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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| overconfident | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective | 
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective | 
| brash | / | Noun | 
| overly | /xx | Adverb | 
| overworked | xx/ | Adjective | 
| tricky | /x | Adjective | 
| broken | /x | Adjective | 
| superstitious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| schematic | x/x | Adjective | 
| overdone | /x/ | Verb | 
| sneaky | /x | Adjective | 
| fancy | /x | Noun | 
| cocky | /x | Adjective | 
| bullish | /x | Adjective | 
| worldly | /x | Adjective | 
| dizzy | /x | Noun | 
| stuck up | // | Phrase, Adjective | 
| tricked out | // | Phrase, Adjective | 
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| actually | /xxx | Adverb | 
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| adept | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| adroit | x/ | Adjective | 
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| again | x/ | Adverb | 
| aging | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| aisle | / | Noun | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| already | x/x | Adverb | 
| also | /x | Adverb | 
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| appetizing | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| apt | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| artful | /x | Adjective | 
| astute | x/ | Adjective | 
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| awfully | /x | Adverb | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| basking | /x | Noun | 
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| benign | x/ | Adjective | 
| besides | x/ | Adverb | 
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| biannual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| brainy | /x | Adjective | 
| branch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| breakfast | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| brilliant | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| bulb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cagey | /x | Adjective | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| canny | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| capable | /xx | Adjective | 
| cent | / | Noun | 
| circumference | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| cleverer | /xx | Adjective | 
| cleverest | /xx | Adjective | 
| cometh | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| competent | /xx | Adjective | 
| continuance | x/xx | Noun | 
| copycat | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| crafty | /x | Adjective | 
| creative | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cubes | / | Noun | 
| cunning | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cute | / | Adjective | 
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| devious | /xx | Adjective | 
| discerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| disproportionately | xx/xxx | Adverb | 
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb | 
| eat | / | Verb, Noun | 
| edge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| eight | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| eighteen | x/ | Noun | 
| eighth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| either | /x | Adverb | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| environment | x/xx | Noun | 
| equally | /xx | Adverb | 
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| exactly | x/x | Adverb | 
| exceedingly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| excessive | x/x | Adjective | 
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| extremely | x/x | Adverb | 
| eye | / | Noun, Verb | 
| face | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fairly | /x | Adverb | 
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| faster | /x | Noun | 
| fifteen | x/ | Noun | 
| fifth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fiftieth | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| film | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fishing | /x | Noun | 
| five | / | Noun | 
| flighty | /x | Adjective | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| fool | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| foolish | /x | Adjective | 
| for | / | Noun | 
| fort | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fortnight | /x | Noun | 
| four | / | Noun | 
| fourths | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| fox | / | Noun, Verb | 
| foxy | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| fraction | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fractional | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| friendlier | /xx | Adjective | 
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| furthermore | /xx | Adverb | 
| gallon | /x | Noun | 
| genius | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| gifted | /x | Adjective | 
| glittering | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| glossy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| gram | / | Noun | 
| greatly | /x | Adverb | 
| halftime | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun | 
| halve | / | Verb | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hemisphere | /xx | Noun | 
| highly | /x | Adverb | 
| him | / | Noun | 
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| hundred | /x | Noun | 
| hustle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| imaginative | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| immeasurably | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| inappropriately | xx/xxx | Adverb | 
| inclusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| indeed | x/ | Adverb | 
| indefinitely | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| ingenious | x/x | Adjective | 
| insanely | x/x | Adverb | 
| insightful | /xx | Adjective | 
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb | 
| intelligence | x/xx | Noun | 
| intelligent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| inventive | x/x | Adjective | 
| it | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| judicious | x/x | Adjective | 
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| likable | /xx | Adjective | 
| likewise | /x | Adverb | 
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| lo | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| lovable | /xx | Adjective | 
| ma | / | Name, Adjective | 
| majority | x/xx | Noun | 
| mali | /x | Name | 
| malign | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| malignant | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| mannered | /x | Adjective | 
| me | / | Noun | 
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| media | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| median | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| medio | /xx | Noun | 
| mid | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| midpoint | /x | Noun | 
