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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| overstatement | /xxx | Noun, Noun, Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| statement | /x | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| surprise | x/ | Noun |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| underestimation | xx/x/x | Noun |
| shocker | /x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| astounding | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| misstatement | x/x | Noun |
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| acknowledgement | x/xx | Noun |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| revelation | xx/x | Noun |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| wonderment | /xx | Noun |
| nonchalance | /x/ | Noun |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| imprecision | xx/x | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| pronouncement | x/x | Noun |
| misnomer | x/x | Noun |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| indescribable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| startling | /x | Adjective |
| indelicate | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncharacteristic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| oddity | /xx | Noun |
| anachronism | x/xxx | Noun |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| summation | x/x | Noun |
| estimation | xx/x | Noun |
| unfathomable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fact | / | Noun |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| nuance | /x | Noun |
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective |
| monumental | xx/x | Adjective |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| pretentious | x/x | Adjective |
| bravado | x/x | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| figure of speech | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| contrast | /x | Noun |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| reticence | /xx | Noun |
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun |
| synecdoche | /x/ | Noun |
| ellipsis | x/x | Noun |
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun |
| trope | x | Noun |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| parenthesis | x/xx | Noun |
| contradiction in terms | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| quoting | /x | Verb |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| allegory | /xxx | Noun |
| metonymy | x/xx | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| utterance | /xx | Noun |
| stating | /x | Verb |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| thesis | /x | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun |
| masterpiece | /xx | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| masterly | /xx | Adjective |
| studied | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| abetting | x/x | Verb |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| masterful | /xx | Adjective |
| ironic | x/x | Adjective |
| wry | / | Adjective |
| gross | / | Adjective |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| subtlety | /xx | Noun |
| flair | / | Noun |
| marvel | /x | Noun |
| classic | /x | Noun |
| tactful | /x | Adjective |
| modesty | /xx | Noun |
| millennium | x/xx | Noun |
| restraint | x/ | Noun |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| colossal | x/x | Adjective |
| breathtaking | /xx | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| liability | xx/xx | Noun |
| commendable | x/xx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| terse | / | Adjective |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| aplomb | x/ | Noun |
| casualness | /xxx | Noun |
| disproportion | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| disservice | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inaccuracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| magnification | xxx/x | Noun |
| miscalculation | x/x/x | Noun |
| moderation | xx/x | Noun |
| overreaction | /xxxx | Noun |
| overvaluation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| reality | x/xx | Noun |
| reductive | x/x | Adjective |
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
