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794 lines
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{
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"arbitrary":{
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"exercising power or authority without interference by others":{
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"antonyms":[
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"limited"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"circumscribed",
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"restrained",
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"restricted",
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"constitutional",
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"lawful",
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"democratic",
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"republican"
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],
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"related":[
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"authoritarian",
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"jackbooted",
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"oppressive",
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"totalitarian",
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"antidemocratic",
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"antirepublican",
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"high-handed",
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"magisterial",
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"domineering",
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"imperious",
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"masterful",
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"all-powerful",
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"almighty",
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"omnipotent",
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"autonomous",
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"self-governing",
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"self-ruling",
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"sovereign",
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"sovran",
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"unconditional",
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"unlimited"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absolute",
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"autocratic",
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"autocratical",
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"czarist",
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"tsarist",
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"tzarist",
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"despotic",
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"dictatorial",
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"monocratic",
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"tyrannical",
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"tyrannic",
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"tyrannous"
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]
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},
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"having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"balanced",
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"disinterested",
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"dispassionate",
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"equal",
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"equitable",
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"evenhanded",
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"fair",
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"impartial",
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"just",
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"nonpartisan",
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"objective",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"understanding",
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"unbiased",
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"unprejudiced",
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"ethical",
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"honorable",
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"irreproachable",
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"law-abiding",
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"moral",
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"principled",
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"unimpeachable"
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],
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"related":[
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"arrogant",
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"commanding",
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"demanding",
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"dominant",
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"domineering",
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"haughty",
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"imperative",
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"lordly",
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"masterful",
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"overbearing",
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"presumptuous",
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"authoritarian",
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"autocratic",
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"autocratical",
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"despotic",
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"totalitarian",
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"tyrannical",
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"tyrannic",
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"tyrannous",
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"capricious",
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"changeable",
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"erratic",
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"inconsistent",
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"mercurial",
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"whimsical",
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"biased",
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"inequitable",
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"partisan",
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"prejudiced",
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"unequal",
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"unfair",
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"unjust",
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"unrealistic",
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"unreasonable",
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"unconscionable",
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"unethical",
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"unprincipled",
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"unscrupulous"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dictatorial",
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"high-handed",
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"imperious",
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"peremptory",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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]
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},
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"lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern":{
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"antonyms":[
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"methodical",
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"methodic",
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"nonrandom",
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"orderly",
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"organized",
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"regular",
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"systematic",
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"systematized"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"established",
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"fixed",
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"regular",
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"set",
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"stable",
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"steady",
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"constant",
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"continuous",
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"even",
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"arranged",
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"managed",
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"orchestrated",
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"ordered",
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"planned",
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"aware",
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"conscious",
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"deliberate",
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"purposeful",
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"thoughtful",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"related":[
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"accidental",
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"casual",
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"chance",
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"chancy",
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"contingent",
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"fluky",
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"flukey",
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"fortuitous",
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"inadvertent",
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"incidental",
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"lucky",
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"unconsidered",
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"unintended",
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"unintentional",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"scattershot",
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"shotgun",
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"irregular",
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"odd",
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"sporadic",
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"spot",
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"directionless",
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"objectless",
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"purposeless",
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"indiscriminate",
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"unsystematic",
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"undirected",
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"disorderly",
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"disorganized",
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"undiscriminating",
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"unselective"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aimless",
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"catch-as-catch-can",
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"desultory",
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"erratic",
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"haphazard",
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"helter-skelter",
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"hit-or-miss",
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"random",
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"scattered",
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"slapdash",
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"stray"
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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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"arbitrate":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocate",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
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"skirt"
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],
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"related":[
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"consider",
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"deem",
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"deliberate",
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"hear",
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"ponder",
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"weigh",
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"size up",
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"mediate",
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"moderate",
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"negotiate",
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"prosecute",
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"try",
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"find (for or against)",
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"conclude",
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"resolve",
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"redetermine",
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"rejudge"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudge",
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"adjudicate",
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"decide",
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"determine",
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"judge",
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"referee",
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"rule (on)",
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"settle",
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"umpire"
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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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"arbitrator":{
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"a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
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"examples":[
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"the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudicator",
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"arbiter",
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"judge",
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"referee",
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"umpire"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"jurist",
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"justice",
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"magistrate",
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"intermediary",
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"intermediate",
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"mediator",
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"mediatrix",
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"moderator",
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"negotiator",
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"conciliator",
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"go-between",
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"peacemaker",
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"reconciler",
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"troubleshooter",
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"decider"
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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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"arbiters":{
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"a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
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"examples":[
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"the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudicators",
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"arbitrators",
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"judges",
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"referees",
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"umpires"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"jurists",
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"justices",
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"magistrates",
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"intermediaries",
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"intermediates",
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"mediators",
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"mediatrixes",
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"moderators",
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"negotiators",
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"conciliators",
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"go-betweens",
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"peacemakers",
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"reconcilers",
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"troubleshooters",
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"deciders"
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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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"arboricultural":{
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"as in aquacultural":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aquacultural",
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"garden",
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"country",
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"rural",
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"rustic",
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"rustical",
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"villatic",
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"bucolic",
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"georgic",
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"pastoral",
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"pastoralist",
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"agronomic",
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"arable",
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"monocultural",
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"agrarian",
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"agricultural",
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"farming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nonagricultural",
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"metro",
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"metropolitan",
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"urban",
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"industrial",
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"industrialized"
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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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]
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},
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"arbitrating":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"examples":[
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"will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudging",
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"adjudicating",
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"deciding",
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"determining",
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"judging",
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"refereeing",
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"ruling (on)",
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"settling",
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"umpiring"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"considering",
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"deeming",
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"deliberating",
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"hearing",
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"pondering",
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"weighing",
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"sizing up",
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"mediating",
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"moderating",
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"negotiating",
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"prosecuting",
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"trying",
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"finding (for or against)",
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"concluding",
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"resolving",
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"redetermining",
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"rejudging"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocating",
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"hedging",
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"pussyfooting",
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"skirting"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"arboretum":{
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"as in plantation":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"plantation",
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"woodlot",
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"greenwood",
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"wildwood",
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"brake",
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"brushwood",
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"chaparral",
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"coppice",
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"copse",
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"covert",
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"grove",
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"scrubland",
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"stand",
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"thicket",
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"forest",
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"forestland",
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"timber",
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"timberland",
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"wood(s)",
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"woodland"
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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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"arbor":{
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"a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bower",
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"pergola",
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"awning",
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"canopy",
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"ceiling",
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"cover",
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"roof",
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"tent",
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"dome",
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"marquee",
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"pavilion",
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"screen",
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"shade",
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"shelter",
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"shield",
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"sunshade",
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"umbrella",
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"canvas",
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"canvass",
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"fly"
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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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"arbitrates":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"examples":[
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"will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudges",
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"adjudicates",
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"decides",
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"determines",
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"judges",
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"referees",
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"rules (on)",
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"settles",
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"umpires"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"considers",
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"deems",
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"deliberates",
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"hears",
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"ponders",
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"weighs",
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"sizes up",
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"mediates",
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"moderates",
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"negotiates",
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"prosecutes",
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"tries",
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"finds (for or against)",
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"concludes",
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"resolves",
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"redetermines",
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"rejudges"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocates",
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"hedges",
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"pussyfoots",
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"skirts"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"arboriculture":{
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"as in agroforestry , pomology":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"agroforestry",
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"pomology",
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"agribusiness",
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"agroecology",
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"agronomy",
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"aquaculture",
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"aquiculture",
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"hydroponics",
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"cultivation",
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"culture",
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"farmwork",
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"gardening",
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"horticulture",
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"tillage",
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"animal husbandry",
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"mixed farming",
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"monoculture",
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"pastoralism",
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"agriculture",
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"farming",
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"husbandry",
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"sharecropping"
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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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"arbitrarily":{
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"as in casually , indiscriminately":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"capriciously",
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"carelessly",
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"casually",
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"indiscriminately",
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"informally",
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"offhand",
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"offhandedly",
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"promiscuously",
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"whimsically",
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"aimlessly",
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"anyhow",
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"anyway",
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"anywise",
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"desultorily",
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"erratically",
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"haphazard",
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"haphazardly",
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"helter-skelter",
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"hit or miss",
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"irregularly",
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"randomly",
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"willy-nilly",
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"accidentally",
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"fortuitously",
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"inadvertently",
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"unconsciously",
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"unintentionally",
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"unwittingly",
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"disconnectedly",
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"disjointedly",
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"fitfully",
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"intermittently",
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"spottily",
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"unpredictably",
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"higgledy-piggledy",
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"topsy-turvy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"methodically",
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"systematically",
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"carefully",
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"formally",
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"gingerly",
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"meticulously",
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"orderly",
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"punctiliously",
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"deliberately",
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"intentionally",
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"purposefully",
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"purposely"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"arbitrament":{
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"as in pronouncement , dictum":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"award",
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"declaration",
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"deliverance",
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"dictum",
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"pronouncement",
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"decree",
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"edict",
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"injunction",
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"order",
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"conclusion",
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"decision",
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"determination",
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"opinion",
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"resolution",
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"authority",
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"discipline",
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"penalty",
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"punishment",
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"inquest",
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"verdict",
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"doom",
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"finding",
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"holding",
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"judgment",
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"judgement",
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"ruling",
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"sentence"
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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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"arboretums":{
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"as in plantations":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"plantations",
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"woodlots",
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"greenwoods",
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"wildwoods",
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"brakes",
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"brushwoods",
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"chaparrals",
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"coppices",
|
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"copses",
|
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"coverts",
|
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"groves",
|
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"scrublands",
|
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"stands",
|
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"thickets",
|
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"forestlands",
|
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"forests",
|
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"timberlands",
|
|
"timbers",
|
|
"woodlands",
|
|
"woods"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"arbitrated":{
|
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"adjudicated",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"refereed",
|
|
"ruled (on)",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"umpired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"deemed",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"sized up",
|
|
"mediated",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"prosecuted",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"found (for or against)",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"redetermined",
|
|
"rejudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocated",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"pussyfooted",
|
|
"skirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"arbiter":{
|
|
"a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudicator",
|
|
"arbitrator",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"referee",
|
|
"umpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jurist",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"magistrate",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"intermediate",
|
|
"mediator",
|
|
"mediatrix",
|
|
"moderator",
|
|
"negotiator",
|
|
"conciliator",
|
|
"go-between",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"reconciler",
|
|
"troubleshooter",
|
|
"decider"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |