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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| uptight | x/ | Noun |
| tight | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| taut | / | Verb, Adjective, Verb |
| suspenseful | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| strain | / | Adjective, Noun |
| jumpy | /x | Noun, 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, Name |
| drawn | / | Name, Adjective |
| aroused | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| constricted | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| in suspense | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| pumped up | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| wound up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| decompress | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| unwind | x/ | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| lax | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| at ease | // | Phrase, Noun |
| loosen up | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| subjunctive | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| verbs | / | Noun |
| prepositions | xx/x | Noun |
| past participle | //xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| participles | /xxx | Noun |
| infinitives | x/xx | Noun |
| syllables | /xx | Noun |
| diphthongs | /x | Noun |
| plurals | /x | Noun |
| twitches | /x | Noun |
| phrases | /x | Noun |
| adverbs | /x | Noun |
| syntax | /x | Noun |
| phoneme | /x | Noun |
| etymologies | xx/xx | Noun |
| meanings | /x | Noun |
| pronouns | /x | Noun |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| punctuation | xx/x | Noun |
| nouns | / | Noun |
| idioms | /xx | Noun |
| consonants | /xx | Noun |
| grammar | /x | Noun |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| vowels | /x | Noun |
| cognates | /x | Noun |
| monosyllables | xx/xx | Noun |
| cadences | /xx | Noun |
| words | / | Noun |
| similes | /xx | Noun |
| spellings | /x | Noun |
| inflections | x/x | Noun |
| diacritics | xx/x | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| synonyms | /xx | Noun |
| pluperfect | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| pauses | /x | Noun |
| rhythms | /x | Noun |
| international phonetic alphabet | xx/xxx/x/xx | Name, Name |
| repetition | xx/x | Noun |
| terminology | xx/xx | Noun |
| phonology | x/xx | Noun |
| sibilant | /xx | Noun |
| polynomials | xx/xx | Noun |
| adverbials | x/xx | Noun |
| genitive | /xx | Noun |
| endings | /x | Noun |
| prosody | /xx | Noun |
| integers | /xx | Noun |
| expressions | x/x | Noun |
| roman alphabet | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| metaphors | /xx | Noun |
| verbalization | /xx/x | Noun |
| antonyms | /xx | Noun |
| enunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| pentameter | x/xx | Noun |
| ellipsis | x/x | Noun |
| commas | /x | Noun |
| conditionals | x/xx | Noun |
| adjectives | /xx | Noun |
| aorist | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| preterite | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| moods | / | Noun |
| periphrastic | x//x | Adjective |
| conjugated | xx/x | Verb |
| perfective | x/x | Adjective |
| imperfective | x/xx | Adjective |
| genders | /x | Noun |
| simple | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective |
| deictic | /xx | Adjective |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| inflected | x/x | Adjective |
| sequences | /xx | Noun |
| relaxes | x/x | Verb |
| present | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| alternation | /xxx | Noun |
| analogies | x/xx | Noun |
| past | / | Adjective, Noun |
| aspects | /x | Noun |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective |
| clauses | /x | Noun |
| mixes | /x | Verb |
| hebrew | /x | Name |
| rewrite | x/ | Verb |
| progressive | x/x | Adjective |
| shifting | /x | Verb |
| sentences | /xx | Noun |
| voices | /x | Noun |
| spanish | /x | Name |
| future | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grammatical | x/xx | Adjective |
| english | /x | Name |
| switch | / | Verb |
| modes | / | Noun |
| uses | /x | Noun |
| constructions | x/x | Noun |
| semantics | x/x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective |
| learning | /x | Verb |
| forms | / | Noun |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| greek | / | Name |
| incorrect | xx/ | Adjective |
| confuse | x/ | Verb |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| compound | /x | Noun |
| distinctions | x/x | Noun |
| latin | /x | Name |
| shakespeare | /x | Name |
| interplay | /xx | Noun |
| denote | x/ | Verb |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| express | x/ | Verb |
| usage | /x | Noun |
| distinguishes | x/xx | Verb |
| verses | /x | Noun |
| mixture | /x | Noun |
| indicate | /xx | Verb |
| persons | /x | Noun |
| indefinite | x/xx | Adjective |
| french | / | Name |
| affixes | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| conjunctions | x/x | Noun |
| headings | /x | Noun |
| keys | / | Noun |
| suffixes | /xx | Noun |
