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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| redundant | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun | 
| surplus | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| spare | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| worthless | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| supernumerary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| pointless | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| wasted | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| unneeded | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| extraneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| useless | /x | Adjective | 
| inessential | xx/x | Adjective | 
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective | 
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| irksome | /x | Adjective | 
| dispensable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| wasteful | /x | Adjective | 
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective | 
| excessive | x/x | Adjective | 
| incongruous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| trivial | /xx | Adjective | 
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| tedious | /xx | Adjective | 
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective | 
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| absurd | x/ | Adjective | 
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective | 
| inane | x/ | Noun | 
| silly | /x | Adjective | 
| obtrusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective | 
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective | 
| valueless | /xx | Adjective | 
| overkill | /xx | Noun | 
| nonessential | xx/x | Adjective | 
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective | 
| obsolete | xx/ | Adjective | 
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| spurious | /xx | Adjective | 
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective | 
| duplicative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb | 
| unseemly | x/x | Adjective | 
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective | 
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective | 
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| inelegant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| necessary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| needless | /x | Adjective | 
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective | 
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective | 
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| banal | x/ | Adjective | 
| annoying | x/x | Adjective | 
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective | 
| insipid | x/x | Adjective | 
| purposeless | /xx | Adjective | 
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| extravagant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective | 
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| senseless | /x | Adjective | 
| nicety | /xx | Noun | 
| unintelligible | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| onerous | /xx | Adjective | 
| affectation | xx/x | Noun | 
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective | 
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective | 
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective | 
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| tautological | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| indispensable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| ostentatious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective | 
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| inapplicable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| essential | x/x | Adjective | 
| implausible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb | 
| unwise | x/ | Adjective | 
| overly | /xx | Adverb | 
| undue | x/ | Adjective | 
| slack | / | Noun | 
| exorbitant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| profuse | x/ | Adjective | 
| lavish | /x | Adjective | 
| overmuch | /x/ | Adjective | 
| inordinate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| extreme | x/ | Adjective | 
| refutation | xx/x | Verb | 
| verbiage | /xx | Noun | 
| humours | /x | Noun | 
| humors | /x | Noun | 
| commas | /x | Noun | 
| wretchedness | /xx | Noun | 
| encumbrance | x/x | Noun | 
| ballast | /x | Noun | 
| ornaments | /xx | Noun | 
| luxuries | /xx | Noun | 
| ornamentation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| baggage | /x | Noun | 
| ounce | / | Noun | 
| embellishments | x/xx | Noun | 
| moiety | /x | Noun | 
| parentheses | x/xx | Noun | 
| appendages | x/xx | Noun | 
| adornment | x/x | Noun | 
| moisture | /x | Noun | 
| opulence | /xx | Noun | 
| flourishes | /xx | Noun | 
| civility | x/xx | Noun | 
| flesh | / | Noun | 
| deleted | x/x | Verb | 
| padding | /x | Noun | 
| apparel | x/x | Noun | 
| synonym | /xx | Noun | 
| cares | / | Noun | 
| precaution | x/x | Noun | 
| adjectives | /xx | Noun | 
| suns | / | Noun | 
| wealth | / | Noun | 
| decoration | xx/x | Noun | 
| abundant | x/x | Adjective | 
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| bayou | /x | Noun | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| expendable | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| fruitless | /x | Adjective | 
| futile | /x | Adjective | 
| hitherto | /x/ | Adverb | 
| keep | / | Verb, Noun | 
| less | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| loch | / | Noun | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| motionless | /xx | Adjective | 
| need | / | Verb, Noun | 
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective | 
| papilla | x/x | Noun | 
| pueblo | /x | Noun | 
| rejects | x/ | Verb | 
| respond | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| river | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sort | / | Noun, Verb | 
| specious | /x | Adjective | 
| stream | / | Noun, Verb | 
| syllable | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| thoreau | x/ | Name | 
| town | / | Noun | 
| township | /x | Noun | 
| unavailable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| uncalled | x/ | Adjective | 
| unfounded | x/x | Adjective | 
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective | 
| vain | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| vessel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| village | /x | Noun | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
