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985 lines
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{
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"auction":{
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"a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"She bought the desk at an auction .",
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"He made several bids at the auction ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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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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"auditing":{
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"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"skimming",
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"missing"
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],
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"related":[
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"noticing",
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"observing",
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"watching",
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"combing",
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"perusing",
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"poring (over)",
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"analyzing",
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"dissecting",
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"parsing",
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"delving (into)",
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"exploring",
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"investigating",
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"plumbing",
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"probing",
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"researching",
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"studying",
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"categorizing",
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"classifying",
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"picking over",
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"reinspecting",
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"rereviewing",
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"re-reviewing",
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"resurveying"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"checking (out)",
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"conning",
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"examining",
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"inspecting",
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"overlooking",
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"overseeing",
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"reviewing",
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"scanning",
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"scrutinizing",
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"surveying",
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"viewing"
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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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"augment":{
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"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abate",
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"decrease",
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"de-escalate",
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"diminish",
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"downsize",
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"dwindle",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"minify",
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"reduce",
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"subtract (from)"
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],
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"examples":[
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"our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"shorten",
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"compress",
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"condense",
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"constrict",
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"contract",
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"cut back",
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"retrench"
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],
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"related":[
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"boom",
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"jump",
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"skyrocket",
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"spike",
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"bump (up)",
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"ratchet (up)",
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"rachet (up)",
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"blow up",
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"dilate",
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"distend",
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"inflate",
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"draw out",
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"elongate",
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"flesh (out)",
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"lengthen",
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"prolong",
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"protract",
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"stretch",
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"develop",
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"enhance",
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"heighten",
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"intensify",
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"magnify",
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"complement",
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"supplement",
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"beef (up)",
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"reinforce",
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"reenforce",
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"strengthen",
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"maximize",
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"accumulate",
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"amass",
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"collect",
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"follow up",
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"parlay"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accelerate",
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"add (to)",
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"boost",
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"build up",
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"compound",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"extend",
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"hype",
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"increase",
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"multiply",
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"pump up",
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"raise",
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"stoke",
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"supersize",
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"swell",
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"up"
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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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"aurorae":{
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"the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nightfalls",
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"sundowns",
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"sunsets"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a gorgeous pink aurora aroused us out of our slumber"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"darks",
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"midnights",
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"nights",
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"nighttimes",
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"afternoons",
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"middays",
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"dusks",
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"evenings",
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"eventides",
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"gloamings",
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"twilights"
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],
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"related":[
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"daytimes",
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"forenoons"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cockcrows",
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"dawns",
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"daybreaks",
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"daylights",
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"days",
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"lights",
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"mornings",
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"morns",
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"sunrises",
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"suns",
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"sunups"
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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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"austerity":{
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"the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"His air of austerity tends to put others off."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"His family spent years living in austerity during the recession."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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}
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},
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"author":{
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"a person who creates a written work":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonauthor"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a brilliant novel by a first-time author"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"auteur",
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"belletrist",
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"belle-lettrist",
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"stylist",
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"wordsmith",
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"coauthor",
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"coscenarist",
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"cowriter",
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"ghostwriter",
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"hack",
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"hatchet man",
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"scribbler",
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"wordmonger",
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"biographer",
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"hagiographer",
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"autobiographer",
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"memoirist",
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"memorialist",
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"fabulist",
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"fictioneer",
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"fictionist",
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"novelist",
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"romancer",
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"storyteller",
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"essayist",
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"pamphleteer",
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"satirist",
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"dramatist",
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"playwright",
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"scenarist",
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"screenwriter",
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"scriptwriter",
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"prosaist",
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"prosateur",
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"proser",
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"bard",
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"poet",
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"rhymer",
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"versifier",
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"blogger",
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"columnist",
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"journalist",
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"newspaperman",
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"paragrapher",
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"reporter",
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"sportswriter"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"litterateur",
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"litt\u00e9rateur",
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"pen",
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"penman",
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"scribe",
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"scrivener",
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"writer"
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]
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},
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"a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the author of modern genetics"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disciple",
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"follower",
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"pupil",
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"student",
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"supporter"
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],
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"related":[
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"cocreator",
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"cofounder",
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"conceiver",
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"contriver",
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"designer",
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"deviser",
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"formulator",
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"innovator",
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"introducer",
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"inventor",
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"spawner",
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"builder",
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"maker",
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"producer",
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"developer",
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"pioneer",
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"researcher",
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"researchist",
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"organizer",
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"promoter",
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"encourager",
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"galvanizer",
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"inspiration",
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"inspirer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"begetter",
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"creator",
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"establisher",
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"father",
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"founder",
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"founding father",
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"generator",
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"inaugurator",
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"initiator",
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"instituter",
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"institutor",
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"originator",
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"sire"
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]
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},
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"the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"Allah",
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"Almighty",
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"Creator",
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"deity",
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"Divinity",
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"Eternal",
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"Everlasting",
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"Father",
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"God",
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"Godhead",
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"Jehovah",
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"King",
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"Lord",
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"Maker",
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"Providence",
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"Supreme Being",
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"Yahweh",
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"Jahveh",
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"Yahveh"
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]
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},
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"to compose and set down on paper the words of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cast",
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"compose",
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"craft",
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"draft",
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"draw up",
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"formulate",
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"frame",
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"prepare",
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"recast",
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"redraft",
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"revise",
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"rewrite",
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"letter",
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"print",
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"type",
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"typewrite",
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"record",
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"take down",
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"transcribe",
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"autograph",
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"pencil (in)",
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"register",
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"sign",
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"couch",
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"express",
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"phrase",
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"put",
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"word"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pen",
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"scratch (out)",
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"scribble",
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"write"
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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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"authority":{
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"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"inexpert",
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"nonexpert"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the leading authority on neural anatomy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apprentice",
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"beginner",
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"neophyte",
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"novice",
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"dabbler",
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"dilettante",
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"layman",
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"nonprofessional"
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],
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"related":[
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"pro",
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"professional",
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"consultant",
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"hired gun",
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"specialist",
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"addict",
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"aficionado",
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"afficionado",
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"buff",
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"devotee",
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"enthusiast",
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"fan",
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"craftsman",
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"journeyman",
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"all-rounder",
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"jack-of-all-trades",
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"Renaissance man",
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"mistress"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"artist",
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"cognoscente",
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"connoisseur",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dab",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"fiend",
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"geek",
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"guru",
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"hand",
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"hotshot",
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"maestro",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"meister",
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"past master",
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"proficient",
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"scholar",
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"shark",
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"sharp",
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"virtuoso",
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"whiz",
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"wizard"
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]
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},
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"lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the sheriff had authority over the whole county"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"reign",
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"dominion",
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"power",
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"sovereignty",
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"sovranty",
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"supremacy",
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"sway",
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"command",
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"leadership",
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"direction",
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"management",
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"regulation",
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"superintendence",
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"supervision",
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"autocracy",
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"dictatorship",
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"domination",
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"hegemony",
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"mastery",
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"oppression",
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"subjugation",
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"tyranny"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"administration",
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"governance",
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"government",
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"jurisdiction",
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"regime",
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"r\u00e9gime",
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"regimen",
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"rule"
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]
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},
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"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"I had good authority to believe that the information was correct"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"antecedent",
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"cause",
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"consideration",
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"impetus",
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"incentive",
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"inspiration",
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"instigation",
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"occasion",
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"stimulus"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"account",
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"grounds",
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"motive",
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"reason",
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"subject",
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"wherefore",
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"why"
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]
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},
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"something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the Bible is the sole authority for his impassioned defense of creationism"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"citation",
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"excerpt",
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"extract",
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"quotation",
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"caption",
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"cross-reference",
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"footnote",
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"note"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"reference",
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"source"
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]
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},
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"the capacity to persuade":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusiveness",
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"ineffectiveness",
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"ineffectuality",
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"ineffectualness"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"invalidity",
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"shakiness",
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"unsoundness",
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"feebleness",
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"powerlessness",
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"weakness"
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],
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"related":[
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"impact",
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"might",
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"power",
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"punch",
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"strength",
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"weight",
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"believability",
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"credibility",
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"soundness",
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"validity",
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"authoritativeness",
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"definitiveness",
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"influence",
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"sway",
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"appeal",
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"seductiveness"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cogency",
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"conclusiveness",
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"convincingness",
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"effectiveness",
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"force",
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"forcefulness",
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"persuasion",
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"persuasiveness",
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"suasiveness"
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]
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},
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"the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"helplessness",
|
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"impotence",
|
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"impotency",
|
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"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"counterinfluence",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"scepter",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"mark"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right or means to command or control others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"imperium",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"death grip",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"rein(s)",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"authorize":{
|
|
"to give a right to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this pass will authorize you to go backstage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"disempower",
|
|
"disenfranchise",
|
|
"decertify",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"delegitimize",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"nullify"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"certificate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"legitimize",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"reaccredit",
|
|
"reapprove",
|
|
"recertify",
|
|
"recharter",
|
|
"revalidate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"veto"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"illegalize",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"spurn"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"rubber-stamp",
|
|
"sign",
|
|
"sign off (on)",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"legalize",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"reapprove"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"approbate",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"formalize",
|
|
"homologate",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official or legal power to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disbar",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"disenfranchise",
|
|
"disfranchise",
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"shut out",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"veto"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"credential",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"induct",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"install",
|
|
"instate",
|
|
"swear in",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"privilege"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"qualify",
|
|
"vest",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"autobahns":{
|
|
"as in interstates , motorways":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"autoroute":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |