2022-07-10 04:31:07 +00:00
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"aspect":{
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"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
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"examples":[
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"depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angle",
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"facet",
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"hand",
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"phase",
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"side"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"air",
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"appearance",
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"character",
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"color",
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"complexion",
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"condition",
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"face",
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"look",
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"semblance",
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"shape",
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"state",
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"visage",
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"period",
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"stage",
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"step",
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"outlook",
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"perspective",
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"position",
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"posture",
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"shoes",
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"slant",
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"stance",
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"standpoint",
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"view",
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"viewpoint",
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"interpretation",
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"reading",
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"rendering",
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"translation",
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"version",
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"article",
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"case",
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"component",
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"count",
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"detail",
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"dimension",
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"element",
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"factor",
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"instance",
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"item",
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"matter",
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"part",
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"particular",
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"point",
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"regard",
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"respect"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality":{
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"examples":[
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"he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appearance",
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"dress",
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"figure",
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"garb",
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"look",
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"mien",
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"outside",
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"presence",
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"regard"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"air",
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"attitude",
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"bearing",
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"behavior",
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"comportment",
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"demeanor",
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"deportment",
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"manner",
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"poise",
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"pose",
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"carriage",
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"posture",
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"stance",
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"cast",
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"mold",
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"shape",
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"turn",
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"color",
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"coloring",
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"complexion",
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"countenance",
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"face",
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"features",
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"habit",
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"habitus",
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"person",
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"physiognomy",
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"superficies",
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"visage"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{
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"examples":[
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"the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"exposure",
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"frontage",
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"orientation"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alignment",
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"alinement",
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"arrangement"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a fixed intent look":{
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"examples":[
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"his aspect was focused on the distant shore"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"eye",
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"gape",
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"gaze",
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"regard",
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"scrutiny",
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"stare"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"glare",
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"glower",
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"contemplation",
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"fixation",
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"attention",
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"observance",
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"observation",
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"surveillance",
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"watch",
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"examination",
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"inspection",
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"perusal",
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"study",
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"survey"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blink",
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"flash",
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"glance",
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"glimpse",
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"peek",
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"peep",
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"sight",
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"stime",
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"oeillade",
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"ogle",
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"browse",
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"scan"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"aspects":{
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"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
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"examples":[
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"depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angles",
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"facets",
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"hands",
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"phases",
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"sides"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"airs",
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"appearances",
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"characters",
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"colors",
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"complexions",
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"conditions",
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"faces",
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"looks",
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"semblances",
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"shapes",
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"states",
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"visages",
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"periods",
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"stages",
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"steps",
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"outlooks",
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"perspectives",
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"positions",
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"postures",
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"shoes",
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"slants",
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"stances",
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"standpoints",
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"viewpoints",
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"views",
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"interpretations",
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"readings",
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"renderings",
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"translations",
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"versions",
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"articles",
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"cases",
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"components",
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"counts",
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"details",
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"dimensions",
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"elements",
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"factors",
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"instances",
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"items",
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"matters",
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"particulars",
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"parts",
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"points",
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"regards",
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"respects"
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],
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2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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2022-07-10 04:31:07 +00:00
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},
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"the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality":{
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"examples":[
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"he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed"
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],
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2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
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"synonyms":[
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"appearances",
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"dresses",
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"figures",
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"garbs",
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"looks",
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"miens",
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"outsides",
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"presences",
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"regards"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"airs",
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"attitudes",
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"bearings",
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"behaviors",
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"comportments",
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"demeanors",
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"deportments",
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"manners",
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"poises",
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"poses",
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"carriages",
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"postures",
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"stances",
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"casts",
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"molds",
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"shapes",
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"turns",
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"colorings",
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"colors",
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"complexions",
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"countenances",
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"faces",
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"features",
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"habits",
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"habitus",
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"persons",
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"physiognomies",
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"superficies",
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"visages"
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],
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2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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2022-07-10 04:31:07 +00:00
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},
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"the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{
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"examples":[
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"the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"exposures",
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"frontages",
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"orientations"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alignments",
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"alinements",
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"arrangements"
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],
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2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a fixed intent look":{
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"examples":[
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"his aspect was focused on the distant shore"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"eyes",
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"gapes",
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"gazes",
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"regards",
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"scrutinies",
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"stares"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"glares",
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"glowers",
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"contemplations",
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"fixations",
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"attentions",
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"observances",
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"observations",
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"surveillances",
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"watches",
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"examinations",
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"inspections",
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"perusals",
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"studies",
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"surveys"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blinks",
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"flashes",
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"glances",
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"glimpses",
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"peeks",
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"peeps",
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"sights",
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"stimes",
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"oeillades",
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"ogles",
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"browses",
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"scans"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"asphyxiating":{
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"to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{
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"examples":[
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"The murder victim was asphyxiated ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"garroting",
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"garotting",
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"throttling",
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"choking",
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"smothering",
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"stifling",
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"strangling",
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"suffocating",
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"drowning",
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"croaking",
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"destroying",
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"dispatching",
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"doing in",
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"felling",
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"slaying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breathing",
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"exhaling",
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"expiring",
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"inhaling",
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"inspiring",
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"resuscitating",
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"reviving"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"aspiration":{
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"eager desire for personal advancement":{
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"examples":[
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"a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state"
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"synonyms":[
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"ambition",
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"ambitiousness",
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"go-getting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"determination",
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"diligence",
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"drive",
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"energy",
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"enterprise",
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"go",
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"hustle",
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"industry",
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"initiative",
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"motivation",
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"push",
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"aggression",
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"competitiveness",
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"killer instinct",
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"opportunism",
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"overambitiousness",
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"pretentiousness",
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"pushiness",
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"assertiveness",
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"daring",
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"spirit",
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"ardor",
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"avidity",
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"eagerness",
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"keenness",
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"passion",
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"avarice",
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"greed",
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"hunger"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apathy",
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"halfheartedness",
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"indifference",
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"unconcern",
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"idleness",
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"indolence",
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"inertia",
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"laziness",
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"lethargy",
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"shiftlessness",
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"sloth"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
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"examples":[
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"college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aim",
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"ambition",
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"bourne",
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"bourn",
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"design",
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"dream",
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"end",
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"goal",
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"idea",
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"ideal",
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"intent",
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"intention",
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"mark",
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"meaning",
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"object",
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"objective",
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"plan",
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"point",
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"pretension",
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"purpose",
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"target",
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"thing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grail",
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"holy grail",
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"plot",
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"project",
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"scheme",
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"desire",
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"hope",
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"mind",
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"wish",
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"nirvana",
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"destination",
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"terminus"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"means",
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"method",
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"way"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"asphyxiates":{
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"to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{
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"examples":[
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"The murder victim was asphyxiated ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"garrotes",
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"garottes",
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"throttles",
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"chokes",
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"smothers",
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"stifles",
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"strangles",
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"suffocates",
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"drowns",
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"croaks",
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"destroys",
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"dispatches",
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"does in",
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"fells",
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"slays"
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],
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|
"near antonyms":[
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|
"breathes",
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|
|
"exhales",
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|
|
"expires",
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"inhales",
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"inspires",
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"resuscitates",
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|
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"revives"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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|
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
|
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},
|
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"asperity":{
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|
"a harsh or sharp quality":{
|
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"examples":[
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|
"doesn't like the asperity of most experimental music"
|
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|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
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|
|
"acerbity",
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|
|
"acidity",
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|
|
"acidness",
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|
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"acridity",
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|
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"acridness",
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|
|
"acrimoniousness",
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|
|
"acrimony",
|
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|
|
"acuteness",
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|
|
"bite",
|
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|
|
"bitterness",
|
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|
|
"edge",
|
|
|
|
"harshness",
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|
|
"keenness",
|
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|
|
"poignance",
|
|
|
|
"poignancy",
|
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|
|
"pungency",
|
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|
|
"roughness",
|
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|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
|
|
"tartness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
|
|
"punch",
|
|
|
|
"spice",
|
|
|
|
"tang",
|
|
|
|
"raucousness",
|
|
|
|
"severeness",
|
|
|
|
"severity",
|
|
|
|
"shrillness",
|
|
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
|
|
"pointedness",
|
|
|
|
"thorniness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
|
|
"kindliness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
|
|
"softness"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"she responded with such asperity that we knew she was deeply offended by the question"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
|
|
"acrimony",
|
|
|
|
"bile",
|
|
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
|
|
"corrosiveness",
|
|
|
|
"mordancy",
|
|
|
|
"tartness",
|
|
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
|
|
"virulency",
|
|
|
|
"vitriol"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gruffness",
|
|
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
|
|
"relentlessness",
|
|
|
|
"severity",
|
|
|
|
"sternness",
|
|
|
|
"vehemence",
|
|
|
|
"coldness",
|
|
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
|
|
"discourteousness",
|
|
|
|
"iciness",
|
|
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
|
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
|
|
"sourness",
|
|
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
|
|
"anger",
|
|
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
|
|
"gall",
|
|
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
|
|
"malice",
|
|
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
|
|
"spite",
|
|
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
|
|
"venom",
|
|
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
|
|
"pique",
|
|
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
|
|
"sour grapes"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"civility",
|
|
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
|
|
"diplomacy",
|
|
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
|
|
"politeness",
|
|
|
|
"tactfulness",
|
|
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
|
|
"softness",
|
|
|
|
"sweetness",
|
|
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
|
|
"oiliness",
|
|
|
|
"smoothness",
|
|
|
|
"suaveness",
|
|
|
|
"suavity",
|
|
|
|
"unctuousness",
|
|
|
|
"urbanity"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"as a physically challenged person, he has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"adversity",
|
|
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
|
|
"hardship",
|
|
|
|
"rigor"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
|
|
"inconvenience",
|
|
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
|
|
"trial",
|
|
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
|
|
"knock",
|
|
|
|
"misfortune",
|
|
|
|
"mishap",
|
|
|
|
"tragedy",
|
|
|
|
"bar",
|
|
|
|
"catch",
|
|
|
|
"check",
|
|
|
|
"clog",
|
|
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
|
|
"interference",
|
|
|
|
"let",
|
|
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
|
|
"obstacle",
|
|
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
|
|
"pons asinorum",
|
|
|
|
"rub",
|
|
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
|
|
"snag",
|
|
|
|
"stop",
|
|
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
|
|
"block",
|
|
|
|
"chain",
|
|
|
|
"deterrent",
|
|
|
|
"encumbrance",
|
|
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
|
|
"hump"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
|
|
"break",
|
|
|
|
"opportunity"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"aspersing":{
|
|
|
|
"the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"she has refused to take part in the mean-spirited aspersing in which so many political candidates indulge"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
|
|
"calumniation",
|
|
|
|
"calumny",
|
|
|
|
"character assassination",
|
|
|
|
"defamation",
|
|
|
|
"defaming",
|
|
|
|
"libel",
|
|
|
|
"libeling",
|
|
|
|
"libelling",
|
|
|
|
"maligning",
|
|
|
|
"slander",
|
|
|
|
"smearing",
|
|
|
|
"traducing",
|
|
|
|
"vilification",
|
|
|
|
"vilifying"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aspersion",
|
|
|
|
"innuendo",
|
|
|
|
"muck",
|
|
|
|
"mud",
|
|
|
|
"smear",
|
|
|
|
"backbiting",
|
|
|
|
"detraction",
|
|
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
|
|
"invective",
|
|
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
|
|
"attack",
|
|
|
|
"censure",
|
|
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
|
|
"hatchet job",
|
|
|
|
"contempt",
|
|
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
|
|
"denigration",
|
|
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
|
|
"despite",
|
|
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
|
|
"malice",
|
|
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
|
|
"spite",
|
|
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
|
|
"venom",
|
|
|
|
"viciousness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
|
|
"applause",
|
|
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
|
|
"praise",
|
|
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
|
|
"honor",
|
|
|
|
"respect",
|
|
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
|
|
"reverence",
|
|
|
|
"veneration",
|
|
|
|
"worship"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in defamatory , insulting":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"calumnious",
|
|
|
|
"defamatory",
|
|
|
|
"insulting",
|
|
|
|
"libelous",
|
|
|
|
"libellous",
|
|
|
|
"maligning",
|
|
|
|
"slandering",
|
|
|
|
"slanderous",
|
|
|
|
"vilifying",
|
|
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
|
|
"contemptuous",
|
|
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
|
|
"denigrative",
|
|
|
|
"denigratory",
|
|
|
|
"deprecatory",
|
|
|
|
"depreciative",
|
|
|
|
"depreciatory",
|
|
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
|
|
"derogative",
|
|
|
|
"derogatory",
|
|
|
|
"detractive",
|
|
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
|
|
"pejorative",
|
|
|
|
"scornful",
|
|
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
|
|
"uncomplimentary",
|
|
|
|
"abusive",
|
|
|
|
"opprobrious",
|
|
|
|
"scurrilous",
|
|
|
|
"catty",
|
|
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
|
|
"despiteful",
|
|
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
|
|
"malign",
|
|
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
|
|
"mean",
|
|
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
|
|
"spiteful",
|
|
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
|
|
"critical",
|
|
|
|
"denunciative",
|
|
|
|
"denunciatory",
|
|
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
|
|
"envious",
|
|
|
|
"jaundiced",
|
|
|
|
"jealous",
|
|
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
|
|
"venomous"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
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"commendatory",
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"complimentary",
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"laudative",
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"laudatory",
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"admiring",
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"adulatory",
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"applauding",
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"approving",
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"friendly",
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"positive",
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"appreciative",
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"respectful",
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"kind",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"sympathetic",
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"unmalicious",
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"warm",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make untrue and harmful statements about":{
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"examples":[
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"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blackening",
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"calumniating",
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"defaming",
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"libeling",
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"libelling",
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"maligning",
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"slandering",
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"smearing",
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"traducing",
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"vilifying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"belittling",
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"denigrating",
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"detracting",
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"disparaging",
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"discrediting",
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"disgracing",
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"dishonoring",
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"shaming",
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"abasing",
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"debasing",
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"degrading",
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"humbling",
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"humiliating",
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"disdaining",
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"scorning"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"exalting",
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"glorifying",
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"honoring",
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"acclaiming",
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"applauding",
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"commending",
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"praising",
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"esteeming",
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"respecting",
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"admiring",
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"regarding",
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"adoring",
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"revering",
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"venerating",
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"worshipping",
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"worshiping"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"aspires":{
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"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
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"examples":[
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"aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aims",
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"allows",
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"calculates",
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"contemplates",
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"designs",
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"goes",
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"intends",
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"looks",
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"means",
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"meditates",
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"plans",
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"proposes",
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"purports",
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"purposes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dreams",
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"hopes",
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"wishes",
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"considers",
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"debates",
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"mulls (over)",
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"ponders",
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"attempts",
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"endeavors",
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"strives",
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"struggles",
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"tries",
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"plots",
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"schemes",
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"accomplishes",
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"achieves",
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"effects",
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"executes",
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"performs"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move or extend upward":{
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"examples":[
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"a tower aspiring towards the heavens"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arises",
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"ascends",
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"climbs",
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"lifts",
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"mounts",
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"rises",
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"soars",
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"thrusts",
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"uprears",
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"uprises",
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"ups",
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"upthrusts",
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"upturns"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"surges",
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"towers",
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"boosts",
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"elevates",
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"raises",
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"upheaves",
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"uplifts",
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"upraises",
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"balloons",
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"blasts off",
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"takes off",
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"zooms",
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"crests",
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"scales",
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"surmounts",
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"tops",
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"cants",
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"inclines",
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"leans",
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"lists",
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"reclines",
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"slants",
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"slopes",
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"tilts",
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"tips"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dives",
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"nose-dives",
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"plummets",
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"sinks",
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"slides"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"declines",
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"descends",
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"dips",
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"drops",
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"falls (off)",
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"plunges"
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
|
"aspirations":{
|
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|
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
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|
|
"college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school"
|
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|
],
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
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"aims",
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"ambitions",
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"bournes",
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"bourns",
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"designs",
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"dreams",
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"ends",
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"goals",
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"ideals",
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"ideas",
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"intentions",
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"intents",
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"marks",
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"meanings",
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"objectives",
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"objects",
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|
"plans",
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"points",
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|
"pretensions",
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"purposes",
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|
"targets",
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|
|
"things"
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|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"grails",
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|
|
"holy grails",
|
|
|
|
"plots",
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|
|
"projects",
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|
|
"schemes",
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|
|
"desires",
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|
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"hopes",
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|
|
"minds",
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|
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"wishes",
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|
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"nirvanas",
|
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|
|
"destinations",
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|
|
"termini",
|
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|
|
"terminuses"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"means",
|
|
|
|
"methods",
|
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|
|
"ways"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"asphyxiate":{
|
|
|
|
"to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"The murder victim was asphyxiated ."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"garrote",
|
|
|
|
"garotte",
|
|
|
|
"throttle",
|
|
|
|
"choke",
|
|
|
|
"smother",
|
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|
|
"stifle",
|
|
|
|
"strangle",
|
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|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
|
|
"drown",
|
|
|
|
"croak",
|
|
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
|
|
"do in",
|
|
|
|
"fell",
|
|
|
|
"slay"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
|
|
"exhale",
|
|
|
|
"expire",
|
|
|
|
"inhale",
|
|
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
|
|
"revive"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"asphyxiated":{
|
|
|
|
"to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"The murder victim was asphyxiated ."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"garroted",
|
|
|
|
"garotted",
|
|
|
|
"throttled",
|
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|
|
"choked",
|
|
|
|
"smothered",
|
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|
|
"stifled",
|
|
|
|
"strangled",
|
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|
|
"suffocated",
|
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|
|
"drowned",
|
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|
|
"croaked",
|
|
|
|
"destroyed",
|
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|
|
"did in",
|
|
|
|
"dispatched",
|
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|
|
"felled",
|
|
|
|
"slew"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
|
|
"exhaled",
|
|
|
|
"expired",
|
|
|
|
"inhaled",
|
|
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
|
|
"revived"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"asphalt jungles":{
|
|
|
|
"a thickly settled, highly populated area":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burgs",
|
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|
|
"cities",
|
|
|
|
"cosmopolises",
|
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|
|
"megacities",
|
|
|
|
"megalopolises",
|
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|
|
"metropolises",
|
|
|
|
"municipalities",
|
|
|
|
"towns"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"boroughs",
|
|
|
|
"conurbations",
|
|
|
|
"urban sprawls",
|
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|
|
"exurbs",
|
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|
|
"suburbias",
|
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|
|
"suburbs",
|
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|
|
"central cities",
|
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|
|
"edge cities",
|
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|
|
"garden cities",
|
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|
|
"core cities",
|
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|
|
"downtowns",
|
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|
|
"inner cities",
|
|
|
|
"midtowns"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"aspire":{
|
|
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aim",
|
|
|
|
"allow",
|
|
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
|
|
"contemplate",
|
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|
|
"design",
|
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|
|
"go",
|
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|
|
"intend",
|
|
|
|
"look",
|
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|
|
"mean",
|
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|
|
"meditate",
|
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|
|
"plan",
|
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|
|
"propose",
|
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|
|
"purport",
|
|
|
|
"purpose"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dream",
|
|
|
|
"hope",
|
|
|
|
"wish",
|
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|
|
"consider",
|
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|
|
"debate",
|
|
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
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|
|
"ponder",
|
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|
|
"attempt",
|
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|
|
"endeavor",
|
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|
|
"strive",
|
|
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
|
|
"try",
|
|
|
|
"plot",
|
|
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
|
|
"effect",
|
|
|
|
"execute",
|
|
|
|
"perform"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a tower aspiring towards the heavens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"arise",
|
|
|
|
"ascend",
|
|
|
|
"climb",
|
|
|
|
"lift",
|
|
|
|
"mount",
|
|
|
|
"rise",
|
|
|
|
"soar",
|
|
|
|
"thrust",
|
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|
|
"up",
|
|
|
|
"uprear",
|
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|
|
"uprise",
|
|
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
|
|
"upturn"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"surge",
|
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|
|
"tower",
|
|
|
|
"boost",
|
|
|
|
"elevate",
|
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|
|
"raise",
|
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|
|
"upheave",
|
|
|
|
"uplift",
|
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|
|
"upraise",
|
|
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
|
|
"blast off",
|
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|
|
"take off",
|
|
|
|
"zoom",
|
|
|
|
"crest",
|
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|
|
"scale",
|
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|
|
"surmount",
|
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|
|
"top",
|
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|
"cant",
|
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|
|
"incline",
|
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|
|
"lean",
|
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|
|
"list",
|
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|
|
"recline",
|
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|
|
"slant",
|
|
|
|
"slope",
|
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|
|
"tilt",
|
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|
|
"tip"
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"dive",
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"nose-dive",
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"plummet",
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"sink",
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"slide"
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"decline",
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"descend",
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"dip",
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"drop",
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"fall (off)",
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"plunge"
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"to make untrue and harmful statements about":{
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"examples":[
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"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
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"blackened",
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"maligned",
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"traduced",
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"vilified"
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"near synonyms":[
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"belittled",
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"denigrated",
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"detracted",
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"disparaged",
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"discredited",
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"disgraced",
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"abased",
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"debased",
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"disdained",
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"scorned"
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"exalted",
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"glorified",
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"honored",
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"commended",
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"revered",
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"venerated",
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"worshipped",
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"worshiped"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"aspersion":{
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"an unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another's reputation":{
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"examples":[
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"Let's keep the debate focused on the issues and try to avoid casting aspersions on one another.",
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"I don't mean to cast aspersions on his integrity, but I'm not sure I'd trust him with the money."
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"calumny",
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"affront",
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"barb",
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"brickbat",
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"cut",
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"dart",
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"dig",
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"dis",
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"diss",
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"epithet",
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"gird",
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"indignity",
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"insult",
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"name",
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"offence",
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"outrage",
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"personality",
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"poke",
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"put-down",
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"sarcasm",
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"slap",
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"slight",
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"slur",
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"imputation",
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"innuendo",
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"insinuation",
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"aspersing",
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"blackening",
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"calumniation",
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"character assassination",
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"defamation",
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"defaming",
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"libel",
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"libeling",
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"libelling",
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"maligning",
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"slander",
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"smearing",
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"traducing",
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"vilification",
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"vilifying",
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"attack",
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"censure",
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"criticism",
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"denunciation",
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"hatchet job",
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"muck",
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"mud",
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"smear",
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"backbiting",
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"detraction",
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"abuse",
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"invective",
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"vituperation",
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"contempt",
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"disdain",
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"scorn",
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"belittlement",
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"denigration",
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"disparagement",
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"cattiness",
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"despite",
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"hatefulness",
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"malevolence",
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"malice",
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"maliciousness",
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"malignancy",
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"malignity",
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"meanness",
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"nastiness",
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"spite",
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"spitefulness",
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"spleen",
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"venom",
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"viciousness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"accolade",
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"applause",
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"commendation",
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"praise",
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"esteem",
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"honor",
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"respect",
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"adulation",
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"flattery",
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"adoration",
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"reverence",
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"veneration",
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"worship"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"aspired":{
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|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
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"examples":[
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"aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aimed",
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"allowed",
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"calculated",
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"contemplated",
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"designed",
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"intended",
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"looked",
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"meant",
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"meditated",
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"planned",
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"proposed",
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"purported",
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"purposed",
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"went"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dreamed",
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"dreamt",
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"hoped",
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"wished",
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"considered",
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"debated",
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"mulled (over)",
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"pondered",
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"attempted",
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"endeavored",
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"strove",
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"strived",
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"struggled",
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"tried",
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"plotted",
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"schemed",
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"accomplished",
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"achieved",
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|
"effected",
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"executed",
|
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|
"performed"
|
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|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
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|
|
"a tower aspiring towards the heavens"
|
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|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
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"arose",
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|
"ascended",
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|
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"climbed",
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"lifted",
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"mounted",
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"rose",
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"soared",
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"thrust",
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"upped",
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"upreared",
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"uprose",
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"upthrusted",
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"upturned"
|
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],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"surged",
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|
"towered",
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|
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"boosted",
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"elevated",
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"raised",
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"upheaved",
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|
|
"uplifted",
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"upraised",
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|
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"ballooned",
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|
|
"blasted off",
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|
|
"took off",
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|
|
"zoomed",
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|
|
"crested",
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|
|
"scaled",
|
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|
|
"surmounted",
|
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|
|
"topped",
|
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|
|
"canted",
|
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|
|
"inclined",
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|
|
"leaned",
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|
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"listed",
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|
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"reclined",
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|
|
"slanted",
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|
|
"sloped",
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|
"tilted",
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|
|
"tipped"
|
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|
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],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"dived",
|
|
|
|
"dove",
|
|
|
|
"nose-dived",
|
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|
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"plummeted",
|
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|
|
"sank",
|
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|
|
"sunk",
|
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|
|
"slid"
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
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"declined",
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"descended",
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"dipped",
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"dropped",
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|
|
"fell (off)",
|
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|
|
"plunged"
|
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|
|
]
|
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|
|
},
|
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|
|
"type":[
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|
"verb"
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|
]
|
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|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"aspersions":{
|
|
|
|
"an unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another's reputation":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"Let's keep the debate focused on the issues and try to avoid casting aspersions on one another.",
|
|
|
|
"I don't mean to cast aspersions on his integrity, but I'm not sure I'd trust him with the money."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"calumnies",
|
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|
|
"affronts",
|
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|
|
"barbs",
|
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|
|
"brickbats",
|
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|
|
"cuts",
|
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|
|
"darts",
|
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|
|
"digs",
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|
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"dises",
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|
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"disses",
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|
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"epithets",
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|
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"girds",
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|
|
"indignities",
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|
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"insults",
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|
|
"names",
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|
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"offenses",
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|
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"offences",
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"outrages",
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|
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"personalities",
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|
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"pokes",
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|
|
"put-downs",
|
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"sarcasms",
|
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"slaps",
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"slights",
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"slurs",
|
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|
|
"imputations",
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|
"innuendos",
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"innuendoes",
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|
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"insinuations",
|
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|
"blackenings",
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|
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"calumniations",
|
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|
|
"character assassinations",
|
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|
|
"defamations",
|
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|
|
"libels",
|
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|
|
"slanders",
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|
|
"vilifications",
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"attacks",
|
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|
"censures",
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|
|
"criticisms",
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|
|
"denunciations",
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|
|
"hatchet jobs",
|
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|
"muck",
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|
|
"muds",
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|
|
"smears",
|
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|
|
"detractions",
|
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|
|
"abuses",
|
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|
|
"invectives",
|
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|
|
"vituperations",
|
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|
|
"contempts",
|
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|
|
"disdains",
|
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|
|
"scorns",
|
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|
|
"belittlements",
|
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|
|
"denigrations",
|
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|
|
"disparagements",
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"despites",
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|
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"malevolences",
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"malices",
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"malignancies",
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"malignities",
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|
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"spites",
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|
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"spleens",
|
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|
|
"venoms"
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"acclaim",
|
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|
|
"accolades",
|
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|
|
"applauses",
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|
|
"commendations",
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|
|
"praises",
|
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|
|
"esteems",
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|
|
"honors",
|
|
|
|
"respects",
|
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|
|
"adulations",
|
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|
|
"flatteries",
|
|
|
|
"adorations",
|
|
|
|
"reverences",
|
|
|
|
"venerations",
|
|
|
|
"worships"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
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|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"asperities":{
|
|
|
|
"something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
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|
|
"as a physically challenged person, he has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
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"adversities",
|
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|
|
"difficulties",
|
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|
|
"hardships",
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|
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"rigors"
|
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|
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],
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"near synonyms":[
|
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|
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"discomforts",
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"inconveniences",
|
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|
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"nuisances",
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"afflictions",
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"trials",
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"tribulations",
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"knocks",
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"misfortunes",
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"mishaps",
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"tragedies",
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|
"bars",
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"catches",
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"checks",
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"clogs",
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"crimps",
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"embarrassments",
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"handicaps",
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"hindrances",
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"hitches",
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"hurdles",
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"impediments",
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"interferences",
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"lets",
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"manacles",
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"obstacles",
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"obstructions",
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"pons asinorums",
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|
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"rubs",
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|
"shackles",
|
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"snags",
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"stops",
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"trammels",
|
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"blocks",
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"chains",
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"deterrents",
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"encumbrances",
|
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"fetters",
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"inhibitions",
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"humps"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"advantages",
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"breaks",
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"opportunities"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"asp":{
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"as in python , diamondback rattlesnake":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adder",
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"anaconda",
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"black racer",
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"blacksnake",
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"blue racer",
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"boa",
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"bull snake",
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"bushmaster",
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"chicken snake",
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"cobra",
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"constrictor",
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"copperhead",
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"coral snake",
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"cottonmouth moccasin",
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"diamondback rattlesnake",
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"fer-de-lance",
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"garter snake",
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"gopher snake",
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"green snake",
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"hognose snake",
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"horned viper",
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"indigo snake",
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"king cobra",
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"king snake",
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"krait",
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"mamba",
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"milk snake",
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"moccasin",
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"pine snake",
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"pit viper",
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"puff adder",
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"python",
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"racer",
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"rat snake",
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"rattlesnake",
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"sea serpent",
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"sea snake",
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"sidewinder",
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"taipan",
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"water moccasin",
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"water snake",
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"worm snake",
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"serpent",
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"snake",
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"viper"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"asperses":{
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"to make untrue and harmful statements about":{
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"examples":[
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"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blackens",
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"calumniates",
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"defames",
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"libels",
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"maligns",
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"slanders",
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"smears",
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"traduces",
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"vilifies"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"belittles",
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"denigrates",
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"detracts",
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"disparages",
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"discredits",
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"disgraces",
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"dishonors",
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"shames",
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"abases",
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"debases",
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"degrades",
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"humbles",
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"humiliates",
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"disdains",
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"scorns"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"exalts",
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"glorifies",
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"honors",
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"acclaims",
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"applauds",
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"commends",
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"praises",
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"esteems",
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"respects",
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"admires",
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"regards",
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"adores",
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"reveres",
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"venerates",
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"worships"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"aspirant":{
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"one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{
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"examples":[
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"a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"applicant",
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"applier",
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"campaigner",
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"candidate",
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"contender",
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"expectant",
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"hopeful",
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"prospect",
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"seeker"
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],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"competitor",
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|
|
"contestant",
|
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|
|
"entrant",
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|
|
"entry",
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|
"favorite",
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|
|
"qualifier",
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|
|
"dark horse",
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|
|
"spoiler",
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|
|
"stalking horse",
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|
|
"crown prince",
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|
"favorite son",
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|
|
"claimant",
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|
|
"pretender",
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|
|
"nominee",
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|
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"incumbent",
|
|
|
|
"officeholder",
|
|
|
|
"awardee",
|
|
|
|
"honoree",
|
|
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
|
|
"dropout"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"noncandidate"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"aspiring":{
|
|
|
|
"having a strong desire for personal advancement":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
|
|
"hard-driving",
|
|
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
|
|
"self-seeking"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"determined",
|
|
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
|
|
"driving",
|
|
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
|
|
"animated",
|
|
|
|
"lively",
|
|
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
|
|
"avid",
|
|
|
|
"eager",
|
|
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
|
|
"keen",
|
|
|
|
"raring",
|
|
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
|
|
"high-flying",
|
|
|
|
"opportunistic",
|
|
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
|
|
"competing",
|
|
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
|
|
"rival",
|
|
|
|
"rivalrous"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
|
|
"unexcited",
|
|
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
|
|
"casual",
|
|
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
|
|
"lazyish",
|
|
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
|
|
"listless",
|
|
|
|
"shiftless",
|
|
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
|
|
"unassertive"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
|
|
"unambitious"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
|
|
"designing",
|
|
|
|
"going",
|
|
|
|
"intending",
|
|
|
|
"looking",
|
|
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
|
|
"planning",
|
|
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
|
|
"purporting",
|
|
|
|
"purposing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
|
|
"hoping",
|
|
|
|
"wishing",
|
|
|
|
"considering",
|
|
|
|
"debating",
|
|
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
|
|
"attempting",
|
|
|
|
"endeavoring",
|
|
|
|
"striving",
|
|
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
|
|
"trying",
|
|
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
|
|
"executing",
|
|
|
|
"performing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a tower aspiring towards the heavens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"arising",
|
|
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
|
|
"climbing",
|
|
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
|
|
"rising",
|
|
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
|
|
"thrusting",
|
|
|
|
"upping",
|
|
|
|
"uprearing",
|
|
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
|
|
"upthrusting",
|
|
|
|
"upturning"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"surging",
|
|
|
|
"towering",
|
|
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
|
|
"raising",
|
|
|
|
"upheaving",
|
|
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
|
|
"blasting off",
|
|
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
|
|
"zooming",
|
|
|
|
"cresting",
|
|
|
|
"scaling",
|
|
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
|
|
"topping",
|
|
|
|
"canting",
|
|
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
|
|
"leaning",
|
|
|
|
"listing",
|
|
|
|
"reclining",
|
|
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
|
|
"sloping",
|
|
|
|
"tilting",
|
|
|
|
"tipping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diving",
|
|
|
|
"nose-diving",
|
|
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
|
|
"sliding"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"declining",
|
|
|
|
"descending",
|
|
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
|
|
"falling (off)",
|
|
|
|
"plunging"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"asphalt jungle":{
|
|
|
|
"a thickly settled, highly populated area":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a realistic novel about life in the asphalt jungle"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burg",
|
|
|
|
"city",
|
|
|
|
"cosmopolis",
|
|
|
|
"megacity",
|
|
|
|
"megalopolis",
|
|
|
|
"metropolis",
|
|
|
|
"municipality",
|
|
|
|
"town"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"borough",
|
|
|
|
"conurbation",
|
|
|
|
"urban sprawl",
|
|
|
|
"exurb",
|
|
|
|
"suburb",
|
|
|
|
"suburbia",
|
|
|
|
"central city",
|
|
|
|
"edge city",
|
|
|
|
"garden city",
|
|
|
|
"core city",
|
|
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
|
|
"inner city",
|
|
|
|
"midtown"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"asperse":{
|
|
|
|
"to make untrue and harmful statements about":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
|
|
"calumniate",
|
|
|
|
"defame",
|
|
|
|
"libel",
|
|
|
|
"malign",
|
|
|
|
"slander",
|
|
|
|
"smear",
|
|
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
|
|
"vilify"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
|
|
"detract",
|
|
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
|
|
"shame",
|
|
|
|
"abase",
|
|
|
|
"debase",
|
|
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
|
|
"humble",
|
|
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
|
|
"honor",
|
|
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
|
|
"commend",
|
|
|
|
"praise",
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"esteem",
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"respect",
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"admire",
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"regard",
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"adore",
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"revere",
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"venerate",
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"worship"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"asps":{
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"as in pythons , diamondback rattlesnakes":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adders",
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"anacondas",
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"black racers",
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"blacksnakes",
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"blue racers",
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"boas",
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"bull snakes",
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"bushmasters",
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"chicken snakes",
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"cobras",
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"constrictors",
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"copperheads",
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"coral snakes",
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"cottonmouth moccasins",
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"diamondback rattlesnakes",
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"fer-de-lance",
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"garter snakes",
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"gopher snakes",
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"green snakes",
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"hognose snakes",
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"horned vipers",
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"indigo snakes",
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"king cobras",
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"king snakes",
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"kraits",
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"mambas",
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"milk snakes",
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"moccasins",
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"pine snakes",
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"pit vipers",
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"puff adders",
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"pythons",
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"racers",
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"rat snakes",
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"rattlesnakes",
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"sea serpents",
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"sea snakes",
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"sidewinders",
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"taipans",
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"water moccasins",
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"water snakes",
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"worm snakes",
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"serpents",
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"snakes",
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"vipers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"aspirants":{
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"one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{
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"examples":[
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"a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"applicants",
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"appliers",
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"campaigners",
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"candidates",
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"contenders",
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"expectants",
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"hopefuls",
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"prospects",
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"seekers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"competitors",
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"contestants",
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"entrants",
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"entries",
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"favorites",
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"qualifiers",
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"dark horses",
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"spoilers",
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"stalking horses",
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"crown princes",
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"favorite sons",
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"claimants",
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"pretenders",
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"nominees",
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"running mates"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incumbents",
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"officeholders",
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"awardees",
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"honorees",
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"inductees",
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"dropouts"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"noncandidates"
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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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}
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