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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| contentious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| moot | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| disputable | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| arguable | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| debatable | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| polemic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| uncontroversial | xxx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective |
| unpopular | x/xx | Adjective |
| groundbreaking | /xx | Verb |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| divisive | x/x | Adjective |
| questionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| dubious | /xx | Adjective |
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| scandalous | /xx | Adjective |
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| controversy | /xxx | Noun |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| influential | xx/x | Adjective |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| outspoken | //x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| popular | /xx | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective |
| radical | /xx | Adjective |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| infamous | /xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| iconoclastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| wacky | /x | Adjective |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Noun |
| lucrative | /xx | Adjective |
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective |
| polarizing | /xxx | Noun |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| audacious | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| interesting | /xx | Adjective |
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective |
| ambivalent | x/xx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| notorious | x/xx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unsurprising | xx/x | Adjective |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| paradoxical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| famous | /x | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| unflattering | x/xx | Adjective |
| flamboyant | x/x | Adjective |
| subversive | x/x | Adjective |
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective |
| criticized | /xx | Verb |
| objectionable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| conflictual | x/xx | Adjective |
| contradicted | xx/x | Verb |
| contradictory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| odious | /xx | Adjective |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| dissenting | x/x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| fractious | /x | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| confronting | x/x | Verb |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| clashing | /x | Noun |
| heretical | x/xx | Adjective |
| nasty | /x | Adjective |
| problem | /x | Noun |
| divergent | x/x | Adjective |
| provoking | x/x | Adjective |
| detestable | x/xx | Adjective |
| flagrant | /x | Adjective |
| opposing | x/x | Verb |
| doubtful | /x | Adjective |
| uninteresting | x/xx | Adjective |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| untoward | xx/ | Adjective |
| perverse | x/ | Adjective |
| fighting | /x | Noun |
| erratic | x/x | Adjective |
| bothersome | /xx | Adjective |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| egregious | x/x | Adjective |
| politically incorrect | x/xxxxx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| volatile | /xx | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| obscene | x/ | Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| antagonized | x/xx | Verb |
| rebellious | x/x | Adjective |
| publicized | /xx | Verb |
| widely | /x | Adverb |
| topic | /x | Noun |
| politicized | x/xx | Verb |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| pamphlets | /x | Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun |
| contested | x/x | Verb |
| documentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| politically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| ruling | /x | Noun |
| divinity | x/xx | Noun |
| debated | x/x | Verb |
| remains | x/ | Verb |
| thesis | /x | Noun |
| bill | / | Noun |
| proposal | x/x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun |
| stands | / | Noun |
| dam | / | Noun |
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| controverted | xxxx | Verb, Adjective |
| dialectical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| doctrinal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| editorial | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| impugned | x/ | Verb |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| jurisprudential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| juristic | /xx | Adjective |
| litigious | x/x | Adjective |
| mixed | / | Adjective |
| researched | x/ | Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| sticking | /x | Noun |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tendentious | x/x | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| undisputed | xx/x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
