4856 lines
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4856 lines
95 KiB
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{
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"elected":{
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"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
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"examples":[
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"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cherry-picked",
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"chose",
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"culled",
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"handpicked",
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"named",
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"opted (for)",
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"picked",
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"preferred",
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"selected",
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"singled (out)",
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"tagged",
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"took"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"preselected",
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"appointed",
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"designated",
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"fixed",
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"marked",
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"nominated",
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"set",
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"tabbed",
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"tapped",
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"accepted",
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"adopted",
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"embraced",
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"espoused",
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"settled (on or upon)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disapproved",
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"negatived",
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"repudiated",
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"spurned",
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"discarded",
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"jettisoned",
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"threw away",
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"threw out"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"declined",
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"refused",
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"rejected",
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"turned down"
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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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"elective":{
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"subject to one's freedom of choice":{
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"examples":[
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"a plastic surgeon who mainly does face-lifting and other kinds of elective surgery"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"discretionary",
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"optional",
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"voluntary"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alternate",
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"alternative",
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"chosen",
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"dispensable",
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"unnecessary",
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"unneeded",
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"unwanted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"essential",
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"indispensable",
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"necessary",
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"requisite"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"compulsory",
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"mandatory",
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"nonelective",
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"nonvoluntary",
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"obligatory",
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"required"
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]
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},
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"as in refresher":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"refresher",
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"class",
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"course",
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"clinic",
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"institute",
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"seminar",
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"survey course",
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"minicourse",
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"core",
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"curriculum"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in option":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"option",
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"favorite",
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"like",
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"liking",
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"preference",
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"appointment",
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"designation",
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"nomination",
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"bet",
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"choice",
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"chosen",
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"pick",
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"selection",
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"appointee",
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"candidate",
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"nominee",
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"selectee",
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"preselection"
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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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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"electric":{
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"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
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"examples":[
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"Dr. King's \"I Have a Dream\" speech was one of the truly electric moments in American oratory"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breathtaking",
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"charged",
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"electrifying",
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"exciting",
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"exhilarating",
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"exhilarative",
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"galvanic",
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"galvanizing",
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"hair-raising",
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"heart-stopping",
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"inspiring",
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"intoxicating",
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"kicky",
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"mind-bending",
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"mind-blowing",
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"mind-boggling",
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"rip-roaring",
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"rousing",
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"stimulating",
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"stirring",
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"thrilling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arresting",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"provocative",
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"tantalizing",
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"titillating",
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"absorbing",
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"engrossing",
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"gripping",
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"riveting",
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"moving",
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"poignant",
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"touching",
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"enchanting",
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"enthralling",
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"fascinating",
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"spellbinding",
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"dynamic",
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"energetic",
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"high-voltage",
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"kinetic",
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"lively",
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"lusty"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boring",
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"mind-numbing",
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"tedious",
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"tiresome",
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"dreary",
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"dull",
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"humdrum",
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"monotonous",
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"uninteresting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unexciting"
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]
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},
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"as in lighting , candle":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arc lamp",
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"arc light",
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"candelabra",
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"candelabrum",
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"candle",
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"chandelier",
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"dark lantern",
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"flare",
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"flash",
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"flashbulb",
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"flashcube",
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"flashlight",
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"floodlight",
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"fluorescent lamp",
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"gaslight",
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"gasolier",
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"girandole",
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"headlight",
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"incandescent lamp",
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"klieg light",
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"kleig light",
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"lantern",
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"light bulb",
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"lighthouse",
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"lighting",
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"sconce",
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"spotlight",
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"streetlight",
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"sun lamp",
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"beacon",
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"illuminant",
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"lamp"
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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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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"electrified":{
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"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
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"examples":[
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"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"charged",
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"excited",
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"exhilarated",
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"galvanized",
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"intoxicated",
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"pumped up",
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"thrilled",
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"titillated",
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"turned on"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aroused",
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"incited",
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"inspired",
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"provoked",
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"stimulated",
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"bewitched",
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"captivated",
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"charmed",
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"delighted",
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"enchanted",
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"enthralled",
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"hypnotized",
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"mesmerized",
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"riveted",
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"spellbound",
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"interested",
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"intrigued",
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"tantalized"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bored",
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"jaded",
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"palled",
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"tired",
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"wearied",
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"dejected",
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"demoralized",
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"discouraged",
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"disheartened",
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"dispirited"
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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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"elegant":{
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"having or showing elegance":{
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"examples":[
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"the most elegant First Lady in the nation's history",
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"the bride's elegant gown received nothing but praise"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"classy",
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"courtly",
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"fine",
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"graceful",
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"handsome",
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"majestic",
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"refined",
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"stately",
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"tasteful"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"august",
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"baronial",
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"gallant",
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"glorious",
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"grand",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"imposing",
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"lavish",
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"luxurious",
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"magnificent",
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"monumental",
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"noble",
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"ornate",
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"proud",
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"regal",
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"rich",
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"royal",
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"splendid",
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"superb",
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"artful",
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"genteel",
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"polished",
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"sophisticated",
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"classic",
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"conservative",
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"exquisite",
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"quiet",
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"restrained",
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"simple",
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"understated",
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"aristocratic",
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"patrician",
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"\u00e0 la mode",
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"a la mode",
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"chic",
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"fashionable",
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"in",
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"modish",
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"posh",
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"sharp",
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"sleek",
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"smart",
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"snappy",
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"stylish",
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"swagger",
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"swank",
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"swanky",
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"affected",
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"grandiose",
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"ostentatious",
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"pretentious",
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"recherch\u00e9"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cheesy",
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"coarse",
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"crude",
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"flamboyant",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"glitzy",
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"grotesque",
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"loud",
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"raffish",
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"splashy",
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"tacky",
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"tawdry",
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"ticky-tacky",
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"ticky-tack",
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"rough-edged",
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"rough-hewn",
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"rude",
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"trashy",
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"uncouth",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unpolished",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dowdy",
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"graceless",
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"inelegant",
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"styleless",
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"tasteless",
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"unfashionable",
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"unhandsome",
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"unstylish"
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]
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},
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"having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{
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"examples":[
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"prepared an elegant dinner for the honored guests"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"choice",
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"dainty",
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"delicate",
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"exquisite",
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"fine",
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"rare",
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"recherch\u00e9",
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"select"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bijou",
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"jewellike",
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"better",
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"exceptional",
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"fancy",
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"high-grade",
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"special",
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"elite",
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"exclusive",
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"classic",
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"excellent",
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"fabulous",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"noble",
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"outstanding",
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"par excellence",
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"premium",
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"prime",
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"sensational",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"supernal",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"transcendent",
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"unsurpassed",
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"wonderful",
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"ultrarare"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coarse",
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"gross",
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"kitsch",
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"kitschy",
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"lowbrow",
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"raffish",
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"rough",
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"rough-hewn",
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"tasteless",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unpolished",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar",
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"commercial",
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"mass-produced",
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"popular",
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"common",
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"ordinary",
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"average",
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"lesser",
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"mediocre",
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"run-of-the-mill",
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"run-of-the-mine",
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"run-of-mine",
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"second-class",
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"second-rate",
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"deficient",
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"inferior",
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"low-grade",
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"substandard",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wanting"
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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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"elevateds":{
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"as in els , elevated railroads":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevated railroads",
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"els",
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"railroads",
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"rails",
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"railways",
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"roads",
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"monorails"
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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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"electrifications":{
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"as in highs , buzzes":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arousals",
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"buzzes",
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"highs",
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"intoxications",
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"bangs",
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"boots",
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"charges",
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"exhilarations",
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"frissons",
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"jollies",
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"kicks",
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"rushes",
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"thrills",
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"titillations",
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"wallops",
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"jolts",
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"shocks",
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"surprises",
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"surprizes",
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"delectations",
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"delights",
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"enjoyments",
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"joys",
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"lifts",
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"pleasures",
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"amusements",
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"diversions",
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"entertainments",
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"fun",
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"treats"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in motorizations":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"motorizations",
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"computerizations",
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"cybernations",
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"automations",
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"mechanizations",
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"robotizations"
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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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"elections":{
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"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
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"examples":[
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"at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alternatives",
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"choices",
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"discretions",
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"druthers",
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"liberties",
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"options",
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"picks",
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"preferences",
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"selections",
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"volitions",
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"ways"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"determinations",
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"free wills",
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"wills",
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"says",
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"voices",
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"votes",
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"inclinations",
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"likings",
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"partialities",
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"penchants",
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"predilections",
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"proclivities",
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"propensities",
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"tendencies",
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"discernments",
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"judgments",
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"judgements",
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"perspicacities"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coercions",
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"duresses",
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"forces",
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"duties",
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"obligations",
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"Hobson's choices"
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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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"electrifies":{
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"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
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"examples":[
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"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"charges",
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"excites",
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"exhilarates",
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"galvanizes",
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"intoxicates",
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"pumps up",
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"thrills",
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"titillates",
|
|
"turns on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"incites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"rivets",
|
|
"spellbinds",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"tantalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies",
|
|
"dejects",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electrics":{
|
|
"as in lightings , candles":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arc lamps",
|
|
"arc lights",
|
|
"candelabra",
|
|
"candelabrums",
|
|
"candelabras",
|
|
"candles",
|
|
"chandeliers",
|
|
"dark lanterns",
|
|
"flares",
|
|
"flashbulbs",
|
|
"flashcubes",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"flashlights",
|
|
"floodlights",
|
|
"fluorescent lamps",
|
|
"gaslights",
|
|
"gasoliers",
|
|
"girandoles",
|
|
"headlights",
|
|
"incandescent lamps",
|
|
"klieg lights",
|
|
"kleig lights",
|
|
"lanterns",
|
|
"light bulbs",
|
|
"lighthouses",
|
|
"lightings",
|
|
"sconces",
|
|
"spotlights",
|
|
"streetlights",
|
|
"sun lamps",
|
|
"beacons",
|
|
"illuminants",
|
|
"lamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevates":{
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"intoxicates",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoves",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"rejoices",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"warms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"saddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depresses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"cranes",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"hefts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"hikes",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"jacks (up)",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"perks (up)",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"upraises",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascends",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"rears",
|
|
"upends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descends",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"plunges",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"submerges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"lowers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move higher in rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"knights",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"celebrates",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"congratulates",
|
|
"decorates",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"salutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposes",
|
|
"dethrones",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"impeaches",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"unmakes",
|
|
"unseats",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"disgraces",
|
|
"dishonors",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"takes down",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"reprobates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demotes",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"reduces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dignifies",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"enskies",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"romanticizes",
|
|
"sanitizes",
|
|
"sugarcoats",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"detracts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegizes":{
|
|
"as in suffers , grieves (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bemoans",
|
|
"bewails",
|
|
"deplores",
|
|
"grieves (for)",
|
|
"laments",
|
|
"mourns",
|
|
"wails (for)",
|
|
"agonizes",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"sorrows",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"cries (for)",
|
|
"keens",
|
|
"moans",
|
|
"weeps",
|
|
"bawls",
|
|
"blubbers",
|
|
"sobs",
|
|
"regrets",
|
|
"rues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"exults (in)",
|
|
"glories (in)",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"rejoices (in)",
|
|
"beams",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"grins",
|
|
"laughs",
|
|
"smiles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegiac":{
|
|
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mirthless",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"lowery",
|
|
"loury",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"lightsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"sunshiny"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in monody":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monody",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"dirge",
|
|
"elegy",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"requiem",
|
|
"threnody"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"panegyric"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elects":{
|
|
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picks",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"culls",
|
|
"handpicks",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"opts (for)",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"prefers",
|
|
"selects",
|
|
"singles (out)",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"takes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preselects",
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"nominates",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"tabs",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"settles (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"jettisons",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"throws out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"turns down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevations":{
|
|
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"preferments",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizements",
|
|
"ennoblements",
|
|
"exaltations",
|
|
"glorifications",
|
|
"magnifications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depositions",
|
|
"dethronements",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"falls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasements",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"demotions",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"reductions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitudes",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"highlands",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"mounds",
|
|
"prominences",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"uplands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alps",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"buttes",
|
|
"mesas",
|
|
"plateaus",
|
|
"plateaux",
|
|
"tablelands",
|
|
"tables",
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"cliffs",
|
|
"crags",
|
|
"precipices",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"tors",
|
|
"ridges",
|
|
"sierras",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"sugarloafs",
|
|
"sugarloaves",
|
|
"foothills",
|
|
"hillocks",
|
|
"hummocks",
|
|
"knobs",
|
|
"knolls",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dales",
|
|
"dells",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"dingles",
|
|
"glens",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"vales",
|
|
"valleys",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bottomlands",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"fens",
|
|
"flats",
|
|
"floodplains",
|
|
"plains",
|
|
"tidewaters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowlands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elementary school":{
|
|
"as in high school , public school":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"common school",
|
|
"grammar school",
|
|
"high school",
|
|
"junior high school",
|
|
"kindergarten",
|
|
"middle school",
|
|
"primary school",
|
|
"public school",
|
|
"secondary school",
|
|
"senior high school",
|
|
"trade school",
|
|
"training school",
|
|
"academe",
|
|
"academy",
|
|
"school",
|
|
"seminary",
|
|
"boarding school",
|
|
"prep",
|
|
"preparatory school",
|
|
"prep school",
|
|
"charter school",
|
|
"magnet school",
|
|
"minischool",
|
|
"madrassa",
|
|
"madrasa",
|
|
"madrassah",
|
|
"madrasah",
|
|
"Sunday school",
|
|
"yeshiva",
|
|
"yeshivah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elemental":{
|
|
"of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even if you're not planning on becoming a scientist, you should have an elemental knowledge of chemistry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"introductory",
|
|
"meat-and-potatoes",
|
|
"rudimental",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"preliminary",
|
|
"preparatory",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"key"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"eleemosynary":{
|
|
"having or showing a concern for the welfare of others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"do-good",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"humanitarian",
|
|
"philanthropic",
|
|
"philanthropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"self-sacrificing",
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"social-minded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"self-indulgent",
|
|
"self-seeking",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"self-obsessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-concerned",
|
|
"selfish"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevating":{
|
|
"as in uplifting , edifying":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"inspiriting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"rewarding",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"disgruntling",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoving",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"warming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"saddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"craning",
|
|
"heaving",
|
|
"hefting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"hiking",
|
|
"hoisting",
|
|
"jacking (up)",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"perking (up)",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upping",
|
|
"upraising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"upending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"pitching",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"slipping",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"submerging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"lowering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move higher in rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"commissioning",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"knighting",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"celebrating",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"congratulating",
|
|
"decorating",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"saluting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposing",
|
|
"dethroning",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"impeaching",
|
|
"ousting",
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"disgracing",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"shaming",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"reprobating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demoting",
|
|
"downgrading",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reducing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"eleventh hour":{
|
|
"the latest possible time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"last minute",
|
|
"boiling point",
|
|
"breaking point",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"conjuncture",
|
|
"crisis",
|
|
"crossroad(s)",
|
|
"crunch",
|
|
"crunch time",
|
|
"Dunkirk",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"exigency",
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"flash point",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"tinderbox",
|
|
"zero hour",
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"possibility",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"turning point",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"landmark",
|
|
"milestone",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"strait",
|
|
"deadlock",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"stalemate",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"hot water",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"last ditch",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"spot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevated":{
|
|
"being positioned above a surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elevated monorail that transports visitors all over the theme park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upraised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aerial",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"perpendicular",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"vertical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-lying",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"squat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sunken"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"very dignified in form, tone, or style":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elevated language of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eloquent",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"high-flown",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"stately",
|
|
"towering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"declamatory",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"grandiloquent",
|
|
"grandiose",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"oratorical",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"rhetorical",
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
|
"stilted",
|
|
"Attic",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"classy",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"patrician",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"grammatical",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academical",
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"literary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"conversational",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"nonformal",
|
|
"slangy",
|
|
"unbookish",
|
|
"unliterary",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"crass",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lowbred",
|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rough-hewn",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"uncultured",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"ungrammatical",
|
|
"unlearned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ineloquent",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"undignified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being at a higher level than average":{
|
|
"examples":[
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"for the next several days temperatures will be a little elevated for this time of year"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"high",
|
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"increased",
|
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"jacked (up)",
|
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"raised",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"maximum",
|
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"peaked",
|
|
"sky-high",
|
|
"utmost",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"overfilled",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overfull",
|
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"overlarge",
|
|
"overloaded",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"knockdown",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"under"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"down",
|
|
"low"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the offspring of this very wealthy family have been instilled with the elevated notion that they should devote their lives to public service"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"sublime"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"knightly",
|
|
"princely",
|
|
"regal",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"august",
|
|
"magnificent",
|
|
"majestic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"squalid",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"small-minded",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"low"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"located at a greater height than average or usual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"from their elevated position the machine gunners had a commanding view of the whole battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"nosebleed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendant",
|
|
"ascendent",
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"overhead",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upraised",
|
|
"topmost",
|
|
"upmost",
|
|
"upper",
|
|
"uppermost",
|
|
"upward"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"descendant",
|
|
"descendent",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fallen",
|
|
"grounded",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"sunken",
|
|
"lowermost",
|
|
"nethermost",
|
|
"undermost",
|
|
"abreast",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-lying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's been in an elevated mood all week after hearing that she got the promotion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enrapt",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"rapt",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphant",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"blissed-out",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"tickled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in el , elevated railroad":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"el",
|
|
"elevated railroad",
|
|
"rail",
|
|
"railroad",
|
|
"railway",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"monorail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoved",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"warmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"saddened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"craned",
|
|
"heaved",
|
|
"hove",
|
|
"hefted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"hiked",
|
|
"hoisted",
|
|
"jacked (up)",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"perked (up)",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upped",
|
|
"upraised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascended",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"reared",
|
|
"upended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descended",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"plunged",
|
|
"slipped",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pushed",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"submerged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"lowered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move higher in rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"knighted",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"celebrated",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"congratulated",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"saluted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposed",
|
|
"dethroned",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"impeached",
|
|
"ousted",
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"unmade",
|
|
"unseated",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"disgraced",
|
|
"dishonored",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"took down",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"reprobated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demoted",
|
|
"downgraded",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elementary schools":{
|
|
"as in high schools , public schools":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"common schools",
|
|
"grammar schools",
|
|
"high schools",
|
|
"junior high schools",
|
|
"kindergartens",
|
|
"middle schools",
|
|
"primary schools",
|
|
"public schools",
|
|
"secondary schools",
|
|
"senior high schools",
|
|
"trade schools",
|
|
"training schools",
|
|
"academes",
|
|
"academies",
|
|
"schools",
|
|
"seminaries",
|
|
"boarding schools",
|
|
"preparatory schools",
|
|
"preps",
|
|
"prep schools",
|
|
"charter schools",
|
|
"magnet schools",
|
|
"minischools",
|
|
"madrassas",
|
|
"madrasas",
|
|
"madrassahs",
|
|
"madrasahs",
|
|
"Sunday schools",
|
|
"yeshivas",
|
|
"yeshivot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electric eye":{
|
|
"as in photoelectric cell":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"photoelectric cell",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"detector",
|
|
"sensor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevation":{
|
|
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitude(s)",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"highland",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alp",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"butte",
|
|
"mesa",
|
|
"plateau",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tableland",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"cliff",
|
|
"crag",
|
|
"precipice",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"tor",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"sierra",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"sugarloaf",
|
|
"foothill",
|
|
"hillock",
|
|
"hummock",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knoll",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dale",
|
|
"dell",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dingle",
|
|
"glen",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"vale",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"bottomland",
|
|
"fen",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"floodplain",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"tidewater"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the distance of something or someone from bottom to top":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elevation of Angel Falls is 979 meters, making it the world's highest waterfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitude",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"inches",
|
|
"stature"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"highness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"tallness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegantly":{
|
|
"as in stylishly , fashionably":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashionably",
|
|
"modishly",
|
|
"stylishly",
|
|
"swankily",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"tidily",
|
|
"trimly",
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"fastidiously",
|
|
"fussily",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"dashingly",
|
|
"nattily",
|
|
"sharply",
|
|
"smartly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"sprucely",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"immaculately",
|
|
"pristinely",
|
|
"spotlessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sloppily",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"dowdily",
|
|
"inelegantly",
|
|
"slatternly",
|
|
"messily",
|
|
"mussily",
|
|
"untidily",
|
|
"scruffily",
|
|
"shabbily",
|
|
"sleazily",
|
|
"dingily",
|
|
"dirtily",
|
|
"filthily",
|
|
"foully",
|
|
"grubbily",
|
|
"nastily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"eleventh hours":{
|
|
"the latest possible time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"last minutes",
|
|
"boiling points",
|
|
"breaking points",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"conjunctures",
|
|
"crises",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"crunches",
|
|
"crunch times",
|
|
"Dunkirks",
|
|
"emergencies",
|
|
"exigencies",
|
|
"extremities",
|
|
"flash points",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"junctures",
|
|
"tinderboxes",
|
|
"zero hours",
|
|
"contingencies",
|
|
"possibilities",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"turning points",
|
|
"happenings",
|
|
"landmarks",
|
|
"milestones",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"straits",
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"impasses",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"hot waters",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"last ditches",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"predicaments",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"spots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevated railroad":{
|
|
"as in el , elevated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"el",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"rail",
|
|
"railroad",
|
|
"railway",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"monorail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electors":{
|
|
"as in voters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"voters",
|
|
"choosers",
|
|
"namers",
|
|
"pickers",
|
|
"selectors",
|
|
"nominators",
|
|
"deciders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elephants":{
|
|
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoths",
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"colossi",
|
|
"dinosaurs",
|
|
"dreadnoughts",
|
|
"giants",
|
|
"Goliaths",
|
|
"jumbos",
|
|
"leviathans",
|
|
"mammoths",
|
|
"mastodons",
|
|
"monsters",
|
|
"titans",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whoppers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amazons",
|
|
"giantesses",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"hulks",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"juggernauts",
|
|
"steamrollers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps",
|
|
"wisps",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"dwarfs",
|
|
"dwarves",
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"midgets",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"peewees",
|
|
"pygmies",
|
|
"pigmies",
|
|
"runts",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electrification":{
|
|
"as in high , buzz":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arousal",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"frisson",
|
|
"jollies",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"titillation",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in motorization":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motorization",
|
|
"computerization",
|
|
"cybernation",
|
|
"automation",
|
|
"mechanization",
|
|
"robotization"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevated railroads":{
|
|
"as in els , elevateds":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevateds",
|
|
"els",
|
|
"railroads",
|
|
"rails",
|
|
"railways",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"monorails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"element":{
|
|
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a free press is an essential element of a democracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"building block",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"member"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"part and parcel",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"sector",
|
|
"segment",
|
|
"subcomponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"whole"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ABC(s)",
|
|
"alphabet",
|
|
"basics",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"fundamentals",
|
|
"grammar",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"rudiments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"nitty-gritty",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"doctrine",
|
|
"dogma",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"philosophy",
|
|
"axiom",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"precept",
|
|
"tenet",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"theorem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"details",
|
|
"trivia"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she felt a bit out of her element in the mathematics section of the exam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"area",
|
|
"arena",
|
|
"bailiwick",
|
|
"barony",
|
|
"business",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"demesne",
|
|
"department",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"domain",
|
|
"fief",
|
|
"fiefdom",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"firmament",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"kingdom",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"precinct",
|
|
"province",
|
|
"realm",
|
|
"specialty",
|
|
"sphere",
|
|
"terrain",
|
|
"walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"territory",
|
|
"turf",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"vocation",
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"amplitude",
|
|
"breadth",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"dimension(s)",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"ken",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"scope",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"width",
|
|
"subfield",
|
|
"subspecialty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elementary":{
|
|
"of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"introductory",
|
|
"meat-and-potatoes",
|
|
"rudimental",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"preliminary",
|
|
"preparatory",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"key"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegizing":{
|
|
"as in suffering , grieving (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"grieving (for)",
|
|
"lamenting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"wailing (for)",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"sorrowing",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"crying (for)",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"regretting",
|
|
"ruing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"exulting (in)",
|
|
"glorying (in)",
|
|
"joying",
|
|
"rejoicing (in)",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"grinning",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electrify":{
|
|
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"intoxicate",
|
|
"pump up",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"titillate",
|
|
"turn on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"rivet",
|
|
"spellbind",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"tantalize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"deject",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegancy":{
|
|
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a certain elegancy about this hotel that other places in Las Vegas don't have"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classiness",
|
|
"courtliness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"handsomeness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"stateliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"augustness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"gloriousness",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"grandeur",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"magnificence",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"nobleness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"ornateness",
|
|
"plushiness",
|
|
"plushness",
|
|
"resplendence",
|
|
"resplendency",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"splendor",
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
|
"choiceness",
|
|
"classicism",
|
|
"dignity",
|
|
"exquisiteness",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"affectedness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"ostentation",
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"showiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"glitz",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"grotesquerie",
|
|
"grotesquery",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elevate":{
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"intoxicate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commove",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"sadden"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depress"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"crane",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"jack (up)",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"perk (up)",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upraise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascend",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"upend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descend",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"submerge"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"lower"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move higher in rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"knight",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"celebrate",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"congratulate",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"salute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depose",
|
|
"dethrone",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"oust",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"unmake",
|
|
"unseat",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"reprobate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demote",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"ensky",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize",
|
|
"sanitize",
|
|
"sugarcoat",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"detract",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electing":{
|
|
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picking",
|
|
"choosing",
|
|
"culling",
|
|
"handpicking",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"opting (for)",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"preferring",
|
|
"selecting",
|
|
"singling (out)",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preselecting",
|
|
"appointing",
|
|
"designating",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"nominating",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"tabbing",
|
|
"tapping",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"settling (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"jettisoning",
|
|
"throwing away",
|
|
"throwing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"turning down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elephantine":{
|
|
"unusually large":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overgrown",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"august",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grandiose",
|
|
"imposing",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"infinite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"petite",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"half-pint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elementally":{
|
|
"as in essentially , fundamentally":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"essentially",
|
|
"fundamentally",
|
|
"congenitally",
|
|
"constitutionally",
|
|
"inherently",
|
|
"innately",
|
|
"intrinsically",
|
|
"naturally",
|
|
"instinctively",
|
|
"intuitively",
|
|
"intimately"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artificially",
|
|
"unnaturally"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"election":{
|
|
"the act or process of selecting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the election of a major is something that every college student has to do at some point"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"choosing",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"selecting",
|
|
"selection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"option",
|
|
"appointment",
|
|
"assignment",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"nomination",
|
|
"decision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"option",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"selection",
|
|
"volition",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"free will",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"vote",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"partiality",
|
|
"penchant",
|
|
"predilection",
|
|
"proclivity",
|
|
"propensity",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"perspicacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"obligation",
|
|
"Hobson's choice"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elements":{
|
|
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ABC(s)",
|
|
"alphabet",
|
|
"basics",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"fundamentals",
|
|
"grammar",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"rudiments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"nitty-gritty",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"doctrine",
|
|
"dogma",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"philosophy",
|
|
"axiom",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"precept",
|
|
"tenet",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"theorem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"details",
|
|
"trivia"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elector":{
|
|
"as in voter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"voter",
|
|
"chooser",
|
|
"namer",
|
|
"picker",
|
|
"selector",
|
|
"nominator",
|
|
"decider"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegize":{
|
|
"as in suffer , grieve (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bemoan",
|
|
"bewail",
|
|
"deplore",
|
|
"grieve (for)",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"mourn",
|
|
"wail (for)",
|
|
"agonize",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"cry (for)",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"weep",
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"blubber",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"rue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"exult (in)",
|
|
"glory (in)",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"rejoice (in)",
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electric eyes":{
|
|
"as in photoelectric cells":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"photoelectric cells",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"alarms",
|
|
"alarums",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"detectors",
|
|
"sensors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegy":{
|
|
"a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"O Captain! My Captain!\" is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirge",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"requiem",
|
|
"threnody"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"monody"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"panegyric"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elephant":{
|
|
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoth",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"colossus",
|
|
"dinosaur",
|
|
"dreadnought",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"Goliath",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"mastodon",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"titan",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amazon",
|
|
"giantess",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"hulk",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"juggernaut",
|
|
"steamroller"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"wisp",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"twerp",
|
|
"whippersnapper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peewee",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"pigmy",
|
|
"runt",
|
|
"shrimp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electronic mail":{
|
|
"as in card , mail":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airmail",
|
|
"card",
|
|
"e-mail",
|
|
"junk mail",
|
|
"mail",
|
|
"postal card",
|
|
"postcard",
|
|
"billet-doux",
|
|
"open letter",
|
|
"communication",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"epistle",
|
|
"letter",
|
|
"memo",
|
|
"memorandum",
|
|
"missive",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"encyclical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electives":{
|
|
"as in refreshers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"refreshers",
|
|
"classes",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"clinics",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"survey courses",
|
|
"minicourses",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"curricula",
|
|
"curriculums"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in options":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"options",
|
|
"favorites",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"likings",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"nominations",
|
|
"bets",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"appointees",
|
|
"candidates",
|
|
"nominees",
|
|
"selectees",
|
|
"preselections"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elect":{
|
|
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-pick",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"opt (for)",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preselect",
|
|
"appoint",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"nominate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"tab",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"settle (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picked",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"first-line",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"selected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"picked over",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"weeded (out)",
|
|
"winnowed (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"illuminati",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"priesthood",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top drawer",
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
"caviar",
|
|
"caviare",
|
|
"who's who"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"unwashed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegiacs":{
|
|
"as in monodies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monodies",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"dirges",
|
|
"elegies",
|
|
"laments",
|
|
"requiems",
|
|
"threnodies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"paeans",
|
|
"panegyrics"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electronic mails":{
|
|
"as in cards , mails":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airmails",
|
|
"cards",
|
|
"e-mails",
|
|
"junk mails",
|
|
"mails",
|
|
"postal cards",
|
|
"postcards",
|
|
"billets-doux",
|
|
"open letters",
|
|
"communications",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"epistles",
|
|
"letters",
|
|
"memorandums",
|
|
"memoranda",
|
|
"memos",
|
|
"missives",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"encyclicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegance":{
|
|
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elegance of the hotel's French furnishings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classiness",
|
|
"courtliness",
|
|
"elegancy",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"handsomeness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"stateliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"augustness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"gloriousness",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"grandeur",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"magnificence",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"nobleness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"ornateness",
|
|
"plushiness",
|
|
"plushness",
|
|
"resplendence",
|
|
"resplendency",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"splendor",
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
|
"choiceness",
|
|
"classicism",
|
|
"dignity",
|
|
"exquisiteness",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"affectedness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"ostentation",
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"showiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"glitz",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"grotesquerie",
|
|
"grotesquery",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electively":{
|
|
"as in optionally":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"optionally",
|
|
"alternately",
|
|
"alternatively",
|
|
"either",
|
|
"instead",
|
|
"desirably",
|
|
"gladly",
|
|
"wishfully",
|
|
"fain",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"preferably",
|
|
"rather",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"willingly",
|
|
"obligingly",
|
|
"voluntarily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"involuntarily",
|
|
"unwillingly",
|
|
"reluctantly",
|
|
"forcibly",
|
|
"willy-nilly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegiacal":{
|
|
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mirthless",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"lowery",
|
|
"loury",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"lightsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
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"gay",
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"heartwarming",
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"sunshiny"
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]
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},
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"as in monody":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"monody",
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"taps",
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"dirge",
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"elegy",
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"lament",
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"requiem",
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"threnody"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"encomium",
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"eulogy",
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"paean",
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"panegyric"
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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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"noun"
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]
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},
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"elegies":{
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"a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{
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"examples":[
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"\"O Captain! My Captain!\" is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"dirges",
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"laments",
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"requiems",
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"threnodies"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"elegiacs",
|
|
"monodies"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"paeans",
|
|
"panegyrics"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elegized":{
|
|
"as in suffered , grieved (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bemoaned",
|
|
"bewailed",
|
|
"deplored",
|
|
"grieved (for)",
|
|
"lamented",
|
|
"mourned",
|
|
"wailed (for)",
|
|
"agonized",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"sorrowed",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"cried (for)",
|
|
"keened",
|
|
"moaned",
|
|
"wept",
|
|
"bawled",
|
|
"blubbered",
|
|
"sobbed",
|
|
"regretted",
|
|
"rued"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"exulted (in)",
|
|
"gloried (in)",
|
|
"joyed",
|
|
"rejoiced (in)",
|
|
"beamed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"grinned",
|
|
"laughed",
|
|
"smiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"electrifying":{
|
|
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ranked the U.S. hockey team's victory in 1980 as one of the most electrifying moments in Olympic history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"heart-stopping",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"mind-bending",
|
|
"mind-blowing",
|
|
"mind-boggling",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"high-voltage",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"lusty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"mind-numbing",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unexciting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"turning on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"dejecting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |