1760 lines
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1760 lines
35 KiB
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{
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"abrasive":{
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"causing annoyance":{
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"examples":[
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"an abrasive display of rude behavior"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravating",
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"annoying",
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"bothersome",
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"carking",
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"chafing",
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"disturbing",
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"exasperating",
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"frustrating",
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"galling",
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"irksome",
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"irritating",
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"maddening",
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"nettlesome",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"pesky",
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"pestiferous",
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"pestilent",
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"pestilential",
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"pesty",
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"plaguey",
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"plaguy",
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"rankling",
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"rebarbative",
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"riling",
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"vexatious",
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"vexing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"burdensome",
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"discomforting",
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"displeasing",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"importunate",
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"importune",
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"inconveniencing",
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"angering",
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"enraging",
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"infuriating",
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"brattish",
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"bratty",
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"mischievous",
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"offensive",
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"troublesome",
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"upsetting",
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"distractive",
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"painful",
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"stressful",
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"tiresome",
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"troubling",
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"trying",
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"worrisome",
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"biting",
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"grating",
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"jangling",
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"jarring",
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"spiny",
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"thorny"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delightful",
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"pleasing"
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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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"abridged":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to make less in extent or duration":{
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"antonyms":[
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"elongated",
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"extended",
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"lengthened",
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"prolonged",
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"protracted"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enlarged",
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"expanded",
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"supplemented",
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"added",
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"aggrandized",
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"amplified",
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"augmented",
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"ballooned",
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"boosted",
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"dilated",
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"escalated",
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"heightened",
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"increased",
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"maximized",
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"pumped up",
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"raised",
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"blew up",
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"distended",
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"inflated",
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"swelled"
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],
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"related":[
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"abstracted",
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"digested",
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"encapsulated",
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"epitomized",
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"recapitulated",
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"summarized",
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"summed up",
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"abated",
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"compressed",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"cut",
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"cut down",
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"pared",
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"pruned",
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"trimmed",
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"decreased",
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"de-escalated",
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"deflated",
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"diminished",
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"downsized",
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"dwindled",
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"lessened",
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"lowered",
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"moderated",
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"modified",
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"reduced",
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"retrenched",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk",
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"slashed",
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"subtracted (from)",
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"tapered"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abbreviated",
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"curtailed",
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"cut back",
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"docked",
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"elided",
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"shortened",
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"syncopated",
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"truncated"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"abridgment":{
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"a shortened version of a written work":{
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"examples":[
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"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abbreviation",
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"bowdlerization",
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"condensation",
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"digest"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abstract",
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"aper\u00e7u",
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"brief",
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"capsule",
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"outline",
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"overview",
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"pr\u00e9cis",
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"recap",
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"recapitulation",
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"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
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"resume",
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"resum\u00e9",
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"review",
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"sketch",
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"sum",
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"summarization",
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"summary",
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"summation",
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"survey",
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"syllabus",
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"synopsis",
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"tabloid",
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"wrap-up"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"amplification",
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"elaboration",
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"enlargement",
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"expansion"
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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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"abracadabra":{
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"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
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"examples":[
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"originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word \"abracadabra\" that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely\u2014supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bewitchment",
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"charm",
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"conjuration",
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"enchantment",
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"glamour",
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"glamor",
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"hex",
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"incantation",
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"invocation",
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"spell",
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"whammy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cantrip",
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"curse",
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"jinx",
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"bewitchery",
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"conjuring",
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"magic",
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"mojo",
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"necromancy",
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"sorcery",
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"voodoo",
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"voodooism",
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"witchcraft",
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"witchery",
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"wizardry",
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"amulet",
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"fetish",
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"fetich",
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"phylactery",
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"talisman"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"unintelligible or meaningless talk":{
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"examples":[
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"after some abracadabra the spiritualist announced that we had made contact with \"the other side\""
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"babble",
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"blabber",
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"burble",
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"double Dutch",
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"double-talk",
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"drivel",
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"gabble",
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"gibber",
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"gibberish",
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"jabber",
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"jabberwocky",
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"mumbo jumbo",
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"nonsense",
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"prattle",
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"slobber"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blah",
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"blah-blah",
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"hocus-pocus",
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"hokeypokey",
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"twaddle",
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"chatter",
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"gab",
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"patter",
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"prate",
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"tattle",
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"twitter",
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"cackle",
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"clack",
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"clatter"
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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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"abrade":{
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"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
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"examples":[
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"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chafe",
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"corrade",
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"erode",
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"fray",
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"frazzle",
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"fret",
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"gall",
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"rasp",
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"rub",
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"wear"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"file",
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"gnaw",
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"grate",
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"graze",
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"grind",
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"nibble",
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"sandblast",
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"sandpaper",
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"scour",
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"scrape",
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"scuff",
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"shave",
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"erase",
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"reduce",
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"rub out",
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"wear out",
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"wipe (away)",
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"bite",
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"break down",
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"break up",
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"chew",
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"corrode",
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate",
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"dissolve",
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"eat",
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"hone",
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"sharpen",
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"whet"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
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"examples":[
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"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chafe",
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"excoriate",
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"fret",
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"gall",
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"irritate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"graze",
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"scrape",
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"scratch",
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"burn",
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"inflame",
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"enflame",
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"flay",
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"peel",
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"skin"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
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"examples":[
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"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"graze",
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"scrape",
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"scratch",
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"scuff"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bark",
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"skin",
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"chafe",
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"fret",
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"gall",
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"claw",
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"cut",
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"lacerate",
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"bruise",
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"contuse"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"polish",
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"smooth",
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"soften",
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"wax"
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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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"abrogated":{
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"to put an end to by formal action":{
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"examples":[
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"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abated",
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"abolished",
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"annulled",
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"avoided",
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"canceled",
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"cancelled",
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"disannulled",
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"dissolved",
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"invalidated",
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"negated",
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"nulled",
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"nullified",
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"quashed",
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"repealed",
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"rescinded",
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"rolled back",
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"struck down",
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"vacated",
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"voided"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"countermanded",
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"overrode",
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"overruled",
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"overturned",
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"vetoed",
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"aborted",
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"called",
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"called off",
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"dropped",
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"recalled",
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"retracted",
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"reversed",
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"revoked",
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"suspended",
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"withdrew",
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"banned",
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"enjoined",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"outlawed",
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"prohibited",
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"disallowed",
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"dismissed",
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"rejected",
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"annihilated",
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"broke down",
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"eliminated",
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"eradicated",
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"erased",
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"liquidated",
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"removed",
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"threw out",
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"wrote off"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enacted",
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"laid down",
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"legislated",
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"established",
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"founded",
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"instituted",
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"formalized",
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"legalized",
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"legitimated",
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"legitimized",
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"validated",
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"passed",
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"ratified",
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"allowed",
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"approved",
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"authorized",
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"cleared",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"permitted",
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"sanctioned",
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"warranted",
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"commanded",
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"decreed",
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"mandated",
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"ordered",
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"prescribed"
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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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"abrades":{
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"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
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"examples":[
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"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chafes",
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"corrades",
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"erodes",
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"frays",
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"frazzles",
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"frets",
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"galls",
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"rasps",
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"rubs",
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"wears"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"files",
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"gnaws",
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"grates",
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"grazes",
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"grinds",
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"nibbles",
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"sandblasts",
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"sandpapers",
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"scours",
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"scrapes",
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"scuffs",
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"shaves",
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"erases",
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"reduces",
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"rubs out",
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"wears out",
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"wipes (away)",
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"bites",
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"breaks down",
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"breaks up",
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"chews",
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"corrodes",
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"decomposes",
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"disintegrates",
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"dissolves",
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"eats",
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"hones",
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"sharpens",
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"whets"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
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"examples":[
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"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chafes",
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"excoriates",
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"frets",
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"galls",
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"irritates"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grazes",
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"scrapes",
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"scratches",
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"burns",
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"inflames",
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"enflames",
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"flays",
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"peels",
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"skins"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
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"examples":[
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"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"grazes",
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"scrapes",
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"scratches",
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"scuffs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"barks",
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"skins",
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"chafes",
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"frets",
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"galls",
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"claws",
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"cuts",
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"lacerates",
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"bruises",
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"contuses"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"polishes",
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"smooths",
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"smoothes",
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"softens",
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"waxes"
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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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"abruptly":{
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"with great suddenness":{
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"examples":[
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"the car in front stopped abruptly , and we almost hit it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"short",
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"suddenly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"surprisingly",
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"unexpectedly",
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"directly",
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"immediately",
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"incontinently",
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"instantaneously",
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"instantly",
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"promptly",
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"pronto",
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"right",
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"right away",
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"right off",
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"straightaway",
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"fast",
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"full tilt",
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"posthaste",
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"quick",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"readily",
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"snappily",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
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"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gradually",
|
|
"slowly",
|
|
"hesitantly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abridgement":{
|
|
"a shortened version of a written work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"bowdlerization",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"aper\u00e7u",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"overview",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"resum\u00e9",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"sketch",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summarization",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"survey",
|
|
"syllabus",
|
|
"synopsis",
|
|
"tabloid",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"elaboration",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abraded":{
|
|
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"corraded",
|
|
"eroded",
|
|
"frayed",
|
|
"frazzled",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"rasped",
|
|
"rubbed",
|
|
"wore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"gnawed",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"grazed",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"nibbled",
|
|
"sandblasted",
|
|
"sandpapered",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"scraped",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"shaved",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"rubbed out",
|
|
"wiped (away)",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"ate",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"chewed",
|
|
"corroded",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"whetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"excoriated",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"irritated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grazed",
|
|
"scraped",
|
|
"scratched",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"peeled",
|
|
"skinned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grazed",
|
|
"scraped",
|
|
"scratched",
|
|
"scuffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barked",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"clawed",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"bruised",
|
|
"contused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"smoothed",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrogates":{
|
|
"to put an end to by formal action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"cancels",
|
|
"disannuls",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"nulls",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"rolls back",
|
|
"strikes down",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"countermands",
|
|
"overrides",
|
|
"overrules",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"aborts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"calls off",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"suspends",
|
|
"withdraws",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"erases",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"writes off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"lays down",
|
|
"legislates",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"formalizes",
|
|
"legalizes",
|
|
"legitimates",
|
|
"legitimizes",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"ratifies",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"prescribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abroad":{
|
|
"as in afloat , hereabouts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afloat",
|
|
"hereabouts",
|
|
"hereabout",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"everyplace",
|
|
"everywhere",
|
|
"about",
|
|
"around",
|
|
"round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in afar , afield":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afar",
|
|
"afield",
|
|
"astray",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"aside",
|
|
"elsewhere",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"fro",
|
|
"hence",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in vacationing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"vacationing",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"AWOL",
|
|
"truant",
|
|
"absent",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"here",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"participating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abridgments":{
|
|
"a shortened version of a written work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviations",
|
|
"bowdlerizations",
|
|
"condensations",
|
|
"digests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"aper\u00e7us",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"overviews",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recapitulations",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"resum\u00e9s",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"sketches",
|
|
"summaries",
|
|
"summarizations",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"surveys",
|
|
"syllabi",
|
|
"syllabuses",
|
|
"synopses",
|
|
"tabloids",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplifications",
|
|
"elaborations",
|
|
"enlargements",
|
|
"expansions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrogate":{
|
|
"to put an end to by formal action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"disannul",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"null",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"roll back",
|
|
"strike down",
|
|
"vacate",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"countermand",
|
|
"override",
|
|
"overrule",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"veto",
|
|
"abort",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"call off",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"withdraw",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enact",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"legislate",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"formalize",
|
|
"legalize",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"legitimize",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"mandate",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"prescribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrogating":{
|
|
"to put an end to by formal action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"disannulling",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"nulling",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"rolling back",
|
|
"striking down",
|
|
"vacating",
|
|
"voiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"countermanding",
|
|
"overriding",
|
|
"overruling",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"vetoing",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"withdrawing",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"throwing out",
|
|
"writing off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enacting",
|
|
"laying down",
|
|
"legislating",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"formalizing",
|
|
"legalizing",
|
|
"legitimating",
|
|
"legitimizing",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"ratifying",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"decreeing",
|
|
"mandating",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"prescribing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrasion":{
|
|
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"walked away from the auto accident with only minor abrasions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bruise",
|
|
"graze",
|
|
"scrape"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedsore",
|
|
"gall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abridging":{
|
|
"to make less in extent or duration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"docking",
|
|
"eliding",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"syncopating",
|
|
"truncating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracting",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"epitomizing",
|
|
"recapitulating",
|
|
"summarizing",
|
|
"summing up",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"cutting down",
|
|
"paring",
|
|
"pruning",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"retrenching",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"subtracting (from)",
|
|
"tapering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"adding",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abracadabras":{
|
|
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word \"abracadabra\" that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely\u2014supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitchments",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"conjurations",
|
|
"enchantments",
|
|
"glamours",
|
|
"glamors",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"incantations",
|
|
"invocations",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"whammies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cantrips",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"jinxes",
|
|
"bewitcheries",
|
|
"magics",
|
|
"mojoes",
|
|
"mojos",
|
|
"necromancies",
|
|
"sorceries",
|
|
"voodooisms",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"witchcrafts",
|
|
"witcheries",
|
|
"wizardries",
|
|
"amulets",
|
|
"fetishes",
|
|
"fetiches",
|
|
"phylacteries",
|
|
"talismans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrasions":{
|
|
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"walked away from the auto accident with only minor abrasions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bruises",
|
|
"grazes",
|
|
"scrapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedsores",
|
|
"galls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abrupt":{
|
|
"being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the policeman's abrupt manner discouraged me from trying to claim that I hadn't seen the red light"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"crusty",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"short-spoken",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"unceremonious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"candid",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"forthright",
|
|
"foursquare",
|
|
"frank",
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
|
"point-blank",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"straight-out",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"tactless",
|
|
"undiplomatic",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"closemouthed",
|
|
"laconic",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"tight-lipped",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crass",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"politic",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"suave",
|
|
"tactful",
|
|
"loquacious",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"voluble",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"mealymouthed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an incline approaching the perpendicular":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gentle, rolling hills gradually give way to high mountains with abrupt sides"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"precipitous",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"steep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"perpendicular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"vertical",
|
|
"craggy",
|
|
"hillocky",
|
|
"hilly",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"scarped",
|
|
"angled",
|
|
"canted",
|
|
"cocked",
|
|
"heeled",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"sloped",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"gradual",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"horizontal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"plane",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unwrinkled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"easy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not expected":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his abrupt reappearance seems to have caught everyone off guard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sudden",
|
|
"unanticipated",
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
"unforeseen",
|
|
"unlooked-for"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"improbable",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"startling",
|
|
"surprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"predicted",
|
|
"prophesied",
|
|
"unsurprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"foreseen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abridges":{
|
|
"to make less in extent or duration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"docks",
|
|
"elides",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"syncopates",
|
|
"truncates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"encapsulates",
|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
"recapitulates",
|
|
"summarizes",
|
|
"sums up",
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"cuts down",
|
|
"pares",
|
|
"prunes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"retrenches",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"subtracts (from)",
|
|
"tapers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"pumps up",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abreast":{
|
|
"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"keeping abreast of the latest fashion trends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"conversant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"well-informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"cognizant",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unwitting",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"unheeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unacquainted",
|
|
"unfamiliar",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unknowledgeable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abridgements":{
|
|
"a shortened version of a written work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviations",
|
|
"bowdlerizations",
|
|
"condensations",
|
|
"digests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"aper\u00e7us",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"overviews",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recapitulations",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"resum\u00e9s",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"sketches",
|
|
"summaries",
|
|
"summarizations",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"surveys",
|
|
"syllabi",
|
|
"syllabuses",
|
|
"synopses",
|
|
"tabloids",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplifications",
|
|
"elaborations",
|
|
"enlargements",
|
|
"expansions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |