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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| speculation | xx/x | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| theory | /x | Noun |
| empiricism | x/xxx | Noun |
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun |
| imagining | x/xx | Verb |
| abstract | x/ | Name |
| demon | /x | Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| koan | /x | Noun |
| envisioning | x/xx | Verb |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| ideation | xx/x | Noun |
| imagination | xxx/x | Noun |
| interactionism | xx/xxx | Noun |
| cogito | xxx | Noun |
| impression | x/x | Noun |
| dynamism | /xxx | Noun |
| metaphysics | xx/x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| percept | /x | Noun |
| metacognition | xxx/x | Noun |
| thinking cap | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| razor | /x | Noun |
| suspicion | x/x | Noun |
| wonderment | /xx | Noun |
| projective | x/x | Adjective |
| idealism | x/xx | Noun |
| levitation | xx/x | Noun |
| phantasy | /xx | Noun |
| brainstorming | /xx | Noun |
| transfiguration | x/x/x | Noun |
| lateral thinking | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| enlightenment | x/xx | Noun |
| wishful thinking | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| imaginary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| imagery | /xx | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Noun |
| phantasm | x/x | Noun |
| psyche | /x | Noun |
| heuristic | x/x | Noun |
| conception | x/x | Noun |
| enigma | x/x | Noun |
| odyssey | /xx | Noun |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| noetic | x/x | Adjective |
| abstraction | x/x | Noun |
| fantasy | /xx | Noun |
| introspection | xx/x | Noun |
| subjectivism | x/xxx | Noun |
| pretending | x/x | Verb |
| surrealism | x/xx | Noun |
| science fiction | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| rationalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| mind | / | Noun |
| solipsism | x/xx | Noun |
| extrapolation | xxx/x | Noun |
| absorbed | x/ | Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| anarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| annuities | x/xx | Noun |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| appeared | x/ | Verb |
| article | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assay | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assignment | x/x | Noun |
| associational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| assumed | x/ | Adjective |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| belief | x/ | Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bought | / | Noun |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| chart | / | Noun, Verb |
| chemistry | /xx | Noun |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| compass | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| conceived | x/ | Verb |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| conscience | /x | Noun |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| construct | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| contemplated | /xxx | Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| credo | /x | Noun |
| cru | / | Noun |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decent | /x | Adjective |
| decided | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deemed | / | Adjective |
| deliberation | xxx/x | Noun |
| designed | x/ | Adjective |
| devised | x/ | Verb |
| dialog | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| did | / | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| dissection | x/x | Noun |
| distracting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dogma | /x | Noun |
| dogmatics | x/x | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| envisaged | x/x | Adjective |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| essay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| evidence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| experiential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| experimental | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| experimentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| expertise | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| expressed | x/ | Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| externalized | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| eyes | / | Adjective |
| feared | / | Adjective |
| felt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| figment | /x | Noun |
| figured | /x | Adjective |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
| free association | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| generality | xx/xx | Noun |
| generalization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| got | / | Verb, Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| had | / | Verb |
| heard | / | Adjective, Noun |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hoped | / | Verb |
| hypothesis | x/xx | Noun |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| idealization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| ideational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| ideology | xx/xx | Noun |
| image | /x | Noun, Verb |
| inexperienced | xx/xx | Adjective |
| inquiry | x/x | Noun |
| inspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| intellectual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| intended | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| intention | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| invention | x/x | Noun |
| investigational | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| judged | / | Verb |
| judgement | /x | Noun |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| knew | / | Verb |
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lab | / | Noun |
| laboratory | /xxx | Noun |
| layer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| learned | / | Adjective, Noun |
| lessons | /x | Noun |
| liked | / | Adjective |
| looked | / | Adjective |
| mainstream | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| marx | / | Name |
| meant | / | Verb |
| mentality | x/xx | Noun |
| mentation | x/x | Noun |
| metaphoric | xx/x | Adjective |
| method | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mindset | /x | Noun |
| misconception | xx/x | Noun |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| mysticism | /xxx | Noun |
| notice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| novelty | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| opined | x/ | Verb |
| opinion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| oppositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| passage | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pegged | / | Adjective |
| pension | /x | Noun, Verb |
| perceived | x/ | Adjective |
| persuasion | x/x | Noun |
| petition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| philosophizing | x/xxx | Noun |
| philosophy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pilot | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
