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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| contrapuntal | x//x | Adjective |
| strictest | /x | Adjective |
| contradistinction | /xx/x | Noun |
| counterargument | /x/xx | Noun |
| oppositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| countervailing | /xxx | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| parallelism | /xxxx | Noun |
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| countercurrent | /x/x | Noun |
| antitheses | x/xx | Noun |
| contradict | xx/ | Verb |
| contraries | /xx | Noun |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| antithetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| counterbalancing | /xxxx | Noun |
| dialectics | xx/x | Noun |
| dialectically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| juxtaposing | xx/x | Verb |
| opposing | x/x | Verb |
| contrastive | x/x | Adjective |
| dramatic irony | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| argumentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| dichotomy | x/xx | Noun |
| dualistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| countercyclical | /x/xx | Adjective |
| paradoxes | /xxx | Noun |
| polemics | x/x | Noun |
| critical thinking | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accompaniment | x/xx | Noun |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| adherence | x/x | Noun |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| analogies | x/xx | Noun |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| artistry | /xx | Noun |
| attendance | x/x | Noun |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| bare | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| causal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| chiaroscuro | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| choreography | xx/xx | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| comparability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| concealment | x/x | Noun |
| concordance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conformance | x/x | Noun |
| conformist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conformity | x/xx | Noun |
| congruity | x/xx | Noun |
| conservation | xx/x | Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| curfew | /x | Noun |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| determinist | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| discipline | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| ended | /x | Adjective |
| enforceable | x/xx | Adjective |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| epistolary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exegetical | /x/xx | Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| father | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| figuration | xx/x | Noun |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fugue | / | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fundamentalist | xx/xx | Noun |
| genuineness | /xxx | Noun |
| gluten | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harmonized | /xx | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| hawkish | /x | Adjective |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heightened | /x | Adjective |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hindus | /x | Verb |
| homogeneity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| homology | x/xx | Noun |
| hurried | /x | Adjective |
| imposed | x/ | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensified | x/xx | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| interplay | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| interrelation | xxx/x | Noun |
| intolerant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| invariable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| legislated | /xxx | Adjective |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| militant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mom | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| parent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pastiche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| police | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| polyphony | x/xx | Noun |
| precise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| prelude | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prescriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| punish | /x | Verb |
| purely | /x | Adverb |
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| range | / | Noun, Verb |
| resolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| restricted | x/x | Adjective |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| rule | / | Noun, Verb |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sharp | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| socratic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| spartan | /x | Name, Adjective |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stark | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| statutory | /xxx | Adjective |
| stern | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| syncopation | /xxx | Noun |
| taut | / | Adjective, Verb |
| teacher | /x | Noun |
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| thorough | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| tightened | /x | Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| toughened | /x | Adjective |
| tutorial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| unbiased | x/x | Adjective |
| uncompromising | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| unrestricted | xx/x | Adjective |
| unswerving | x/x | Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| yan | / | Name |
