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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| morose | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| glum | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grim | / | Verb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sullen | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| forbidding | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| moody | /x | Noun, Name, Adjective |
| dogged | / | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb |
| stubborn | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| dark | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| glowering | /xx | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| sour | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unpleasant | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| unyielding | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| bulldog | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| tenacious | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| lugubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| humorless | /xx | Adjective |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| unsmiling | x/x | Adjective |
| downbeat | x/ | Noun |
| taciturn | /xx | Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| somber | /x | Adjective |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| joyless | /x | Adjective |
| cheerless | /x | Adjective |
| stolid | /x | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| ebullient | x/x | Adjective |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| flinty | /x | Adjective |
| truculent | /xx | Adjective |
| phlegmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| pessimistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| grouchy | /x | Noun |
| scowling | /x | Verb |
| blustery | /xx | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| cheery | /x | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| drab | / | Noun |
| despairing | x/x | Noun |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| pallid | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| upbeat | /x | Adjective |
| prosaic | x/x | Adjective |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| disconsolate | xxxx | Adjective |
| haggard | /x | Noun |
| bellicose | /xx | Adjective |
| dopey | /x | Name |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| brooding | /x | Noun |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun |
| listless | /x | Adjective |
| sanguine | /x | Adjective |
| uninspiring | xx/x | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| blithe | / | Name |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| smug | / | Adjective |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| placid | /x | Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| jolly | /x | Name |
| foreboding | x/x | Noun |
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective |
| countenance | /xx | Noun |
| scornful | /x | Adjective |
| sulky | /x | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| uncharacteristically | xxxx/xx | Adverb |
| stern | / | Noun |
| staid | / | Adjective |
| imperious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nihilistic | /xxx | Adjective |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| stodgy | /x | Adjective |
| severe | x/ | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| shrewd | / | Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| rigid | /x | Adjective |
| stark | / | Name |
| gray | / | Noun |
| weighty | /x | Adjective |
| keen | / | Adjective |
| rugged | /x | Adjective |
| raucous | /x | Adjective |
| gritty | /x | Noun |
| astringent | x/x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| gaunt | / | Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun |
| snell | / | Name |
| inclement | x/x | Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| stuffy | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| scot | / | Name |
| scotsman | /x | Name |
| puritan | /xx | Name |
| calvinism | /xxx | Name |
| puritanism | /xxxx | Noun |
| visage | /x | Noun |
| mien | / | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| mood | / | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| predictions | x/x | Noun |
| look | / | Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| seriousness | /xxx | Noun |
| face | / | Noun |
| adhering | x/x | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| anglo | /x | Name |
| animation | xx/x | Noun |
| ardor | /x | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| confidence | /xx | Noun |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| despondent | x/x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| hauteur | // | Noun |
| impassive | x/x | Adjective |
| madam | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mas | / | Noun |
| merry | /x | Adjective, Name |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| outgoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| reticent | /xx | Adjective |
| saddened | /x | Verb |
| serene | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
