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441 lines
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{
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"hifalutin":{
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"full of fine words and fancy expressions":{
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"examples":[
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"his highfalutin paean to the working class failed to win over a crowd that wanted to hear down-to-earth proposals for economic relief"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aureate",
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"florid",
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"flowery",
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"grandiloquent",
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"high-flown",
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"high-sounding",
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"magnific",
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"ornate",
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"purple",
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"rhetorical",
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"rhetoric"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affected",
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"bloated",
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"fancy-pants",
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"grandiose",
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"inflated",
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"pompous",
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"pretentious",
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"stilted",
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"excessive",
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"flattering",
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"fulsome",
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"boastful",
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"bombastic",
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"elevated",
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"eloquent",
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"lofty",
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"bookish",
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"inkhorn",
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"learned"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"prosaic",
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"unpoetic",
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"bald",
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"direct",
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"lean",
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"matter-of-fact",
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"plain",
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"plainspoken",
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"simple",
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"spare",
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"stark",
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"straightforward",
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"unadorned",
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"natural",
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"unaffected",
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"unpretentious"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{
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"examples":[
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"her highfalutin relatives from New York made the snide remark that her little house \"has that lived-in look\""
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arrogant",
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"assumptive",
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"bumptious",
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"cavalier",
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"chesty",
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"haughty",
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"high-and-mighty",
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"high-handed",
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"high-hat",
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"huffish",
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"huffy",
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"imperious",
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"important",
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"lofty",
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"lordly",
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"masterful",
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"overweening",
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"peremptory",
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"pompous",
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"presuming",
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"presumptuous",
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"pretentious",
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"self-asserting",
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"self-assertive",
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"sniffy",
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"stiff-necked",
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"supercilious",
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"superior",
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"toplofty",
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"toploftical",
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"uppish",
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"uppity"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"authoritarian",
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"bossy",
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"dominant",
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"dominating",
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"domineering",
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"magisterial",
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"pontifical",
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"pontificating",
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"condescending",
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"disdainful",
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"patronizing",
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"impertinent",
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"impudent",
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"saucy",
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"snobbish",
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"snobby",
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"snooty",
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"blusterous",
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"blustery",
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"boastful",
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"bombastic",
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"braggart",
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"bragging",
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"braggy",
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"cocky",
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"swaggering",
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"vain",
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"vainglorious",
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"complacent",
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"conceited",
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"egocentric",
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"egoistic",
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"egoistical",
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"egotistic",
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"egotistical",
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"hubristic",
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"narcissistic",
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"orgulous",
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"prideful",
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"proud",
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"self-affected",
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"self-applauding",
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"self-centered",
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"self-complacent",
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"self-conceited",
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"self-pleased",
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"self-satisfied",
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"smug",
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"stuck-up",
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"self-flattering",
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"self-loving",
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"self-promoting",
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"brash",
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"forward",
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"uninhibited",
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"unreserved",
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"extroverted",
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"extraverted",
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"immodest"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bashful",
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"cowering",
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"cringing",
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"demure",
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"diffident",
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"introverted",
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"mousy",
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"mousey",
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"overmodest",
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"self-critical",
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"self-doubting",
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"sheepish",
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"shrinking",
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"shy",
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"subdued",
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"timid",
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"acquiescent",
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"compliant",
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"deferential",
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"meek",
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"passive",
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"submissive",
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"unaggressive",
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"unassertive",
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"unassuming",
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"unobtrusive",
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"yielding",
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"quiet",
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"reserved",
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"retiring"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"humble",
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"lowly",
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"modest",
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"unarrogant",
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"unpretentious"
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]
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},
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"having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself":{
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"examples":[
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"refused to be intimidated by the highfalutin manner of the sales staff in the fashionable boutique"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disdainful",
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"haughty",
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"lofty",
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"lordly",
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"prideful",
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"proud",
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"superior"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"complacent",
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"conceited",
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"egoistic",
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"egotistic",
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"egotistical",
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"important",
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"self-assertive",
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"self-conceited",
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"self-contented",
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"self-important",
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"self-satisfied",
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"smug",
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"uppity",
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"vain",
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"vainglorious",
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"arrogant",
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"pretentious",
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"sniffy",
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"snobbish",
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"stuck-up",
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"supercilious",
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"cavalier",
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"overbearing",
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"overweening",
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"peremptory",
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"swaggering",
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"high-sounding",
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"pompous",
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"condescending",
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"patronizing",
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"cocky",
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"overconfident",
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"presuming",
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"presumptuous",
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"bloated",
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"boastful",
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"bombastic",
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"self-glorifying",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"brash",
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"brassy",
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"cheeky",
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"cocksure",
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"forward",
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"impertinent",
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"impudent",
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"saucy",
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"confident",
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"presuming",
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"self-assured",
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"self-confident",
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"sure",
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"bossy",
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"domineering",
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"high-handed",
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"imperious",
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"egocentric",
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"self-centered",
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"selfish",
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"dominating",
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"magisterial",
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"masterful"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"demure",
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"homely",
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"meek",
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"unassuming",
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"unpretending",
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"unpretentious",
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"bashful",
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"retiring",
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"shy",
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"timid",
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"diffident",
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"self-doubting",
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"acquiescent",
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"compliant",
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"deferential",
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"ingratiating",
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"resigned",
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"submissive",
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"unassertive",
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"yielding",
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"apologetic",
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"cowering",
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"cringing",
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"shrinking",
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"passive",
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"quiet",
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"reserved",
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"subdued",
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"unobtrusive"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"humble",
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"lowly",
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"modest"
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]
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},
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"self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance":{
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"examples":[
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"\"fine Southern cuisine\" sounds a bit highfalutin for a barbecue shack"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affected",
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"grandiose",
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"high-minded",
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"la-di-da",
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"la-de-da",
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"lah-de-dah",
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"lah-dee-dah",
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"lah-di-dah",
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"ostentatious",
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"pompous",
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"pretentious",
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"snippy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"airy",
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"grandiloquent",
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"high-flown",
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"high-sounding",
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"high-toned",
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"sententious",
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"arrogant",
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"bumptious",
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"complacent",
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"conceited",
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"egoistic",
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"egoistical",
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"egotistic",
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"egotistical",
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"high-and-mighty",
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"high-handed",
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"high-hat",
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"hoity-toity",
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"imperious",
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"important",
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"overweening",
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"presumptuous",
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"prideful",
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"proud",
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"self-asserting",
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"self-assertive",
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"self-centered",
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"self-complacent",
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"self-conceited",
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"self-important",
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"self-obsessed",
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"self-pleased",
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"self-satisfied",
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"smug",
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"uppity",
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"vain",
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"vainglorious",
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"self-aggrandizing",
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"self-dramatizing",
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"self-glorifying",
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"self-promoting",
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"cavalier",
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"disdainful",
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"haughty",
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"lordly",
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"snobbish",
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"snobby",
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"stuck-up",
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"supercilious",
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"superior",
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"confident",
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"self-assured",
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"self-confident",
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"sure",
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"boastful",
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"braggart",
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"bragging",
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"aggressive",
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"assertive",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"brassy",
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"cheeky",
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"cocky",
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"forward",
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"impudent",
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"insolent",
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"rude",
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"flamboyant",
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"flashy",
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"flaunting",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"glitzy",
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"showy",
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"splashy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"demure",
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"down-to-earth",
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"homely",
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"humble",
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"lowly",
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"meek",
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"retiring",
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"unassertive",
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"unassuming",
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"bashful",
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"diffident",
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"mousy",
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"mousey",
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"overmodest",
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"passive",
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"quiet",
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"reserved",
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"shy",
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"timid"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"modest",
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"unpretentious"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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}
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} |