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detective
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3 syllables
deceptive
perceptive
receptive
inceptive
preceptive
acceptive
conceptive
exceptive
susceptive
4 syllables
contraceptive
nociceptive
apperceptive
unreceptive
chemoreceptive
imperceptive
interceptive
introceptive
irreceptive
nondeceptive
preperceptive
self-deceptive
unperceptive
5 syllables
proprioceptive
exteroceptive
interoceptive
intussusceptive
looks can be deceptive
nociperceptive
noncontraceptive
photoreceptive
6 syllables
antinociceptive
mechanoreceptive
oral contraceptive
11 syllables
long-acting reversible contraceptive
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