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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| stress | / | Noun, Noun |
| friction | /x | Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun |
| angst | / | Noun |
| suspense | x/ | Noun |
| unease | x/ | Noun |
| uneasiness | x/xx | Noun |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| animosity | xx/xx | Noun |
| discord | /x | Noun |
| tightness | /x | Noun |
| strife | / | Noun |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun |
| strain | / | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dissonance | /xx | Noun |
| resentment | x/x | Noun |
| excitement | x/x | Noun |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun |
| stiffness | /x | Noun |
| instability | xx/xx | Noun |
| agitation | xx/x | Noun |
| ratcheting | /xx | Noun |
| undercurrent | /xxx | Noun |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| unrest | x/ | Noun |
| hostility | x/xx | Noun |
| nervousness | /xx | Noun |
| turmoil | /x | Noun |
| buildup | /x | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| frustration | x/x | Noun |
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun |
| palpable | /xx | Adjective |
| rigidity | x/xx | Noun |
| anguish | /x | Noun |
| ambivalence | x/xx | Noun |
| awkwardness | /xx | Noun |
| disharmony | x/xx | Noun |
| ambiguity | xx/xx | Noun |
| tightening | /xx | Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| slackening | /xx | Noun |
| discontent | xx/ | Noun |
| intensity | x/xx | Noun |
| anger | /x | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| looseness | /x | Noun |
| dissatisfaction | xxx/x | Noun |
| emotion | x/x | Noun |
| restlessness | /xx | Noun |
| nerves | / | Noun |
| uncertainty | x/xx | Noun |
| frisson | /x | Noun |
| heightened | /x | Adjective |
| relaxation | xx/x | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| pain | / | Noun |
| dissension | x/x | Noun |
| grip | / | Noun |
| disjuncture | x/x | Noun |
| constriction | x/x | Noun |
| escalation | xx/x | Noun |
| imbalance | x/x | Noun |
| ease | / | Noun, Verb |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| stiffening | /xx | Noun |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| muscle | /x | Noun |
| resonance | /xx | Noun |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| acrimony | /xxx | Noun |
| tensile | /x | Noun |
| turbulence | /xx | Noun |
| simmering | /xx | Verb |
| restraint | x/ | Noun |
| cohesion | x/x | Noun |
| compression | x/x | Noun |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| resistance | x/x | Noun |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| paranoia | xx/x | Noun |
| upheaval | x/x | Noun |
| calmness | /x | Noun |
| disaffection | xx/x | Noun |
| loosening | /xx | Noun |
| feeling | /x | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| interplay | /xx | Noun |
| flexing | /x | Noun |
| stability | x/xx | Noun |
| sensation | x/x | Noun |
| spasm | /x | Noun |
| intension | x/x | Noun |
| traction | /x | Noun |
| gravity | /xx | Noun |
| opposition | xx/x | Noun |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| twist | / | Noun |
| laxity | /xx | Noun |
| tiredness | /xx | Noun |
| vexation | x/x | Noun |
| subjection | x/x | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun |
| tangle | /x | Noun |
| volatility | xx/xx | Noun |
| expectancy | x/xx | Noun |
| tangency | /xx | Noun |
| disequilibrium | xxx/xx | Noun |
| ligature | /xx | Noun |
| pendency | /xx | Noun |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| contractility | /x/xx | Noun |
| sous | / | Adjective |
| interfacial | xx/x | Adjective |
| premenstrual | x/xx | Adjective |
| surface | /x | Adjective |
| uniaxial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| irresolvable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| biaxial | x/xx | Adjective |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| isometric | xx/x | Adjective |
| torsion | /x | Noun |
| transcutaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shear | / | Noun |
| unbearable | x/xx | Adjective |
| exacerbated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unrelieved | xx/ | Adjective |
| relieves | x/ | Verb |
| perpendicular | xx/xx | Adverb |
| mounts | / | Noun |
| brace | / | Noun, Verb |
| breaker | /x | Noun |
| breaking point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| cable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circumferential | x/x/x | Adjective |
| cohesiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| congestion | x/x | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| convulsion | x/x | Noun |
| dichotomy | x/xx | Noun |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| elevation | xx/x | Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| fluidity | x/xx | Noun |
| fracture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| headache | /x | Noun |
| hydrostatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| inequality | xx/xx | Noun |
| insecurity | xx/xx | Noun |
| intervals | /xx | Noun |
| irritability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| leakage | /x | Noun |
| load | / | Noun, Verb |
| multiaxial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| openness | /xx | Noun |
| osmotic | x/x | Adjective |
| phasic | /x | Adjective |
| power | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
| restive | /x | Adjective |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| shortage | /x | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| spanning | /x | Noun |
| stamina | /xx | Noun |
| standoff | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| thrill | / | Noun, Verb |
| tone | / | Noun, Verb |
| trepidation | xx/x | Noun |
| triaxial | x/xx | Adjective |
| unbalance | x/x | Verb |
| volt | / | Noun |
| voltage | /x | Noun |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
