758 lines
16 KiB
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758 lines
16 KiB
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{
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"pruned":{
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"as in cut , trimmed":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abbreviated",
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"abridged",
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"curtailed",
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"cut",
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"shortened",
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"trimmed",
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"brief",
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"compact",
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"concise",
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"crisp",
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"pithy",
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"short",
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"succinct",
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"terse",
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"ambiguous",
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"indeterminate",
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"nebulous",
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"nondescript",
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"sketchy",
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"vague",
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"compendious",
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"summary",
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"bird's-eye",
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"broad",
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"general",
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"nonspecific",
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"overall",
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"unspecified"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blow-by-blow",
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"circumstantial",
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"detailed",
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"elaborate",
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"full",
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"minute",
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"particular",
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"particularized",
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"thorough",
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"enumerated",
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"inventoried",
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"itemized",
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"listed",
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"numerated",
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"delineated",
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"specific",
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"specified"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{
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"examples":[
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"pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bobbed",
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"clipped",
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"cropped",
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"cut",
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"cut back",
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"docked",
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"lopped (off)",
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"nipped",
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"pared",
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"polled",
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"shaved",
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"sheared",
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"snipped",
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"trimmed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"skived",
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"whittled",
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"manicured",
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"mowed",
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"pinched",
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"stumped",
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"curtailed",
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"shortened"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"elongated",
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"extended",
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"lengthened"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"prudently":{
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"as in wisely , sensibly":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"discreetly",
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"judiciously",
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"sensibly",
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"wisely",
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"excusably",
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"fairly",
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"justifiably",
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"validly",
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"chivalrously",
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"decorously",
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"deferentially",
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"gallantly",
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"politely",
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"respectfully",
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"solicitously",
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"pleasantly",
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"compassionately",
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"humanely",
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"kindheartedly",
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"sweetly",
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"sympathetically",
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"considerately",
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"courteously",
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"graciously",
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"kindly",
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"nicely",
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"reasonably",
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"thoughtfully",
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"well"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"discourteously",
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"inconsiderately",
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"thoughtlessly",
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"contemptuously",
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"disdainfully",
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"disrespectfully",
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"impolitely",
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"rudely",
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"scornfully",
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"snootily",
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"cruelly",
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"heartlessly",
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"nastily",
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"viciously",
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"shabbily",
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"unfairly"
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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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"prunes":{
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"to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{
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"examples":[
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"pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bobs",
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"clips",
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"crops",
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"cuts",
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"cuts back",
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"docks",
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"lops (off)",
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"nips",
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"pares",
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"polls",
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"shaves",
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"shears",
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"snips",
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"trims"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"skives",
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"whittles",
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"manicures",
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"mows",
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"pinches",
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"stumps",
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"curtails",
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"shortens"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"elongates",
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"extends",
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"lengthens"
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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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"prudent":{
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"having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech":{
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"examples":[
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"her calm response was very prudent under the circumstances"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"discreet",
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"intelligent",
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"judgmatic",
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"judgmatical",
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"judicious"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cautious",
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"chary",
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"circumspect",
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"cozy",
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"forehanded",
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"foresighted",
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"foresightful",
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"forethoughtful",
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"discerning",
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"discriminating",
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"sage",
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"sane",
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"sapient",
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"senseful",
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"sensible",
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"wise",
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"canny",
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"provident",
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"astute",
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"perspicacious",
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"sagacious",
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"shrewd"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"careless",
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"heedless",
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"incautious",
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"rash",
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"improvident",
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"shortsighted",
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"foolish",
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"unwise"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"imprudent",
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"indiscreet",
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"injudicious"
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]
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},
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"suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances":{
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"examples":[
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"it wouldn't be prudent to ask for a raise while the company is having financial troubles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advisable",
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"desirable",
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"expedient",
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"judicious",
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"politic",
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"tactical",
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"wise"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advantageous",
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"beneficial",
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"profitable",
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"useful",
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"utilitarian",
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"feasible",
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"possible",
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"practicable",
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"practical",
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"opportune",
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"seasonable",
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"timely",
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"opportunistic",
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"self-seeking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"impractical",
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"profitless",
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"unfeasible",
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"unprofitable",
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"inopportune",
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"unseasonable",
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"untimely"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"impolitic",
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"imprudent",
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"inadvisable",
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"inexpedient",
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"injudicious",
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"unwise"
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]
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},
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"having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge":{
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"examples":[
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"her many years of experience as a social worker have made her a prudent judge of character"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"discerning",
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"insightful",
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"perceptive",
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"sagacious",
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"sage",
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"sapient",
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"wise"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acute",
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"penetrating",
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"percipient",
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"perspicacious",
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"experienced",
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"discriminating",
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"discriminative",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"smart",
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"cerebral",
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"erudite",
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"knowledgeable",
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"learned",
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"literate",
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"scholarly",
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"astute",
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"clearheaded",
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"piercing",
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"sharp",
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"shrewd",
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"contemplative",
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"reflective",
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"thoughtful"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dense",
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"dull",
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"obtuse",
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"purblind",
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"woodenheaded",
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"brainless",
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"dumb",
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"feebleminded",
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"foolish",
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"idiotic",
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"idiotical",
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"imbecile",
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"imbecilic",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"moronic",
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"silly",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"stupid",
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"thoughtless",
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"unintelligent",
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"witless",
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"undiscriminating"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unperceptive",
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"unwise"
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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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"prudence":{
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"a close attentiveness to avoiding danger":{
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"examples":[
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"advised to use some old-fashioned prudence when agreeing to meet face-to-face with an online acquaintance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alertness",
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"care",
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"carefulness",
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"caution",
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"cautiousness",
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"chariness",
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"circumspection",
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"gingerliness",
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"guardedness",
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"heedfulness",
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"wariness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"attentiveness",
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"observance",
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"vigilance",
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"watchfulness",
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"foresight",
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"foresightedness",
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"providence",
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"calculation",
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"canniness",
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"deliberateness",
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"deliberation",
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"shrewdness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abruptness",
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"hastiness",
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"impetuousness",
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"precipitousness",
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"rashness",
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"suddenness",
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"inconsiderateness",
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"inconsideration",
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"thoughtlessness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brashness",
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"carelessness",
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"heedlessness",
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"incaution",
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"incautiousness",
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"recklessness",
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"unwariness"
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]
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},
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"suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances":{
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"examples":[
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"prudence would call for a little more caution in such a delicate situation"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advisability",
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"advisableness",
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"desirability",
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"desirableness",
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"expedience",
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"expediency",
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"judiciousness",
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"wisdom"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advantageousness",
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"beneficialness",
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"profitability",
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"feasibility",
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"practicality",
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"usefulness",
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"opportuneness",
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"seasonableness",
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"timeliness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"impracticality",
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"infeasibility",
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"inopportuneness",
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"unseasonableness",
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"untimeliness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"imprudence",
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"inadvisability",
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"inexpedience",
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"inexpediency",
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"injudiciousness",
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"unwisdom"
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]
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},
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"the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{
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"examples":[
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"in the long run, prudence will pay off more often than taking wild risks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"common sense",
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"discreetness",
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"discretion",
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"gumption",
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"horse sense",
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"levelheadedness",
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"nous",
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"policy",
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"sense",
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"sensibleness",
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"wisdom",
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"wit"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"street smarts",
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"farsightedness",
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"forehandedness",
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"foresight",
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"foresightedness",
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"forethoughtfulness",
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"judgment",
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"judgement",
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"brains",
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"gray matter",
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"intelligence",
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"logicality",
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"logicalness",
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"practicality",
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"rationality",
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"rationalness",
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"discernment",
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"discrimination",
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"insight",
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"sagacity",
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"sapience",
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"acumen",
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"astuteness",
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"clearheadedness",
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"keenness",
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"penetration",
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"perspicacity",
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"shrewdness",
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"care",
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"caution",
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"circumspection",
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"precaution",
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"premeditation"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"shortsightedness",
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"brainlessness",
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"foolishness",
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"half-wittedness",
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"idiocy",
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"senselessness",
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"stupidity",
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"carelessness",
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"heedlessness",
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"unreasonableness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"imprudence",
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"indiscretion"
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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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"pruriency":{
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"as in lechery , prurience":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lechery",
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"prurience",
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"libertinage",
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"libertinism",
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"libertarianism"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"moralism",
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"nice-nellyism",
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"prudery",
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"prudishness",
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"puritanism",
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"Comstockery",
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"old-maidishness",
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"priggery",
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"priggishness",
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"primness"
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],
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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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"prudery":{
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"a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters":{
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"examples":[
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"such prudery regarding artistic depictions of the nude has no place on a college campus"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"moralism",
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"nice-nellyism",
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"prudishness",
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"puritanism"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"Comstockery",
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"old-maidishness",
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"priggery",
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"priggishness",
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"primness",
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"morality",
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"virtue"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lechery",
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"prurience",
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"pruriency",
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"libertinage",
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"libertinism",
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"libertarianism"
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],
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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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"prudishness":{
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"a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters":{
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"examples":[
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"the prudishness of the people of the Victorian era was a hindrance to the dissemination of some basic information on human health and hygiene"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"moralism",
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"nice-nellyism",
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"prudery",
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"puritanism"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"Comstockery",
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"old-maidishness",
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"priggery",
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"priggishness",
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"primness",
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"morality",
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"virtue"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lechery",
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"prurience",
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"pruriency",
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"libertinage",
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"libertinism",
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"libertarianism"
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],
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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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"prudes":{
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"a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters":{
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"examples":[
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"the racy sitcom frequently satirizes exactly the sort of prude who would like to see the show taken off the air"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bluenoses",
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"moralists",
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"Mrs. Grundys",
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"nice nellies",
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"puritans",
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"wowsers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"moralizers",
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"goody-goodies",
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"fuddy-duddies",
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"old maids",
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"prigs",
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"spoilsports",
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"stuffed shirts"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"libertarians",
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"libertines",
|
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"misbehavers"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"immoralists"
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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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"prude":{
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"a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters":{
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"examples":[
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"the racy sitcom frequently satirizes exactly the sort of prude who would like to see the show taken off the air"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bluenose",
|
|
"moralist",
|
|
"Mrs. Grundy",
|
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"nice nelly",
|
|
"puritan",
|
|
"wowser"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"moralizer",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"Goody Two-shoes",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"old maid",
|
|
"prig",
|
|
"spoilsport",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"libertarian",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"misbehaver"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"immoralist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"prune":{
|
|
"to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"dock",
|
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"lop (off)",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pare",
|
|
"poll",
|
|
"shave",
|
|
"shear",
|
|
"snip",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skive",
|
|
"whittle",
|
|
"manicure",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |