2245 lines
45 KiB
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2245 lines
45 KiB
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{
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"acquainted":{
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"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ignorant",
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"unacquainted",
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"unfamiliar",
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"uninformed",
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"unknowledgeable"
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],
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"examples":[
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"would like to see students become acquainted with all the services that the university has to offer"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"insensible",
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"unaware",
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"unconscious",
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"unmindful",
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"blind",
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"oblivious",
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"unknowing",
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"unwitting",
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"inattentive",
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"unheeding"
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],
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"related":[
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"alive",
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"aware",
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"cognizant",
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"conscious",
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"heedful",
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"mindful",
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"sensible",
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"sentient"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abreast",
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"au courant",
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"conversant",
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"familiar",
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"informed",
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"knowledgeable",
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"up",
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"up-to-date",
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"versed",
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"well-informed"
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]
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},
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"to give information to":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misinformed",
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"misled"
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],
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"related":[
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"advertised",
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"alerted",
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"notified",
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"announced (to)",
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"disclosed (to)",
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"assured",
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"certified",
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"convinced",
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"reassured",
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"warranted",
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"educated",
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"lectured",
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"schooled",
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"taught",
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"tutored",
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"disabused",
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"disenchanted",
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"disillusioned",
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"undeceived"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advised",
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"apprised",
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"briefed",
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"caught up",
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"cleared",
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"clued (in)",
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"enlightened",
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"familiarized",
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"filled in",
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"hipped",
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"informed",
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"instructed",
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"told",
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"versed",
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"wised (up)"
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]
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},
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"to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"habituated",
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"wont",
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"apprised",
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"briefed",
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"clued (in)",
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"filled in",
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"informed",
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"educated",
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"enlightened",
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"grounded",
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"instructed",
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"schooled",
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"trained",
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"versed",
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"exposed",
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"presented",
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"subjected",
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"advised",
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"tipped (off)",
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"told",
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"warned",
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"wised (up)",
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"reacquainted"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accustomed",
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"familiarized",
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"initiated",
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"introduced",
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"orientated",
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"oriented"
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]
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},
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"to make (one person) known (to another) socially":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"addressed",
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"greeted",
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"hailed",
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"met",
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"reacquainted",
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"reintroduced"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"introduced",
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"presented"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"acquiesce":{
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"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dissent"
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],
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"examples":[
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"apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"rebuff",
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"refuse",
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"reject",
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"scorn",
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"spurn",
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"deny",
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"gainsay"
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],
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"related":[
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"adopt",
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"embrace",
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"espouse",
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"abide",
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"bear (with)",
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"endure",
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"stand",
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"suffer",
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"tolerate",
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"stomach",
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"swallow",
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"take",
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"bow",
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"knuckle under",
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"relent",
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"submit",
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"succumb",
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"yield"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accede",
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"agree",
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"assent",
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"come round",
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"consent",
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"subscribe"
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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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"acquiescent":{
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"receiving or enduring without offering resistance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"protesting",
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"resistant",
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"resisting",
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"unyielding"
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],
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"examples":[
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"was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"defiant",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"insurgent",
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"intractable",
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"mutinous",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"uncontrollable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"balky",
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"perverse",
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"wayward",
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"wrongheaded",
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"headstrong",
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"willful",
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"wilful",
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"indomitable",
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"undisciplined",
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"unmanageable",
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"dissident",
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"nonconformist"
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],
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"related":[
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"forbearing",
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"impassive",
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"long-suffering",
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"patient",
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"stoic",
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"stoical",
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"uncomplaining",
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"agreeable",
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"amenable",
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"compliant",
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"complying",
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"conformable",
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"conformist",
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"docile",
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"guidable",
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"law-abiding",
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"obedient",
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"pliable",
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"pliant",
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"subordinate",
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"tractable",
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"willing",
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"obeisant",
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"submissive",
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"surrendering",
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"amiable",
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"obliging",
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"slavish",
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"subservient",
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"disciplined",
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"governable",
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"manageable",
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"apathetic",
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"uncaring",
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"unresponsive"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"nonresistant",
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"passive",
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"resigned",
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"tolerant",
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"tolerating",
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"unresistant",
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"yielding"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"acquitted":{
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"as in exonerated , cleared":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"absolved",
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"cleared",
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"exonerated",
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"vindicated",
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"blameless",
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"cleanhanded",
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"clear",
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"faultless",
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"guiltless",
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"impeccable",
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"inculpable",
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"innocent",
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"irreproachable",
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"lily-white",
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"ethical",
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"law-abiding",
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"moral",
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"righteous",
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"upright",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"guilty",
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"blamable",
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"blameworthy",
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"censurable",
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"culpable",
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"impeachable",
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"indictable",
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"punishable",
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"accused",
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"impeached",
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"indicted",
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"condemned",
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"convicted",
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"hangdog",
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"shamed",
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"shamefaced"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
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"examples":[
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"acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absolved",
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"cleared",
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"exculpated",
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"exonerated",
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"vindicated"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"atoned (for)",
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"expiated",
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"discharged",
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"liberated",
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"redeemed",
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"released",
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"unburdened",
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"condoned",
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"excused",
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"whitewashed",
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"forgave",
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"pardoned",
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"remitted",
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"avenged",
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"redressed",
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"revenged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accused",
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"arraigned",
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"charged",
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"impeached",
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"indicted",
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"convicted"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"criminated",
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"incriminated"
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]
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},
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"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
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"examples":[
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"the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"behaved",
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"bore",
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"carried",
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"comported",
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"conducted",
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"demeaned",
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"deported",
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"quit",
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"quitted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"checked",
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"collected",
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"composed",
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"constrained",
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"contained",
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"controlled",
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"curbed",
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"handled",
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"inhibited",
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"quieted",
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"repressed",
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"restrained",
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"moderated",
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"modulated",
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"tempered",
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"acted",
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"impersonated",
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"played"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"acted up",
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"carried on",
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"cut up",
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"misbehaved",
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"misconducted"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"acquisition":{
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"something added to an existing supply":{
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"examples":[
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"every vacation trip inevitably resulted in new acquisitions to our array of bric-a-brac"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accession",
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"obtainment"
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],
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"related":[
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"accomplishment",
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"acquirement",
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"attainment"
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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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"acquaintances":{
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"knowledge gained by personal experience":{
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"examples":[
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"Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cognizance",
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"familiarity"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"association",
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"experience",
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"exposure",
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"intimacy",
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"involvement",
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"initiation",
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"introduction",
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"awareness",
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"comprehension",
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"conception",
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"inkling",
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"notion",
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"understanding",
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"education",
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"enlightenment",
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"grounding",
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"information",
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"instruction",
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"learning",
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"schooling",
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"training"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"callowness",
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"greenness",
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"ignorance",
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"inexperience"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unfamiliarity"
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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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"acquiring":{
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"as in gain , accumulation":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accumulation",
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"gain",
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"control",
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"ownership",
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"possession"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deprivation",
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"loss",
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"privation",
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"absence",
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"dearth",
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"lack",
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"need",
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"want",
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"dispossession"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to come to have gradually":{
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"examples":[
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"from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cultivating",
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"developing",
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"forming"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"absorbing",
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"adopting",
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"embracing",
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"taking in",
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"taking on",
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"gaining",
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"getting",
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"obtaining",
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"achieving",
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"attaining",
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"reaching",
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"fostering",
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"nourishing",
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"nurturing",
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"promoting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abandoning",
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"deserting",
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"forsaking",
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"casting",
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"discarding",
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"ditching",
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"dumping",
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"flinging (off or away)",
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"jettisoning",
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"junking",
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"rejecting",
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"scrapping",
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"shedding",
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"shucking (off)",
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"sloughing",
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"sluffing",
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"throwing away",
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"throwing out",
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"unloading"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"losing"
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]
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},
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"to receive as return for effort":{
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"examples":[
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"acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"attaining",
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"bagging",
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"bringing in",
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"capturing",
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"carrying",
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"coming by",
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"drawing",
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"earning",
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"gaining",
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"garnering",
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"getting",
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"knocking down",
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"landing",
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"making",
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"obtaining",
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"procuring",
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"pulling down",
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"realizing",
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"reaping",
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"securing",
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"winning"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"clearing",
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"grossing",
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"netting",
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"accomplishing",
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"achieving",
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"notching (up)",
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"scoring",
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"accumulating",
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"amassing",
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"racking up",
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"catching",
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"picking up",
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"annexing",
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"occupying",
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"taking over",
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"reacquiring",
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"reattaining",
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"recapturing",
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"regaining",
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"remaking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"according",
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"giving",
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"granting",
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"paying",
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"giving up",
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"handing over",
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"parting (with)",
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"relinquishing",
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"surrendering",
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"yielding"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"forfeiting",
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"losing"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"acquisitiveness":{
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"an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions":{
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"examples":[
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"the queen's acquisitiveness would not be satisfied until she owned the largest diamond in the world"
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avarice",
|
|
"avariciousness",
|
|
"avidity",
|
|
"avidness",
|
|
"covetousness",
|
|
"cupidity",
|
|
"graspingness",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"greediness",
|
|
"mercenariness",
|
|
"rapaciousness",
|
|
"rapacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commercialism",
|
|
"materialism",
|
|
"possessiveness",
|
|
"gluttonousness",
|
|
"gluttony",
|
|
"piggishness",
|
|
"appetite",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"hankering",
|
|
"hunger",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"ravenousness",
|
|
"thirst",
|
|
"voracity",
|
|
"yearning",
|
|
"yen",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"self-interest",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"self-regard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"fulfillment",
|
|
"fulfilment",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"bounteousness",
|
|
"bountifulness",
|
|
"bounty",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"generousness",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"magnanimity",
|
|
"openhandedness",
|
|
"openheartedness",
|
|
"unselfishness",
|
|
"altruism",
|
|
"selflessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquit":{
|
|
"to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atone (for)",
|
|
"expiate",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"condone",
|
|
"excuse",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"forgive",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"avenge",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"revenge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accuse",
|
|
"arraign",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"indict",
|
|
"convict"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"criminate",
|
|
"incriminate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"behave",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modulate",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"act",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"play"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"misbehave",
|
|
"misconduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquittals":{
|
|
"a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clearings",
|
|
"exculpations",
|
|
"exonerations",
|
|
"vindications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolutions",
|
|
"condonations",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"remissions",
|
|
"atonements",
|
|
"expiations",
|
|
"compurgations",
|
|
"whitewashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accusations",
|
|
"arraignments",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"incriminations",
|
|
"indictments",
|
|
"prosecutions",
|
|
"castigations",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"convictions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquires":{
|
|
"to come to have gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"forms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"flings (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisons",
|
|
"junks",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"sheds",
|
|
"shucks (off)",
|
|
"sloughs",
|
|
"sluffs",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"unloads"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to receive as return for effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"brings in",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comes by",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"earns",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"pulls down",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"reaps",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"grosses",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"notches (up)",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"racks up",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"annexes",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes over",
|
|
"reacquires",
|
|
"reattains",
|
|
"recaptures",
|
|
"regains",
|
|
"remakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"parts (with)",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquirement":{
|
|
"a successful result brought about by hard work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contention that the candidate's acquirements in the business world would stand him in good stead in the political arena"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"attainment",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coup",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jackpot",
|
|
"megahit",
|
|
"miracle",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"winner",
|
|
"conquest",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"victory",
|
|
"win",
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"feat",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"arrival",
|
|
"completion",
|
|
"consummation",
|
|
"culmination",
|
|
"execution",
|
|
"fruition",
|
|
"fulfillment",
|
|
"fulfilment",
|
|
"implementation",
|
|
"realization"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"cock-up",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"setback"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonachievement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquits":{
|
|
"to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolves",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"exculpates",
|
|
"exonerates",
|
|
"vindicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atones (for)",
|
|
"expiates",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"condones",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"whitewashes",
|
|
"forgives",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"remits",
|
|
"avenges",
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"revenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accuses",
|
|
"arraigns",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"impeaches",
|
|
"indicts",
|
|
"convicts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"criminates",
|
|
"incriminates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"behaves",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comports",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"deports",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"modulates",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"impersonates",
|
|
"plays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acts up",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"cuts up",
|
|
"misbehaves",
|
|
"misconducts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquittal":{
|
|
"a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpation",
|
|
"exoneration",
|
|
"vindication"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolution",
|
|
"condonation",
|
|
"forgiveness",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"remission",
|
|
"atonement",
|
|
"expiation",
|
|
"compurgation",
|
|
"whitewash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accusation",
|
|
"arraignment",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"incrimination",
|
|
"indictment",
|
|
"prosecution",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conviction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiesce (to)":{
|
|
"as in concede (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concede (to)",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"wallow",
|
|
"buckle (under)",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
|
"give in",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"give over (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hold off",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"bridle",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"stifle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in agree (to) , accede (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"agree (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"adhere (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel (against)",
|
|
"disoblige",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"mutiny (against)",
|
|
"revolt (against)",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiesced (to)":{
|
|
"as in conceded (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceded (to)",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"wallowed",
|
|
"buckled (under)",
|
|
"knuckled under",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
|
"gave in",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"gave over (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"held off",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"breasted",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"thwarted",
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"stifled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in agreed (to) , acceded (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"agreed (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"deferred (to)",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"surrendered (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"listened (to)",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"adhered (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"conformed (to)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"goose-stepped (to)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"rebelled (against)",
|
|
"disobliged",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"brushed (off)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"tuned out",
|
|
"winked (at)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"mutinied (against)",
|
|
"revolted (against)",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiescently":{
|
|
"as in consentingly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consentingly",
|
|
"consciously",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"intentionally",
|
|
"knowingly",
|
|
"wittingly",
|
|
"electively",
|
|
"optionally",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"voluntarily",
|
|
"willingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"involuntarily",
|
|
"unwillingly",
|
|
"unconsciously",
|
|
"unintentionally",
|
|
"unknowingly",
|
|
"unwittingly",
|
|
"reluctantly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiesces":{
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"subscribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears (with)",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"knuckles under",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffs",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquire":{
|
|
"to come to have gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"from years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"form"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"fling (off or away)",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shuck (off)",
|
|
"slough",
|
|
"sluff",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"unload"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to receive as return for effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"bring in",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"come by",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"earn",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"reap",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"notch (up)",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"rack up",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"annex",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take over",
|
|
"reacquire",
|
|
"reattain",
|
|
"recapture",
|
|
"regain",
|
|
"remake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquainting":{
|
|
"to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accustoming",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"wonting",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing (in)",
|
|
"cluing (in)",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"grounding",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"versing",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"tipping (off)",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"reacquainting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give information to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"clueing (in)",
|
|
"cluing (in)",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"hipping",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"versing",
|
|
"wising (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"alerting",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"announcing (to)",
|
|
"disclosing (to)",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"lecturing",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"disabusing",
|
|
"disenchanting",
|
|
"disillusioning",
|
|
"undeceiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misinforming",
|
|
"misleading"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make (one person) known (to another) socially":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"presenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"reacquainting",
|
|
"reintroducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquitting":{
|
|
"as in exculpatory , exonerating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exculpatory",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"compensatory",
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"condoning",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"nonpunitive",
|
|
"commuting",
|
|
"reprieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"correctional",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"disciplinary",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"penal",
|
|
"penalizing",
|
|
"punitive",
|
|
"retaliative",
|
|
"retaliatory",
|
|
"retributive",
|
|
"retributory",
|
|
"revengeful",
|
|
"vengeful",
|
|
"wrathful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atoning (for)",
|
|
"expiating",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"unburdening",
|
|
"condoning",
|
|
"excusing",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
|
"forgiving",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"avenging",
|
|
"redressing",
|
|
"revenging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accusing",
|
|
"arraigning",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"impeaching",
|
|
"indicting",
|
|
"convicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"criminating",
|
|
"incriminating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"behaving",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"comporting",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"deporting",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"modulating",
|
|
"tempering",
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"impersonating",
|
|
"playing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acting up",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"cutting up",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"misconducting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquiescing (to)":{
|
|
"as in conceding (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceding (to)",
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"wallowing",
|
|
"buckling (under)",
|
|
"knuckling under",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"caving (in)",
|
|
"giving in",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"giving over (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding off",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"objecting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"bridling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"stifling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in agreeing (to) , acceding (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"adhering (to)",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"conforming (to)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying",
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"observing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"defying",
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"disobeying",
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"rebelling (against)",
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"disobliging",
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"challenging",
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"daring",
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"refusing",
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"renouncing",
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"repudiating",
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"directing",
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"leading",
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"brushing (off)",
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"disregarding",
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"ignoring",
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"overlooking",
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"overpassing",
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"passing over",
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"tuning out",
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"winking (at)",
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"dismissing",
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"pooh-poohing",
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"poohing",
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"shrugging off",
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"breaching",
|
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"breaking",
|
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"infringing",
|
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"transgressing",
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"violating",
|
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"deriding",
|
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"flouting",
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"mocking",
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"scoffing (at)",
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"scorning",
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"mutinying (against)",
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"revolting (against)",
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"bucking",
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"combating",
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"combatting",
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"contesting",
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"disputing",
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"fighting",
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"opposing",
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"resisting",
|
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"withstanding"
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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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"acquiesces (to)":{
|
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"as in concedes (to)":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"concedes (to)",
|
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"caters (to)",
|
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"gratifies",
|
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"indulges",
|
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"wallows",
|
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"buckles (under)",
|
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"knuckles under",
|
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"bows",
|
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"caves (in)",
|
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"gives in",
|
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"submits",
|
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"succumbs",
|
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"surrenders",
|
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"yields",
|
|
"gives over (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holds off",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"repels",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"bridles",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"stifles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in agrees (to) , accedes (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"agrees (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"defers (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"listens (to)",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"adheres (to)",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"conforms (to)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"goose-steps (to)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys",
|
|
"observes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"rebels (against)",
|
|
"disobliges",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"brushes (off)",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"tunes out",
|
|
"winks (at)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"transgresses",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"mutinies (against)",
|
|
"revolts (against)",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"acquisitive":{
|
|
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the historic home and build a shopping mall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"moneygrubbing",
|
|
"rapacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commercialistic",
|
|
"materialistic",
|
|
"philistine",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lickerish",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"hoggish",
|
|
"piggish",
|
|
"piggy",
|
|
"swinish",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"gobbling",
|
|
"insatiable",
|
|
"ravenous",
|
|
"unquenchable",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"egocentric",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-seeking",
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"grudging",
|
|
"resentful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmaterialistic",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"temperate",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |