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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| thin | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| distributed | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| patchy | /x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| scanty | /x | Adjective |
| sketchy | /x | Adjective |
| scarce | / | Adjective |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective |
| spotty | /x | Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| nonexistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| sporadic | x/x | Adjective |
| rudimentary | xx/xx | Adjective |
| scattered | /x | Adjective |
| disjointed | x/x | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| limited | /xx | Adjective |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| lush | / | Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| depressingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| thick | / | Adjective |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| parsimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| bountiful | /xx | Noun |
| bleak | / | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| disappointingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective |
| lacking | /x | Verb |
| unimpressive | xx/x | Adjective |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| voluminous | x/xx | Adjective |
| wispy | /x | Adjective |
| truncated | /xx | Adjective |
| frustratingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective |
| unadorned | xx/ | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| smallish | /x | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| crowded | /x | Adjective |
| spartan | /x | Name |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| ramshackle | /xx | Adjective |
| disturbingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| plentiful | /xx | Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| frighteningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| inhomogeneous | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| fragmented | /xx | Adjective |
| shockingly | /xx | Adverb |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| hazy | /x | Adjective |
| evocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| monotone | /xx | Noun |
| modest | /x | Adjective |
| interspersed | xx/ | Verb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| intricate | /xx | Adjective |
| heterogeneous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| cluttered | /x | Adjective |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| expansive | x/x | Adjective |
| astonishingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| surprisingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| skewed | / | Adjective |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| pretty | /x | Adjective |
| fuzzy | /x | Noun |
| isolated | /xxx | Adjective |
| imprecise | /xx | Noun |
| impressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| embarrassingly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| paucity | /xx | Noun |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| woefully | /xx | Adverb |
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective |
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective |
| indecipherable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| painfully | /xx | Adverb |
| sprawling | /x | Verb |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| clustered | /x | Adjective |
| deceptively | x/xx | Adverb |
| dusty | /x | Adjective |
| stark | / | Name |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| smattering | /xx | Noun |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| uninformative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| desolate | /xx | Adjective |
| heterogenous | xxxxx | Adjective |
| sloppy | /x | Adjective |
| punctuated | /xxx | Verb |
| overcrowded | /xxx | Adjective |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| large | / | Adjective |
| speckled | /x | Adjective |
| dotted | /x | Adjective |
| spasmodic | x/x | Adjective |
| fragmentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective |
| dashed | / | Verb |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| streaky | /x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| fitful | /x | Adjective |
| various | /xx | Adjective |
| spacious | /x | Adjective |
| porous | /x | Adjective |
| spiky | /x | Adjective |
| spangled | /x | Name |
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| spiked | / | Adjective |
| bushy | /x | Noun |
| rare | / | Adjective |
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| striated | xxx | Adjective |
| chunky | /x | Noun |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| spinous | /x | Noun |
| wide | / | Adjective |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| pubic | /x | Noun |
| understory | /xxx | Noun |
| factorization | /xx/x | Noun |
| pubescence | /x | Noun |
| matrices | /xx | Noun |
| vegetation | xx/x | Noun |
| goatee | // | Noun |
| microvilli | /x/x | Noun |
| solver | /x | Noun |
| infiltrate | x/x | Noun |
| furnishings | /xx | Noun |
| cellularity | /x/xx | Noun |
| canopies | x/x | Noun |
| punctures | /x | Noun |
| hackle | /x | Noun |
| undergrowth | /xx | Noun |
| scrub | / | Noun |
| herbage | /x | Noun |
| aggregated | /xxx | Adjective |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bones | / | Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bows | / | Noun, Verb |
| brash | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| clumped | / | Adjective |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| density | /xx | Noun |
| diffuse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| disbanding | x/x | Noun |
| disjunct | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| disparate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dispersal | x/x | Noun |
| disperse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| dispersion | x/x | Noun |
| dissipation | xx/x | Noun |
| expanding | x/x | Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| homogenous | x/xx | Adjective |
| insubstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lightweight | // | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| matted | /x | Adjective |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| piecemeal | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| rime | / | Noun, Verb |
| shallow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| skinny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| slim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| spread | / | Verb, Noun |
| stout | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uncommon | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| unimodal | xx/x | Adjective |
| warm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
