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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| unapproachable | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| offish | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| distrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| mistrustful | x/x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| snooty | /x | Noun |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| reclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| talkative | /xx | Adjective |
| cocky | /x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| snobbish | /x | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| dismissive | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| flirtatious | x/x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| chummy | /x | Noun |
| nonchalant | xx/ | Adjective |
| judgmental | x/x | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| polite | x/ | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| disinterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| uninterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| chatty | /x | Noun |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| boorish | /x | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| antisocial | xx/x | Adjective |
| likable | /xx | Adjective |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| secretive | /xx | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| tactless | /x | Adjective |
| friendly | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| unfeeling | x/x | Adjective |
| apologetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| demure | x/ | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| sympathetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| extroverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| cordial | /x | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| clingy | /x | Adjective |
| temperamental | xx/x | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| overbearing | /x/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Verb |
| annoyed | x/ | Verb |
| impolite | xxx | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| likeable | /xx | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| cold | / | Noun |
| frosty | /x | Noun |
| alienated | /xxxx | Verb |
| disaffected | xx/x | Adjective |
| chilly | /x | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| unresponsive | xx/x | Adjective |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| frigid | /x | Adjective |
| inhospitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| inimical | x/xx | Adjective |
| out of touch | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective |
| lonesome | /x | Noun |
| offhand | // | Noun |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| glacial | /x | Noun |
| alien | /xx | Noun |
| hardened | /x | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| ungracious | x/x | Adjective |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| refractory | x/xx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| deaf | / | Noun |
| brassy | /x | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| behavior | x/x | Noun |
| way | / | Noun |
| seemed | / | Verb |
| being | /x | Verb |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bossy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| deferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| effacing | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| relaxed | x/ | Adjective |
| submissive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
