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722 lines
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{
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"puzzling (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"examples":[
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"I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answering",
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"breaking",
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"cracking",
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"doping (out)",
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"figuring out",
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"resolving",
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"riddling (out)",
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"solving",
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"unraveling",
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"unriddling",
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"working",
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"working out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"concluding",
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"deciding",
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"deducing",
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"gathering",
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"inferring",
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"judging",
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"reasoning",
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"clearing (up)",
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"ironing out",
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"straightening (out)",
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"unscrambling",
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"untangling",
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"untying",
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"untieing",
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"assuming",
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"conjecturing",
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"divining",
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"guessing",
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"presuming",
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"speculating",
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"deciphering",
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"decoding"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"puzzle (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"examples":[
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"I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answer",
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"break",
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"crack",
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"dope (out)",
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"figure out",
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"resolve",
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"riddle (out)",
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"solve",
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"unravel",
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"unriddle",
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"work",
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"work out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"conclude",
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"decide",
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"deduce",
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"gather",
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"infer",
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"judge",
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"reason",
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"clear (up)",
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"iron out",
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"straighten (out)",
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"unscramble",
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"untangle",
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"untie",
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"assume",
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"conjecture",
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"divine",
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"guess",
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"presume",
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"speculate",
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"decipher",
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"decode"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"puzzled":{
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"as in bewildered , bemused":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"startled",
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"surprised",
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"surprized",
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"overwhelmed",
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"staggered",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"amazed",
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"astonished",
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"astounded",
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"awed",
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"awestruck",
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"awestricken",
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"dumbfounded",
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"dumfounded",
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"flabbergasted",
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"marveling",
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"marvelling",
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"openmouthed",
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"wondering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"unimpressed",
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"disinterested",
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"incurious",
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"indifferent",
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"unconcerned",
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"uninterested",
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"dispassionate",
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"emotionless",
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"impassive",
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"unemotional",
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"bored",
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"jaded"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in critical , quizzical":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"critical",
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"quizzical",
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"paranoid",
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"paranoidal",
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"careful",
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"cautious",
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"guarded",
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"gun-shy",
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"leery",
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"leary",
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"wary",
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"watchful",
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"disbelieving",
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"distrustful",
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"doubting",
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"incredulous",
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"mistrustful",
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"negativistic",
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"questioning",
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"show-me",
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"skeptical",
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"suspecting",
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"suspicious",
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"unbelieving",
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"cynical",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise",
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"curious",
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"inquiring",
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"inquisitive",
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"nosy",
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"nosey",
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"snoopy",
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"uncertain",
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"unconvinced",
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"undecided",
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"undetermined",
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"unsettled",
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"unsure",
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"hesitant"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"credulous",
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"gullible",
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"gullable",
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"trustful",
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"trusting",
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"uncritical",
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"unquestioning",
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"green",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"simple",
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"simpleminded",
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"unknowing",
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"unsophisticated",
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"unworldly",
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"wide-eyed",
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"certain",
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"confident",
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"positive",
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"sure",
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"callow",
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"inexperienced",
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"raw",
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"childlike",
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"idealistic",
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"impractical",
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"beguiled",
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"deceived",
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"duped",
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"gulled",
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"tricked",
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"careless",
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"heedless",
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"unsuspecting",
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"unsuspicious",
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"unwary"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addled",
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"baffled",
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"bamboozled",
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"beat",
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"befogged",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"buffaloed",
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"confounded",
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"confused",
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"discombobulated",
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"disoriented",
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"flummoxed",
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"foxed",
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"fuddled",
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"got",
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"graveled",
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"gravelled",
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"mazed",
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"muddied",
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"muddled",
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"mystified",
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"perplexed",
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"posed",
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"vexed",
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"vext"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"stuck",
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"stumped",
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"weirded out",
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"abashed",
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"discomfited",
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"disconcerted",
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"discountenanced",
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"embarrassed",
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"fazed",
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"flustered",
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"mortified",
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"nonplussed",
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"nonplused",
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"rattled",
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"agitated",
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"bothered",
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"chagrined",
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"discomforted",
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"discomposed",
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"dismayed",
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"disquieted",
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"distressed",
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"disturbed",
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"perturbed",
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"stunned",
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"unhinged",
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"unsettled",
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"upset",
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"beguiled",
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"cozened",
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"deceived",
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"deluded",
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"duped",
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"fooled",
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"gulled",
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"hoaxed",
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"hoodwinked",
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"humbugged",
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"misguided",
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"misled",
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"snowed",
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"strung along",
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"took in",
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"tricked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assured",
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"reassured",
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"satisfied",
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"enlightened",
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"informed"
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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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"puzzled (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"examples":[
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"I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answered",
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"broke",
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"cracked",
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"doped (out)",
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"figured out",
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"resolved",
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"riddled (out)",
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"solved",
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"unraveled",
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"unriddled",
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"worked",
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"wrought",
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"worked out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"concluded",
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"decided",
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"deduced",
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"gathered",
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"inferred",
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"judged",
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"reasoned",
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"cleared (up)",
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"ironed out",
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"straightened (out)",
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"unscrambled",
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"untangled",
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"untied",
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"assumed",
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"conjectured",
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"divined",
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"guessed",
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"presumed",
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"speculated",
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"deciphered",
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"decoded"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"puzzlements":{
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"a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bafflements",
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"bamboozlements",
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"befuddlements",
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"bemusements",
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"bewilderments",
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"confusions",
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"discombobulations",
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"distractions",
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"fogs",
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"head-scratchings",
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"mazes",
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"muddles",
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"mystifications",
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"perplexities",
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"tangles",
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"whirls"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abashments",
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"discomfitures",
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"disconcertments",
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"embarrassments",
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"mortifications",
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"agitations",
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"chagrins",
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"discomforts",
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"dismays",
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"disquiets",
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"distresses",
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"disturbances",
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"perturbations",
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"upsets",
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"bothers",
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"commotions",
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"dithers",
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"flurries",
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"flusters",
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"fusses",
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"stews",
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"turmoils"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assurances",
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"certainties",
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"certitudes",
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"confidences",
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"convictions"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something hard to understand or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closed books",
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"conundrums",
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"enigmas",
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"head-scratchers",
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"mysteries",
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"mystifications",
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"puzzles",
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"riddles",
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"secrets",
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"whys"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brainteasers",
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"cases",
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"challenges",
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"knots",
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"matters",
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"perplexities",
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"posers",
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"problems",
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"stumpers",
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"troubles"
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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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"puzzling":{
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"as in mysterious , incomprehensible":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hieroglyphic",
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"hieroglyphical",
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"indiscernible",
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"inexplicable",
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"mysterious",
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"obfuscatory",
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"blear",
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"bleary",
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"blurry",
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"dim",
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"faint",
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"foggy",
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"fuzzy",
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"gauzy",
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"hazy",
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"indefinite",
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"indistinct",
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"indistinguishable",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"nebulous",
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"obscure",
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"opaque",
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"pale",
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"shadowy",
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"unclear",
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"undefined",
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"undetermined",
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"vague",
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"dark",
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"dusky",
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"gloomy",
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"impalpable",
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"inappreciable",
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"intangible",
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"invisible"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"certain",
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"firm",
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"strong",
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"sure",
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"clear",
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"definite",
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"pellucid"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in shocking , baffling":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"baffling",
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"bewildering",
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"confounding",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"shocking",
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"bizarre",
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"curious",
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"eerie",
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"eery",
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"far-out",
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"funny",
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"grotesque",
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"kinky",
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"outlandish",
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"out-of-the-way",
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"outrageous",
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"outr\u00e9",
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"peculiar",
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"quaint",
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"queer",
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"queerish",
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"quirky",
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"remarkable",
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"screwy",
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"strange",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"way-out",
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"weird",
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"wild",
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"aberrant",
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"atypical",
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"fantastic",
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"fantastical",
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"flaky",
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"freak",
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"freakish",
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"idiosyncratic",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"prodigious",
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"rare",
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"singular",
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"uncommon",
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"unique",
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"unnatural",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted",
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"magical",
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"miraculous",
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"phenomenal",
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"preternatural",
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"superhuman",
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"supernatural",
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"supernormal",
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"transcendent",
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"transcendental",
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"uncanny",
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"unearthly",
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"unconventional",
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"uncustomary",
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"unorthodox",
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"conspicuous",
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"notable",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"prominent",
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"salient",
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"striking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"average",
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"commonplace",
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"everyday",
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"garden",
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"ordinary",
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"prosaic",
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"routine",
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"run-of-the-mill",
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"typical",
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"unexceptional",
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"unremarkable",
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"usual",
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"workaday",
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"expected",
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"familiar",
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"predictable",
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"common",
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"customary",
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"frequent",
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"habitual",
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"regular",
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"wonted"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addling",
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"baffling",
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"bamboozling",
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"beating",
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"befogging",
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"befuddling",
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"bemusing",
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"bewildering",
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"buffaloing",
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"confounding",
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"confusing",
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"discombobulating",
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"disorienting",
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"flummoxing",
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"foxing",
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"fuddling",
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"getting",
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"graveling",
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"gravelling",
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"mazing",
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"muddling",
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"muddying",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"posing",
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"vexing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"sticking",
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"stumping",
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"weirding out",
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"abashing",
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"discomfiting",
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"disconcerting",
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"discountenancing",
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"embarrassing",
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"fazing",
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"flustering",
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"mortifying",
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"nonplussing",
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"nonplusing",
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"rattling",
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"agitating",
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"bothering",
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"chagrining",
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"dismaying",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"disturbing",
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"perturbing",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"unhinging",
|
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"unsettling",
|
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"upsetting",
|
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"beguiling",
|
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"cozening",
|
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"deceiving",
|
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"deluding",
|
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"duping",
|
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"fooling",
|
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"gulling",
|
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"hoaxing",
|
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"hoodwinking",
|
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"humbugging",
|
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"misguiding",
|
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"misleading",
|
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"snowing",
|
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"stringing along",
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"taking in",
|
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"tricking"
|
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assuring",
|
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"reassuring",
|
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"satisfying",
|
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"enlightening",
|
|
"informing"
|
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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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} |