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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| scholarly | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| studious | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| nerdy | /x | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| brainy | /x | Adjective |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| artsy | // | Adjective |
| bohemian | x/xx | Noun |
| academic | xx/x | Name |
| erudite | /xx | Adjective |
| librarian | x/xx | Noun |
| bookseller | /xx | Noun |
| quirky | /x | Adjective |
| unworldly | x/x | Adjective |
| scholastic | x/x | Noun |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| nonconformist | xx/x | Noun |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| illiterate | x/xx | Adjective |
| autistic | x/x | Adjective |
| uncultivated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| trashy | /x | Adjective |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| antisocial | xx/x | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| alone | x/ | Adverb |
| hapless | /x | Adjective |
| obtuse | x/ | Adjective |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| boorish | /x | Adjective |
| witless | /x | Adjective |
| benighted | x/x | Adjective |
| infatuated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| boring | /x | Noun |
| unkindly | x/x | Adverb |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| churlish | /x | Adjective |
| musty | /x | Noun |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| illiberal | x/xx | Adjective |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| weird | / | Adjective |
| philistine | /xx | Noun |
| blinded | /x | Verb |
| gauche | / | Name |
| slow on the uptake | //x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| uncivilized | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncomprehending | x/x/x | Adjective |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| unskilled | x/ | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| unapproachable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| heartless | /x | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| stigmatized | /xx | Verb |
| refined | x/ | Adjective |
| brainless | /x | Adjective |
| out of touch | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| recluse | x/ | Noun |
| prizes | /x | Noun |
| erudition | xx/x | Noun |
| lad | / | Noun |
| dark | / | Noun |
| lore | / | Noun |
| inclination | xx/x | Noun |
| tastes | / | Noun |
| learning | /x | Noun |
| bent | / | Noun |
| pursuits | x/ | Noun |
| allusions | x/x | Noun |
| knowledge | /x | Noun |
| scholar | /x | Noun |
| cultivation | xx/x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| kid | / | Noun |
| boy | / | Noun |
| youth | / | Noun |
| flavor | /x | Noun |
| professor | x/x | Noun |
| english | /x | Name |
| dreams | / | Noun |
| fellow | /x | Noun |
| talk | / | Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| habits | /x | Noun |
| student | /x | Noun |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| child | / | Noun |
| intellectuals | xx/xx | Noun |
| household | /x | Noun |
| man | / | Noun |
| wisdom | /x | Noun |
| phrases | /x | Noun |
| poet | /x | Noun |
| notions | /x | Noun |
| education | xx/x | Noun |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| turn | / | Noun |
| culture | /x | Noun |
| sounds | / | Verb |
| style | / | Noun |
| son | / | Noun |
| girl | / | Noun |
| writer | /x | Noun |
| type | / | Noun |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| father | /x | Noun |
| instruction | x/x | Noun |
| interests | /x | Noun |
| person | /x | Noun |
| expressions | x/x | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| tradition | x/x | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| references | /xxx | Noun |
| air | / | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| character | /xx | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| extroverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| flighty | /x | Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| horsey | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| inoffensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective |
| lovable | /xx | Adjective |
| mannered | /x | Adjective |
| pedantic | x/x | Adjective |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| shy | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| vulgar | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
