandering | x/xx | Noun |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| soulful | /x | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| autobiographical | xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| tuneful | /x | Adjective |
| aimless | /x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| melodic | x/x | Adjective |
| solipsistic | x/xx | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| mellow | /x | Adjective |
| ambling | /xx | Verb |
| lilting | /x | Noun |
| manic | /x | Noun |
| rueful | /x | Adjective |
| dreamlike | /x | Adjective |
| unsentimental | xxx/x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| propulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| dreamy | /x | Adjective |
| leisurely | /xx | Adjective |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| interrogative | xx/xx | Noun |
| ruminant | /xx | Noun |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| studious | /xx | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| reminiscent | xx/x | Noun |
| prayerful | /x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| redolent | /xx | Noun |
| cuddly | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective |
| slothful | /x | Adjective |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective |
| quavering | /xx | Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| rummy | /x | Noun |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| restful | /x | Adjective |
| lumbering | /xx | Noun |
| caring | /x | Verb |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| drowsy | /x | Adjective |
| vomiting | /xx | Noun |
| coping | /x | Noun |
| worry | /x | Noun |
| thoughts | / | Noun |
| preoccupation | xxx/x | Noun |
| thinking | /x | Noun |
| pause | / | Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| essays | x/ | Noun |
| tendencies | /xx | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| responses | x/x | Noun |
| quality | /xx | Noun |
| behavior | x/x | Noun |
| fashion | /x | Noun |
| mind | / | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| processes | /xx | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| states | / | Noun |
| eyes | / | Noun |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| careless | /x | Adjective |
| egocentric | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| pitying | /xx | Noun |
| preoccupied | x/xx | Adjective |
| puzzled | /x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| unemotional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
