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"rhetorical":{
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"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
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"examples":[
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"you can skip over the rhetorical passages and still get the gist of the essay"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bombastic",
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"flatulent",
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"fustian",
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"gaseous",
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"gassy",
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"grandiloquent",
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"oratorical",
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"orotund",
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"windy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bloated",
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"elevated",
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"florid",
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"flowery",
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"grandiose",
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"highfalutin",
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"hifalutin",
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"high-flown",
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"high-sounding",
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"inflated",
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"lofty",
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"ornate",
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"pompous",
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"pontifical",
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"pretentious",
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"stilted",
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"tumid",
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"turgid",
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"overdone",
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"verbose",
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"wordy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"eloquent",
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"well-spoken",
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"bald",
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"direct",
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"matter-of-fact",
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"plain",
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"plainspoken",
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"simple",
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"stark",
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"straightforward",
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"unadorned",
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"unaffected",
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"unpretentious"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unrhetorical"
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]
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},
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"full of fine words and fancy expressions":{
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"examples":[
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"the new governor delivered a long rhetorical speech about our state's bright future but laid out no specific programs for ensuring it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aureate",
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"florid",
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"flowery",
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"grandiloquent",
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"high-flown",
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"high-sounding",
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"highfalutin",
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"hifalutin",
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"magnific",
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"ornate",
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"purple"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affected",
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"bloated",
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"fancy-pants",
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"grandiose",
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"inflated",
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"pompous",
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"pretentious",
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"stilted",
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"excessive",
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"flattering",
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"fulsome",
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"boastful",
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"bombastic",
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"elevated",
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"eloquent",
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"lofty",
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"bookish",
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"inkhorn",
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"learned"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"prosaic",
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"unpoetic",
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"bald",
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"direct",
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"lean",
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"matter-of-fact",
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"plain",
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"plainspoken",
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"simple",
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"spare",
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"stark",
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"straightforward",
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"unadorned",
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"natural",
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"unaffected",
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"unpretentious"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"of or relating to words or language":{
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"examples":[
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"the next war that those two nations fight won't be rhetorical \u2014it will be with bombs and bullets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lexical",
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"linguistic",
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"linguistical",
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"verbal",
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"vocabular",
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"wordy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"communicative",
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"conversational"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonlexical",
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"nonlinguistic",
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"nonverbal"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"rhetoric":{
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"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
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"examples":[
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"the mayor's promise to fight drugs was just rhetoric , since there was no money in the city budget for a drug program"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bombast",
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"fustian",
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"gas",
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"grandiloquence",
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"hot air",
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"oratory",
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"verbiage",
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"wind"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"claptrap",
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"drivel",
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"gibberish",
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"hogwash",
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"humbug",
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"jabberwocky",
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"jazz",
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"moonshine",
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"nonsense",
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"affectedness",
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"floweriness",
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"grandiosity",
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"loftiness",
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"pomposity",
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"pretension",
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"pretentiousness",
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"garrulity",
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"garrulousness",
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"verboseness",
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"verbosity",
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"windiness",
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"wordiness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way":{
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"examples":[
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"great leaders have often been masters of rhetoric , which they have used for both good and ill"
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"synonyms":[
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"articulacy",
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"articulateness",
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"eloquence",
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"poetry"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"expression",
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"expressiveness",
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"declamation",
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"elocution",
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"oratory",
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"cogency",
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"force",
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"forcefulness",
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"meaningfulness",
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"persuasion",
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"persuasiveness",
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"ardor",
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"emotion",
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"fervency",
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"fervidness",
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"fervor",
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"heat",
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"intensity",
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"passion",
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"power",
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"vehemence",
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"warmth"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"inarticulateness"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rheumatic":{
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"as in arthritic":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arthritic",
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"compact",
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"dense",
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"substantial",
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"nonelastic",
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"nonmalleable",
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"brittle",
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"crisp",
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"firm",
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"hard",
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"solid",
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"sound",
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"strong",
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"inelastic",
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"inflexible",
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"rigid",
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"stiff",
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"stiffened",
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"unyielding"
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"near antonyms":[
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"flexible",
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"floppy",
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"pliable",
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"pliant",
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"supple",
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"yielding",
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"elastic",
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"resilient",
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"springy",
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"stretchy",
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"workable",
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"malleable",
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"plastic",
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"semiflexible",
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"droopy",
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"flabby",
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"flaccid",
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"mushy",
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"semisoft",
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"soft",
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"squashy",
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"squishy",
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"lank",
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"limber",
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"limp",
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"lissome",
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"lissom",
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"lithe",
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"lithesome",
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"willowy"
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"rhetoricians":{
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"as in spellbinders":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"spellbinders",
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"lecturers",
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"orators",
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"speakers",
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"declaimers",
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"spouters",
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"spielers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"rhetorician":{
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"as in spellbinder":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"spellbinder",
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"lecturer",
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"orator",
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"speaker",
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"declaimer",
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"spouter",
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"spieler"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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