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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| pugnacious | x/x | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| belligerent | x/xx | Noun |
| cantankerous | x/xx | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| insolent | /xx | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| querulous | /xx | Adjective |
| impudent | x/x | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| obdurate | /xx | Adjective |
| garrulous | /xx | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| spiteful | /x | Adjective |
| defiant | x/x | Adjective |
| ornery | /xx | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| unruly | x/x | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| quarrelsome | /xx | Adjective |
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| feckless | /x | Adjective |
| intransigent | x/xx | Adjective |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| brusque | / | Adjective |
| uncouth | // | Adjective |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| swaggering | /xx | Verb |
| mutinous | /xx | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| supercilious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| boorish | /x | Adjective |
| vindictive | x/x | Adjective |
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| vengeful | /x | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| arrogant | /xx | Adjective |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| implacable | x/xx | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| indignant | x/x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| obsequious | x/xx | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| contemptuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| haughty | /x | Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| obstinate | /xx | Adjective |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| impertinent | x/xx | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| irate | x/ | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| stubborn | /x | Adjective |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| graceless | /x | Adjective |
| impetuous | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| snotty | /x | Adjective |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| impish | /x | Adjective |
| morose | x/ | Adjective |
| rambunctious | x/x | Adjective |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| voluble | /xx | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| avaricious | /xxxx | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| vociferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| embittered | x/x | Adjective |
| ungracious | x/x | Adjective |
| malevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| mischievous | /xx | Adjective |
| bitchy | /x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| savage | /x | Noun |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| vicious | /x | Adjective |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| pompous | /x | Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| capricious | x/x | Adjective |
| irresolute | x/xx | Adjective |
| bloodthirsty | /xx | Adjective |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| ruffian | x/x | Noun |
| brutish | /x | Adjective |
| wolfish | /x | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| warlike | /x | Adjective |
| fell | / | Verb |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| biting | /x | Adjective |
| roughshod | // | Adverb |
| animalistic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| adversaries | /xxx | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| defiance | x/x | Noun |
| countenance | /xx | Noun |
| stare | / | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| bearing | /x | Noun |
| reply | x/ | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun |
| speeches | /x | Noun |
| posture | /x | Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| stance | / | Noun |
| abrasive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| admiring | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| antique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| apocalyptic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boyish | /x | Adjective |
| brazen | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| caustic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chilling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| comic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crude | / | Adjective, Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| despairing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| deviant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| diffuse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| dour | /x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| sheepish | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
