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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shaded | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| suspect | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| suspicious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| queer | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| disreputable | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| fishy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| untrustworthy | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| shadowed | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| nefarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| dodgy | /x | Adjective |
| unsavory | x/xx | Adjective |
| seedy | /x | Adjective |
| unscrupulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| murky | /x | Adjective |
| shifty | /x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| underhanded | /x/x | Adjective |
| slimy | /x | Noun |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unethical | x/xx | Adjective |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| sneaky | /x | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| conniving | x/x | Noun |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| grassy | /x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| leafy | /x | Adjective |
| cool | / | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective |
| rocky | /x | Name |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| secluded | x/x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fraudulent | /xx | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective |
| lucrative | /xx | Adjective |
| strange | / | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| venal | /x | Adjective |
| shoddy | /x | Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective |
| filthy | /x | Adjective |
| bogus | /x | Adjective |
| dicey | /x | Name |
| sunny | /x | Adjective |
| dealings | /x | Noun |
| incestuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective |
| picturesque | /xx | Adjective |
| swampy | /x | Adjective |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective |
| tawdry | /x | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Noun |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| weedy | /x | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| legit | /x | Noun |
| collusive | x/x | Adjective |
| lush | / | Adjective |
| insidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| salubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| exploitative | x/xx | Adjective |
| manipulative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| spooky | /x | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| verdant | /x | Adjective |
| grimy | /x | Adjective |
| sheltered | /x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| predatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| trashy | /x | Adjective |
| overgrown | xx/ | Adjective |
| dusky | /x | Noun |
| shrouded | /x | Adjective |
| replete | x/ | Adverb |
| cloudy | /x | Noun |
| thick | / | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| hazy | /x | Adjective |
| shelly | /x | Name |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| mousy | /x | Noun |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| gray | / | Noun |
| variegated | /xxx | Adjective |
| misty | /x | Noun |
| shrubby | /x | Adjective |
| blotchy | /x | Adjective |
| patchy | /x | Adjective |
| bushy | /x | Noun |
| swarthy | /x | Adjective |
| mayst | / | Noun |
| bowers | /x | Noun |
| nooks | / | Noun |
| roadsides | /x | Noun |
| rill | / | Noun |
| grove | / | Noun |
| glens | / | Noun |
| understory | /xxx | Noun |
| verandas | x/x | Noun |
| arbor | /x | Name |
| deals | / | Noun |
| stealth | / | Noun |
| glades | / | Noun |
| patios | /xx | Noun |
| vales | / | Noun |
| lanes | / | Noun |
| borderline | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| corpse | / | Noun, Verb |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| impaired | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| inaccessible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sequestered | x/x | Adjective |
| sunlit | /x | Adjective |
| terraced | /x | Adjective |
| unclear | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| wooded | /x | Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
