362 lines
7.2 KiB
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362 lines
7.2 KiB
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{
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"kowtow":{
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"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
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"examples":[
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"you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polish",
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"bootlick",
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"fawn",
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"fuss",
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"suck (up)",
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"toady",
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"truckle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drool",
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"gush",
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"slaver",
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"slobber",
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"endear",
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"ingratiate",
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"court",
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"woo",
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"adulate",
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"idolize",
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"worship",
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"blandish",
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"cajole",
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"coax",
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"flatter",
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"overpraise",
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"soft-soap",
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"cower",
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"cringe",
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"grovel",
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"abase",
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"debase",
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"demean",
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"defer",
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"submit",
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"yield"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"despise",
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"disdain",
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"scorn",
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"gibe",
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"jibe",
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"jeer",
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"scoff",
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"brave",
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"challenge",
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"defy"
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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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"kowtowing":{
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"as in subservient , obsequious":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fawning",
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"obeisant",
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"obsequious",
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"servile",
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"slavish",
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"subordinate",
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"subservient",
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"amenable",
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"biddable",
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"compliant",
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"conformable",
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"docile",
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"law-abiding",
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"obedient",
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"submissive",
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"tractable",
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"acquiescent",
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"agreeable",
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"amiable",
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"duteous",
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"dutiful",
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"obliging",
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"placable",
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"soft",
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"surrendering",
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"yielding",
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"decorous",
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"disciplined",
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"mannerly",
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"orderly",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"inhibited",
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"repressed",
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"restrained",
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"controllable",
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"disciplinable",
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"governable",
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"handleable",
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"manageable",
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"tame",
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"teachable",
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"tractable",
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"trainable",
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"gentle",
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"meek",
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"mild"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"insurgent",
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"mutinous",
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"dogged",
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"hardheaded",
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"headstrong",
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"mulish",
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"obdurate",
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"obstinate",
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"peevish",
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"pigheaded",
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"self-willed",
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"stubborn",
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"unyielding",
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"uncontrollable",
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"unmanageable",
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"wild",
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"balky",
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"defiant",
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"perverse",
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"resistant",
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"bad",
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"disorderly",
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"errant",
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"misbehaving",
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"mischievous",
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"naughty",
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"ill-bred",
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"undisciplined",
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"dissident",
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"nonconformist",
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"disrespectful",
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"ill-mannered",
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"impolite",
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"impudent",
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"insolent",
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"rude",
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"balky",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"defiant",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"noncompliant",
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"obstreperous",
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"rebel",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"unamenable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"wayward",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
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"examples":[
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"you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polishing",
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"bootlicking",
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"fawning",
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"fussing",
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"sucking (up)",
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"toadying",
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"truckling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drooling",
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"gushing",
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"slavering",
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"slobbering",
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"endearing",
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"ingratiating",
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"courting",
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"wooing",
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"adulating",
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"idolizing",
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"worshipping",
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"worshiping",
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"blandishing",
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"cajoling",
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"coaxing",
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"flattering",
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"overpraising",
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"soft-soaping",
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"cowering",
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"cringing",
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"groveling",
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"grovelling",
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"abasing",
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"debasing",
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"demeaning",
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"deferring",
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"submitting",
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"yielding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"despising",
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"disdaining",
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"scorning",
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"gibing",
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"jibing",
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"jeering",
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"scoffing",
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"braving",
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"challenging",
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"defying"
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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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"kowtows":{
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"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
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"examples":[
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"you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polishes",
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"bootlicks",
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"fawns",
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"fusses",
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"sucks (up)",
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"toadies",
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"truckles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drools",
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"gushes",
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"slavers",
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"slobbers",
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"endears",
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"ingratiates",
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"courts",
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"woos",
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"adulates",
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"idolizes",
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"worships",
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"blandishes",
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"cajoles",
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"coaxes",
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"flatters",
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"overpraises",
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"soft-soaps",
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"cowers",
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"cringes",
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"grovels",
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"abases",
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"debases",
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"demeans",
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"defers",
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"submits",
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"yields"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"despises",
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"disdains",
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"scorns",
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"gibes",
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"jibes",
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"jeers",
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"scoffs",
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"braves",
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"challenges",
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"defies"
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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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"kowtowed":{
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"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
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"examples":[
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"you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polished",
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"bootlicked",
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"fawned",
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"fussed",
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"sucked (up)",
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"toadied",
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"truckled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drooled",
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"gushed",
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"slavered",
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"slobbered",
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"endeared",
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"ingratiated",
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"courted",
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"wooed",
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"adulated",
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"idolized",
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"worshipped",
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"worshiped",
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"blandished",
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"cajoled",
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"coaxed",
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"flattered",
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"overpraised",
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"soft-soaped",
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"cowered",
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"cringed",
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"groveled",
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"grovelled",
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"abased",
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"debased",
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"demeaned",
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"deferred",
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"submitted",
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"yielded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"despised",
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"disdained",
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"scorned",
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"gibed",
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"jibed",
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"jeered",
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"scoffed",
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"braved",
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"challenged",
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"defied"
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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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} |