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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| uptight | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| tight | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| taut | / | Verb, Adjective, Verb |
| suspenseful | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| strain | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| jumpy | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| restive | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| isotonic | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| wired | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| electric | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Name |
| drawn | / | Name, Adjective |
| aroused | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| constricted | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| in suspense | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| pumped up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| wound up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| relaxed | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective |
| fraught | / | Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| tumultuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| thrilling | /x | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| unpleasantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| excruciatingly | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| fidgety | /xx | Adjective |
| twitchy | /x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| gripping | /x | Verb |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| claustrophobic | xx/x | Adjective |
| panicky | /xx | Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| palpably | /xx | Adverb |
| strangely | /x | Adverb |
| shaky | /x | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| hectic | /x | Adjective |
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| stormy | /x | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| ominous | /xx | Adjective |
| precarious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| frenzied | /x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| pensive | /x | Adjective |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| antsy | /x | Adjective |
| calm | / | Noun |
| unnaturally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| glum | / | Noun |
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| mildly | /x | Adverb |
| surreal | x/ | Adjective |
| stative | xx | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| weirdly | /x | Adverb |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| portentous | x/x | Adjective |
| furious | /xx | Adjective |
| present tense | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| verb | / | Noun |
| countable | /xx | Adjective |
| imperative | x/xx | Noun |
| form | / | Noun |
| subjunctive | /xx | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| mode | / | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| modal | /x | Adjective |
| incipient | x/xx | Adjective |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| infinitive | x/xx | Noun |
| injunctive | x/x | Noun |
| progressive | x/x | Adjective |
| voice | / | Noun |
| state | / | Noun |
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective |
| passive | /x | Adjective |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective |
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective |
| genitive | /xx | Noun |
| morpheme | /x | Noun |
| ascites | xx | Noun |
| bullae | /x | Noun |
| affix | /x | Noun |
| copula | /xx | Noun |
| suffix | /x | Noun |
| marker | /x | Noun |
| crouch | / | Noun |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun |
| blisters | /x | Noun |
| watchfulness | /xx | Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| vowels | /x | Noun |
| hush | / | Noun |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| expectancy | x/xx | Noun |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| muscle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stillness | /x | Noun |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| tiredness | /xx | Noun |
| whisper | /x | Noun |
| quiet | /x | Noun |
| conjugation | xx/x | Noun |
| switching | /x | Noun |
| prefix | /x | Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adjective | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| aorist | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| at ease | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| breathless | /x | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| changed | / | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| crick | / | Noun, Verb |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| decompress | xx/ | Verb |
| deteriorating | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| disordered | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| eager | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| future tense | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| happier | /xx | Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| imp | / | Noun, Verb |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| loosen up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| massage | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| nerve | / | Noun, Verb |
| nominative | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| outstretched | x/ | Adjective |
| participle | /xxx | Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| past tense | // | Phrase, Noun |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| perfective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| restful | /x | Adjective |
| rigid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| saddest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| scared | / | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| singular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| sorrowful | /xx | Adjective |
| soured | /x | Adjective |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| straight | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| stretch | / | Noun, Verb |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tormented | /xx | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| troubled | /x | Adjective |
| unwind | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| voltage | /x | Noun |
| warm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| worried | /x | Adjective |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
