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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| close | / | Adjective |
| reclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| secret | /x | Noun |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| unaccountable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| insular | /xx | Name |
| ruthless | /x | Adjective |
| furtive | /x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| secrecy | /xx | Noun |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| conspiratorial | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| stealthy | /x | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| esoteric | xx/x | Adjective |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| paranoid | /xx | Noun |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| gossipy | /xx | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| controversial | xx/x | Adjective |
| nosy | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| cloistered | /x | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| undemocratic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| secluded | x/x | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| eccentric | x/x | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| inconspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| confidential | xx/x | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| obsessive | x/x | Adjective |
| notoriously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| transparent | x/x | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| mystical | /xx | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| cruel | /x | Adjective |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| covert | /x | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| tyrannical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| byzantine | /xx | Name |
| hermetic | x/x | Name |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| discreet | x/ | Adjective |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective |
| clingy | /x | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| snug | / | Noun |
| sweaty | /x | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| personal | /xx | Adjective |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| mousy | /x | Noun |
| intuitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| hide | / | Verb, Noun |
| cloaked | / | Adjective |
| jealous | /x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| leery | /x | Adjective |
| reserved | x/ | Verb |
| squeamish | /x | Adjective |
| scorpio | /xx | Name |
| sly | / | Adverb |
| wink | / | Noun |
| whispers | /x | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| withdrawn | x/ | Verb |
| habits | /x | Noun |
| eating | /x | Noun |
| glances | /x | Noun |
| snake | / | Noun |
| sect | / | Noun |
| bird | / | Noun |
| dealings | /x | Noun |
| nature | /x | Noun |
| bunch | / | Noun |
| grin | / | Noun |
| drinking | /x | Noun |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| creatures | /x | Noun |
| diplomacy | x/xx | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| organisation | xxx/x | Noun |
| streak | / | Noun |
| instinct | /x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| lifestyle | /x | Noun |
| deals | / | Noun |
| fishes | /x | Noun |
| bureaucracy | x/xx | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun |
| organization | xxx/x | Noun |
| negotiations | xxx/x | Noun |
| asocial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| classified | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| detective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| extroverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| gossip | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gregarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| heaven | /x | Noun, Verb |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| hush | / | Noun, Verb |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incognito | xx/x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| lethargic | x/x | Adjective |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| plan | / | Noun, Verb |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| sealed | / | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| silent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| snob | / | Noun |
| sociable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| spy | / | Noun, Verb |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| tales | / | Noun |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| underground | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| unobtrusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| watertight | /xx | Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
