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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| stinging | /x | Adjective |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| tirade | x/ | Noun |
| searing | /x | Noun |
| satirical | x/xx | Adjective |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| withering | /xx | Noun |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| disparaging | x/xx | Adjective |
| rebuke | x/ | Noun |
| blistering | /xx | Noun |
| derisive | x/x | Adjective |
| caustic | /x | Noun |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| terse | / | Noun |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| critique | x/ | Noun |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| criticism | /xxx | Noun |
| vehement | /xx | Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| vitriolic | xx/x | Noun |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| mocking | /x | Verb |
| crass | / | Noun |
| riposte | x/ | Noun |
| unflattering | x/xx | Adjective |
| blunt | / | Name |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| shrill | / | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| revelatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| scurrilous | /xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| scorching | /x | Adjective |
| effusive | /xx | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| review | x/ | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun |
| thorough | /x | Adjective |
| impassioned | x/x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| sobering | /xx | Adjective |
| gleeful | /x | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| frank | / | Name |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| snell | / | Name |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| keen | / | Adjective |
| virulent | /xx | Adjective |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Noun |
| acrid | /x | Adjective |
| astringent | x/x | Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| bilious | /xx | Adjective |
| dour | /x | Noun |
| stabbing | /x | Noun |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective |
| savage | /x | Noun |
| drastic | /x | Adjective |
| scratchy | /x | Adjective |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| inveterate | x/xx | Adjective |
| arraignment | x/x | Noun |
| indictment | x/x | Noun |
| editorial | xx/xx | Noun |
| diatribe | /xx | Noun |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| satire | /xx | Noun |
| retort | /x | Noun |
| condemnations | xx/x | Noun |
| ridicule | /xx | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| contempt | x/ | Noun |
| rejoinder | x/x | Noun |
| agonizing | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| approving | x/x | Adjective |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| confess | x/ | Verb |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| degrading | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| doubt | / | Noun, Verb |
| drunkenness | /xx | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| qualms | / | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
