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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| thoroughgoing | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| meticulous | x/xx | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| methodical | x/xx | Adjective |
| systematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Noun |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| thoughtful | /x | Adjective |
| insightful | /xx | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| timely | /x | Adjective |
| scrupulous | /xx | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| efficient | x/x | Adjective |
| expeditious | xx/x | Adjective |
| conscientious | xx/x | Adjective |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| swift | / | Noun |
| skillful | /x | Adjective |
| reliable | x/xx | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| courteous | /xx | Adjective |
| unbiased | x/x | Adjective |
| cogent | /x | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| honest | /x | Adjective |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| rapid | /x | Adjective |
| informative | x/xx | Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| perceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| explication | xx/x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| knowledgeable | /xxx | Adjective |
| candid | /x | Adjective |
| astute | x/ | Adjective |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| proactive | //x | Adjective |
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| skilful | /x | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| proper | /x | Adjective |
| nuanced | /x | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| circumspect | /xx | Adjective |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective |
| professional | x/xx | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective |
| speedy | /x | Adjective |
| attentive | x/x | Adjective |
| unflinching | x/x | Adjective |
| forcible | /xx | Adjective |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective |
| lucid | /x | Adjective |
| sensible | /xx | Adjective |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| sophisticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| preliminary | x/xxx | Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| perfunctory | x/xx | Adjective |
| pleasant | /x | Adjective |
| diligence | /xx | Noun |
| refreshingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| enthusiastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| purposeful | /xx | Adjective |
| deliberate | x/xx | Adjective |
| respectful | x/x | Adjective |
| dutiful | /xx | Adjective |
| searching | /x | Noun |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective |
| studied | /x | Verb |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| analyzed | /xx | Verb |
| bound up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| root and branch | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| pressing | /x | Verb |
| purposed | /x | Verb |
| piecemeal | /x | Adjective |
| passing | /x | Noun |
| measured | /x | Verb |
| dogged | / | Adjective |
| investigative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| immersed | x/ | Verb |
| overall | /xx | Adjective |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| meditated | /xxx | Verb |
| masterly | /xx | Adjective |
| intimate | /xx | Adjective |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| scrutinising | /xxx | Verb |
| gingerly | /xx | Adverb |
| running | /x | Verb |
| typical | /xx | Adjective |
| stepwise | /x | Noun |
| wilful | /x | Adjective |
| profound | x/ | Adjective |
| scanned | / | Verb |
| plodding | /x | Verb |
| sweeping | /x | Verb |
| in earnest | x/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| focused | /x | Verb |
| all around | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| routinized | /xx | Adjective |
| bemused | x/ | Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| politic | /xx | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| inquisitorial | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| overhauling | /xxx | Verb, Noun |
| rinsing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dusting | /x | Verb |
| scrubbing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| drenching | /x | Noun |
| grounding | /x | Noun, Verb |
| soaking | /x | Noun, Verb |
| grilling | /x | Verb |
| mastication | /x/x | Noun |
| revamping | x/x | Noun |
| washing | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wetting | /x | Verb, Noun |
| combing | /x | Noun |
| airing | /x | Noun |
| handwashing | /xx | Noun |
| cleaning | /x | Noun |
| mixing | /x | Verb |
| reexamination | xxxx/x | Noun |
| sifting | /x | Noun |
| cleansing | /x | Noun |
| checkup | /x | Noun |
| chewing | /x | Noun |
| draining | /x | Verb |
| curettage | x/x | Noun |
| canvass | /x | Noun |
| purging | /x | Noun |
| flushing | /x | Verb |
| brushing | /x | Noun |
| workup | /x | Noun |
| recasting | x/x | Noun |
| leisurely | /xx | Adverb |
| disinfection | xx/x | Noun |
| dressing | /x | Verb |
| debridement | /xx | Noun |
| debriefing | x/x | Noun |
| drying | /x | Verb |
| acronym | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| adagio | x/xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| advertiser | /xxx | Noun |
| aims | / | Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| anagram | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ankle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| apartment | x/x | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| apostrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| appellant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| argonauts | /xx | Adjective |
| aristocrat | x/xx | Noun |
| aspirants | /xx | Noun |
| autograph | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| complements | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| deepen | /x | Verb |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| detained | x/ | Noun |
| detainee | xx/ | Noun |
| disciplined | /xx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| elaborate | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| enhanced | x/ | Adjective |
| enlarged | x/ | Adjective |
| entire | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extended | x/x | Adjective |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| figured | /x | Adjective |
| flour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fully | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| granular | /xx | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| harsh | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective |
| holistic | x/x | Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| inclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| incoming | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| integral | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| integrated | /xxx | Adjective |
| itemized | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| length | / | Noun, Verb |
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| merits | /x | Noun |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| observant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| outright | // | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| penetrating | /xxx | Adjective |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pervasive | x/x | Adjective |
| prudent | /x | Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ranging | /x | Noun |
| rich | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| scrutinized | /xx | Verb |
| serious | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| specific | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| sterling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| strong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| substantial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| substantiated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sufficient | x/x | Adjective |
| supplements | /xx | Noun |
| testator | x/x | Noun |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| utter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| vast | / | Adjective, Noun |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| wholesale | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| wide | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
