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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| scarce | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| rarefied | /xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| extraordinary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| uncommon | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| thin | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| infrequent | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| raw | / | Adjective, Adjective | 
| rarity | /xx | Noun | 
| unusual | x/xx | Adjective | 
| remarkable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unique | x/ | Adjective | 
| exceptional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| noteworthy | /xx | Adjective | 
| common | /x | Adjective | 
| spectacular | x/xx | Adjective | 
| peculiar | x/x | Adjective | 
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| notable | /xx | Adjective | 
| special | /x | Adjective | 
| rarely | /x | Adverb | 
| exquisite | /xx | Adjective | 
| valuable | /xx | Adjective | 
| strange | / | Adjective | 
| unheard | x/ | Adjective | 
| elusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| exotic | x/x | Adjective | 
| obscure | x/ | Adjective | 
| exceptionally | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| incredible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| precious | /x | Adjective | 
| fascinating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| surprising | x/x | Adjective | 
| bizarre | x/ | Adjective | 
| magnificent | x/xx | Adjective | 
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective | 
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| stunning | /x | Adjective | 
| oddball | /x | Noun | 
| splendid | /x | Adjective | 
| commonplace | /xx | Noun | 
| lucky | /x | Adjective | 
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| wonderful | /xx | Adjective | 
| amazing | x/x | Adjective | 
| wondrous | /x | Adjective | 
| miraculous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| great | / | Adjective | 
| terrific | x/x | Adjective | 
| marvelous | /xx | Adjective | 
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| seldom | /x | Adverb | 
| good | / | Adjective | 
| extremely | x/x | Adverb | 
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective | 
| very | /x | Adverb | 
| such | / | Adjective | 
| astonishing | x/xx | Adjective | 
| difficult | /xx | Adjective | 
| remarkably | x/xx | Adverb | 
| significant | x/xx | Adjective | 
| weird | / | Adjective | 
| delightful | x/x | Adjective | 
| unobtainable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| oddity | /xx | Noun | 
| interesting | /xx | Adjective | 
| intriguing | x/x | Adjective | 
| exclusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective | 
| singular | /xx | Adjective | 
| impressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| pretty | /x | Adjective | 
| outstanding | x/x | Adjective | 
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective | 
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective | 
| most | / | Adjective | 
| incredibly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| important | x/x | Adjective | 
| fantastic | x/x | Adjective | 
| superb | x/ | Adjective | 
| collectible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| kind | / | Noun | 
| especially | x/x | Adverb | 
| exciting | x/x | Adjective | 
| nice | / | Adjective | 
| particular | x/xx | Adjective | 
| striking | /x | Adjective | 
| amazingly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| glorious | /xx | Adjective | 
| newsworthy | /xx | Adjective | 
| brilliant | /x | Adjective | 
| plentiful | /xx | Adjective | 
| excellent | /xx | Adjective | 
| startlingly | /xx | Adverb | 
| abundant | x/x | Adjective | 
| often | /x | Adverb | 
| surprisingly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| genuine | /xx | Adjective | 
| unbelievable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| serendipitous | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| marvellous | /xx | Adjective | 
| few and far between | ///x/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| spare | / | Adjective | 
| short | / | Adjective | 
| uneasy | x/x | Adjective | 
| scant | / | Adjective | 
| scanty | /x | Adjective | 
| needy | /x | Adjective | 
| terrible | /xx | Adjective | 
| unpopular | x/xx | Adjective | 
| enormous | x/x | Adjective | 
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective | 
| outlandish | x/x | Adjective | 
| wretched | /x | Adjective | 
| triste | / | Noun | 
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective | 
| opposite | /xx | Noun | 
| unthinkable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unenviable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| woeful | /x | Adjective | 
| rough | / | Adjective | 
| unfair | x/ | Adjective | 
| stingy | /x | Adjective | 
| scare | / | Noun | 
| egregious | x/x | Adjective | 
| perdu | x/ | Noun | 
| freak | / | Noun | 
| poor | / | Adjective | 
| difficile | /xx | Noun | 
| earths | / | Noun | 
| vagrant | /x | Noun | 
| establishment | x/xx | Verb | 
| enchanting | x/x | Verb | 
| treat | / | Noun | 
| occasions | x/x | Noun | 
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb | 
| occurrence | x/x | Noun | 
| orchid | /x | Noun | 
| complication | xx/x | Noun | 
| specializing | /xxx | Verb | 
| exceptions | x/x | Noun | 
| decays | x/ | Noun | 
| migrant | /x | Noun | 
| steak | / | Noun | 
| instances | /xx | Noun | 
| indeed | x/ | Adverb | 
| jewel | /x | Noun | 
| gem | / | Noun | 
| commodity | x/xx | Noun | 
| anomaly | x/xx | Noun | 
| glimpse | / | Noun | 
| breed | / | Noun | 
| alleles | x/x | Noun | 
| isotope | /xx | Noun | 
| neoplasm | /xxx | Noun | 
| mineral | /xx | Noun | 
| gases | /x | Noun | 
| luxury | /xx | Noun | 
| tumour | /x | Noun | 
| privilege | /x | Noun | 
| smiles | / | Noun | 
| aches | / | Verb, Noun | 
| arctic | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| arrhythmia | x/xx | Noun | 
| astronomical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| bilateral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| bloody | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| cardiac | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| chronic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| complaints | x/ | Noun | 
| contacts | /x | Noun | 
| curious | /xx | Adjective | 
| dearth | / | Noun | 
| diamonds | /x | Noun | 
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| distressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| eases | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| enviable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| epidemics | xx/x | Noun | 
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fad | / | Noun | 
| few | / | Noun | 
| frequent | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| frequently | /xx | Adverb | 
| golden | /x | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| handful | /x | Noun | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| hardly | /x | Adverb | 
| hyper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| inert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| invaluable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| isolated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| lanthanide | /xx | Noun | 
| larks | / | Noun | 
| lesions | /x | Noun | 
| leukopenia | /x/xx | Noun | 
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| marginal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| meager | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| meat | / | Noun | 
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| metabolic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| metallic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| nader | /x | Name | 
| nadir | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| never | /x | Adverb | 
| noble | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| old | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| orphan | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| papillary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| paucity | /xx | Noun | 
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| phosphate | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| priceless | /x | Adjective | 
| recherche | // | Adjective | 
| recurrent | x/x | Adjective | 
| red | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| scarcely | /x | Adverb | 
| scarcity | /xx | Noun | 
| silly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| silvery | /xx | Adjective | 
| single | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sixty | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| sparse | / | Adjective, Verb | 
| sporadic | x/x | Adjective | 
| tenuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| transient | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| trivalent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| unprecedented | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| unseen | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| vascular | /xx | Adjective | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
