1774 lines
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1774 lines
36 KiB
JSON
{
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"elapsed":{
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"to come to an end":{
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"examples":[
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"in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"broke off",
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"broke up",
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"ceased",
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"closed",
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"concluded",
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"dead-ended",
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"determined",
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"died",
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"discontinued",
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"ended",
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"expired",
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"finished",
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"halted",
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"lapsed",
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"left off",
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"let up",
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"passed",
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"quit",
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"quitted",
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"stopped",
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"terminated",
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"went",
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"winked (out)",
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"wound up",
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"winded up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"desisted (from)",
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"laid off (of)",
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"refrained (from)",
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"gave over",
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"knocked off",
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"packed (up or in)",
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"broke down",
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"conked (out)",
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"cut out",
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"stalled",
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"paused",
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"stayed",
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"suspended",
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"abated",
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"petered (out)",
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"wound down",
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"winded down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drew out",
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"extended",
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"prolonged",
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"protracted"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continued",
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"hung on",
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"persisted"
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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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"elapsing":{
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"to come to an end":{
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"examples":[
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"in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaking off",
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"breaking up",
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"ceasing",
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"closing",
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"concluding",
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"dead-ending",
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"determining",
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"discontinuing",
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"dying",
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"ending",
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"expiring",
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"finishing",
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"going",
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"halting",
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"lapsing",
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"leaving off",
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"letting up",
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"passing",
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"quitting",
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"stopping",
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"terminating",
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"winding up",
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"winking (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"desisting (from)",
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"laying off (of)",
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"refraining (from)",
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"giving over",
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"knocking off",
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"packing (up or in)",
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"breaking down",
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"conking (out)",
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"cutting out",
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"stalling",
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"pausing",
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"staying",
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"suspending",
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"abating",
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"petering (out)",
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"winding down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drawing out",
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"extending",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continuing",
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"hanging on",
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"persisting"
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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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"elates":{
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"to fill with great joy":{
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"examples":[
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"the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elevates",
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"enraptures",
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"exhilarates",
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"intoxicates",
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"transports"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"commoves",
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"excites",
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"inspires",
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"stimulates",
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"uplifts",
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"contents",
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"delights",
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"gladdens",
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"gratifies",
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"pleases",
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"rejoices",
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"satisfies",
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"warms"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"demoralizes",
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"discourages",
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"disheartens",
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"dispirits",
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"distresses",
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"oppresses",
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"saddens"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depresses"
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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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"elation":{
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"a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
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"examples":[
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"most people can't imagine the kind of elation that comes with winning a super lottery's grand prize, but they're dying to find out"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cloud nine",
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"ecstasy",
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"elatedness",
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"euphoria",
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"exhilaration",
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"heaven",
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"high",
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"intoxication",
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"paradise",
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"rapture",
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"rhapsody",
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"seventh heaven",
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"swoon",
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"transport"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exaltation",
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"blessedness",
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"bliss",
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"blissfulness",
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"delight",
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"enchantment",
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"felicity",
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"gladness",
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"happiness",
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"joy",
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"joyfulness",
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"joyousness",
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"pleasure",
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"reverie",
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"trance",
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"inspiration",
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"fervor",
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"frenzy",
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"madness",
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"passion",
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"cheer",
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"cheerfulness",
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"exuberance",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"gleefulness",
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"jubilance",
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"jubilation",
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"lightheartedness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misery",
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"sadness",
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"unhappiness",
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"woe",
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"wretchedness",
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"blues",
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"dejection",
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"desolation",
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"despair",
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"despondency",
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"disconsolateness",
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"disheartenment",
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"dispiritedness",
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"doldrums",
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"downheartedness",
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"dreariness",
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"dumps",
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"forlornness",
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"gloom",
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"gloominess",
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"heartsickness",
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"melancholy",
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"mopes"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depression"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"elasticity":{
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"the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc.":{
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"examples":[
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"Rubber bands are favored for their elasticity ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flexibility",
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"limberness",
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"resilience",
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"workability",
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"workableness",
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"adaptability",
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"ductility",
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"plasticity",
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"pliability",
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"pliableness",
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"pliancy",
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"pliantness",
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"suppleness",
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"malleability"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"inflexibility",
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"rigidity",
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"stiffness"
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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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"elapses":{
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"to come to an end":{
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"examples":[
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"in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaks off",
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"breaks up",
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"ceases",
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"closes",
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"concludes",
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"dead-ends",
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"determines",
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"dies",
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"discontinues",
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"ends",
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"expires",
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"finishes",
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"goes",
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"halts",
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"lapses",
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"leaves off",
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"lets up",
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"passes",
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"quits",
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"stops",
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"terminates",
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"winds up",
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"winks (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"desists (from)",
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"lays off (of)",
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"refrains (from)",
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"gives over",
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"knocks off",
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"packs (up or in)",
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"breaks down",
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"conks (out)",
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"cuts out",
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"stalls",
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"pauses",
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"stays",
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"suspends",
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"abates",
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"peters (out)",
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"winds down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"draws out",
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"extends",
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"prolongs",
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"protracts"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continues",
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"hangs on",
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"persists"
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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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"elaborates (on)":{
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"to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{
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"examples":[
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"my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"colors",
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"embellishes",
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"embroiders",
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"exaggerates",
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"hyperbolizes",
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"magnifies",
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"pads",
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"stretches"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dresses up",
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"gussies up",
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"amplifies",
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"enhances",
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"enlarges (on or upon)",
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"expands",
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"fleshes (out)",
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"fudges",
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"hedges",
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"overdoes",
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"overdraws",
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"overemphasizes",
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"overplays",
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"overstates",
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"emphasizes",
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"plays up",
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"stresses",
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"caricatures",
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"satirizes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"belittles",
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"minimizes",
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"plays down",
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"understates"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
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"examples":[
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"the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amplifies",
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"develops",
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"dilates (on or upon)",
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"enlarges (on or upon)",
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"expands",
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"fleshes (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adds (to)",
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"complements",
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"supplements",
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"discourses",
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"expatiates",
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"rambles",
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"runs on"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compresses",
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"contracts",
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"outlines",
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"summarizes",
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"sums up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abbreviates",
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"abridges",
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"condenses",
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"shortens"
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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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"elating":{
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"as in exhilarating , intoxicating":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exhilarating",
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"intoxicating",
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"blissful",
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"felicific",
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"glad",
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"happy",
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"joyous",
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"ecstatic",
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"euphoric",
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"nirvanic",
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"rapturous",
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"affable",
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"amiable",
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"cheerful",
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"cheery",
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"comfortable",
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"gem\u00fctlich",
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"genial",
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"goodly",
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"good-natured",
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"gracious",
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"hospitable",
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"kindly",
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"personable",
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"amusing",
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"diverting",
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"entertaining",
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"recreative",
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"calming",
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"comforting",
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"soothing",
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"charming",
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"enchanting",
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"fascinating",
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"alluring",
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"attractive",
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"desirable",
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"enviable",
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"inviting",
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"relishable",
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"tempting",
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"agreeable",
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"blessed",
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"blest",
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"congenial",
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"darling",
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"delectable",
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"delicious",
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"delightful",
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"delightsome",
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"dreamy",
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"dulcet",
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"enjoyable",
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"felicitous",
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"good",
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"grateful",
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"gratifying",
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"heavenly",
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"jolly",
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"luscious",
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"nice",
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"palatable",
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"pleasant",
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"pleasing",
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"pleasurable",
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"pretty",
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"satisfying",
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"savory",
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"savoury",
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"sweet",
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"tasty",
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"welcome"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disagreeable",
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"pleasureless",
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"unpalatable",
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"unpleasant",
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"unwelcome",
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"abominable",
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"ghastly",
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"god-awful",
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"hellish",
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"horrid",
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"miserable",
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"wretched",
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"bilious",
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"disgusting",
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"distasteful",
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"obnoxious",
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"offensive",
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"repellent",
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"repellant",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revulsive",
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"unsavory",
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"vile",
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"yucky",
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"yukky",
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"abhorrent",
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"detestable",
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"hateful",
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"odious",
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"boring",
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"commonplace",
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"dull",
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"flat",
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"insipid",
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"irksome",
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"stale",
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"tedious",
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"displeasing",
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"dissatisfying",
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"depressing",
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"disheartening",
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"dismal",
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"dreary",
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"gloomy",
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"heartbreaking",
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"heartrending",
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"joyless",
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"lachrymose",
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"sad",
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"unhappy",
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"deplorable",
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"doleful",
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"dolorous",
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"lamentable",
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"lugubrious",
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"mournful",
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"regrettable",
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"sorrowful",
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"tragic",
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"tragical",
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"aggravating",
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"annoying",
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"exasperating",
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"irritating",
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"peeving",
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"perturbing",
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"vexing",
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"forbidding",
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"hostile",
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"intimidating",
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"angering",
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"enraging",
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"incensing",
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"inflaming",
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"enflaming",
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"infuriating",
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"maddening",
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"outraging",
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"rankling",
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"riling",
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"distressing",
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"disturbing",
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"upsetting"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to fill with great joy":{
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"examples":[
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"the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elevating",
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"enrapturing",
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"exhilarating",
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"intoxicating",
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"transporting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"commoving",
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"exciting",
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"inspiring",
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"stimulating",
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"uplifting",
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"contenting",
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"delighting",
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"gladdening",
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"gratifying",
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"pleasing",
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"rejoicing",
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"satisfying",
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"warming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"demoralizing",
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"discouraging",
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"disheartening",
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"dispiriting",
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"distressing",
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"oppressing",
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"saddening"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depressing"
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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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"elaborates (on or upon)":{
|
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"as in expands , enlarges (on or upon)":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"enlarges (on or upon)",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"supplements",
|
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"elongates",
|
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"extends",
|
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"lengthens",
|
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"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"digests",
|
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"encapsulates",
|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"recapitulates",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"reprises",
|
|
"summarizes",
|
|
"sums up",
|
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"synopsizes",
|
|
"wraps up",
|
|
"abridges",
|
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"condenses",
|
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"curtails",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
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"shortens",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[]
|
|
},
|
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"elaborates":{
|
|
"to gradually become clearer or more detailed":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"develops",
|
|
"evolves",
|
|
"unfolds"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"fares",
|
|
"forges",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"proceeds",
|
|
"progresses",
|
|
"blossoms",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"matures",
|
|
"ripens",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"plays out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elatedness":{
|
|
"a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the elatedness of someone who had just won the lottery, he announced that his girlfriend had accepted his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cloud nine",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"paradise",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"rhapsody",
|
|
"seventh heaven",
|
|
"swoon",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"blessedness",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"blissfulness",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"joyousness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"reverie",
|
|
"trance",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"jubilance",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"lightheartedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"blues",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"despair",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"disconsolateness",
|
|
"disheartenment",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"downheartedness",
|
|
"dreariness",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"gloominess",
|
|
"heartsickness",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depression"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborations":{
|
|
"the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elaboration of the Internet from an exclusive computer network into a worldwide communications network of colossal proportions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"developments",
|
|
"evolutions",
|
|
"expansions",
|
|
"growths",
|
|
"progresses",
|
|
"progressions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"betterments",
|
|
"improvements",
|
|
"perfections",
|
|
"refinements",
|
|
"incubations",
|
|
"maturations",
|
|
"flowerings",
|
|
"additions",
|
|
"augmentations",
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"supplementations",
|
|
"emergences",
|
|
"evolvements",
|
|
"metamorphoses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"backslides",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"relapses",
|
|
"decadences",
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declinations",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degeneracies",
|
|
"degenerations",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"deteriorations",
|
|
"devaluations",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"downgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"regressions",
|
|
"retrogressions",
|
|
"reversions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the eyewitness was deemed unreliable because of his obvious elaboration of what he had actually seen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"colorings",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"embroideries",
|
|
"exaggerations",
|
|
"hyperboles",
|
|
"magnifications",
|
|
"overstatements",
|
|
"paddings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifications",
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"fabrications",
|
|
"misrepresentations",
|
|
"hypes",
|
|
"pufferies",
|
|
"superlatives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlements",
|
|
"disparagements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meioses",
|
|
"understatements"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elated":{
|
|
"experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elapse":{
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"dead-end",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wink (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
|
"lay off (of)",
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"pack (up or in)",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"wind down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"persist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborating (on)":{
|
|
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"exaggerating",
|
|
"hyperbolizing",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"padding",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"gussying up",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enlarging (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"fleshing (out)",
|
|
"fudging",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"overdoing",
|
|
"overdrawing",
|
|
"overemphasizing",
|
|
"overplaying",
|
|
"overstating",
|
|
"emphasizing",
|
|
"playing up",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"caricaturing",
|
|
"satirizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"playing down",
|
|
"understating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"dilating (on or upon)",
|
|
"enlarging (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"fleshing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"discoursing",
|
|
"expatiating",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"running on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"summarizing",
|
|
"summing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborating (on or upon)":{
|
|
"as in expanding , enlarging (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"enlarging (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstracting",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"epitomizing",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"recapitulating",
|
|
"recapping",
|
|
"reprising",
|
|
"summarizing",
|
|
"summing up",
|
|
"synopsizing",
|
|
"wrapping up",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"elatedly":{
|
|
"as in blissfully , rapturously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blissfully",
|
|
"euphorically",
|
|
"rapturously",
|
|
"hopefully",
|
|
"optimistically",
|
|
"sanguinely",
|
|
"amicably",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good-humoredly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"jocularly",
|
|
"blithely",
|
|
"blithesomely",
|
|
"breezily",
|
|
"gladly",
|
|
"gladsomely",
|
|
"laughingly",
|
|
"lightheartedly",
|
|
"sunnily",
|
|
"amusedly",
|
|
"exuberantly",
|
|
"giddily",
|
|
"gigglingly",
|
|
"joyfully",
|
|
"joyously",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"jocosely",
|
|
"jovially",
|
|
"merrily",
|
|
"mirthfully",
|
|
"smilingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"cheerlessly",
|
|
"darkly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"miserably",
|
|
"morosely",
|
|
"unhappily",
|
|
"abjectly",
|
|
"dejectedly",
|
|
"despondently",
|
|
"disconsolately",
|
|
"dispiritedly",
|
|
"wretchedly",
|
|
"dolefully",
|
|
"dolorously",
|
|
"forlornly",
|
|
"mournfully",
|
|
"plaintively",
|
|
"sorrowfully",
|
|
"dourly",
|
|
"glumly",
|
|
"mirthlessly",
|
|
"sourly",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"sulkily",
|
|
"sullenly",
|
|
"blackly",
|
|
"dismally",
|
|
"drearily",
|
|
"gloomily",
|
|
"pessimistically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
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"elaborating":{
|
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"to gradually become clearer or more detailed":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"developing",
|
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"evolving",
|
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"unfolding"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"advancing",
|
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"faring",
|
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"forging",
|
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"getting along",
|
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"getting on",
|
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"marching",
|
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"proceeding",
|
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"progressing",
|
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"blossoming",
|
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"growing",
|
|
"maturing",
|
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"ripening",
|
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"materializing",
|
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"emerging",
|
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"playing out"
|
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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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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"elaborate (on)":{
|
|
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"color",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"embroider",
|
|
"exaggerate",
|
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"hyperbolize",
|
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"magnify",
|
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"pad",
|
|
"stretch"
|
|
],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"dress up",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"amplify",
|
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"enhance",
|
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"enlarge (on or upon)",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"flesh (out)",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"overdo",
|
|
"overdraw",
|
|
"overemphasize",
|
|
"overplay",
|
|
"overstate",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"satirize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"understate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"dilate (on or upon)",
|
|
"enlarge (on or upon)",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"flesh (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"expatiate",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"run on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"summarize",
|
|
"sum up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"shorten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborated (on or upon)":{
|
|
"as in expanded , enlarged (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"enlarged (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstracted",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"briefed",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"epitomized",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"recapitulated",
|
|
"recapped",
|
|
"reprised",
|
|
"summarized",
|
|
"summed up",
|
|
"synopsized",
|
|
"wrapped up",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"elastic":{
|
|
"able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"elastic rubber bands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouncy",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"rubberlike",
|
|
"rubbery",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"stretchable",
|
|
"stretchy",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"whippy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"ductile",
|
|
"kneadable",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"moldable",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"limber",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"willowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"crumbly",
|
|
"flaky",
|
|
"flakey",
|
|
"friable",
|
|
"short"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"nonelastic",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"capable of being readily changed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when vacationing, we generally have very elastic daily sightseeing plans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"adjustable",
|
|
"alterable",
|
|
"changeable",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"modifiable",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"variable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"labile",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"versatile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"invariable",
|
|
"nonmalleable",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"unadaptable",
|
|
"unalterable",
|
|
"unbudgeable",
|
|
"unchangeable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborated":{
|
|
"as in embellished , overstated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"hyped-up",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overemphasized",
|
|
"overplayed",
|
|
"overstated",
|
|
"padded",
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"hyperbolized",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overblown",
|
|
"overdrawn",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"grandiose",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"unreasonable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"reasonable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually become clearer or more detailed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"unfolded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"fared",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
|
|
"marched",
|
|
"proceeded",
|
|
"progressed",
|
|
"blossomed",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"ripened",
|
|
"materialized",
|
|
"emerged",
|
|
"played out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elate":{
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"elaborated (on)":{
|
|
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"hyperbolized",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"padded",
|
|
"stretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"gussied up",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enlarged (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"fleshed (out)",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"overdid",
|
|
"overdrew",
|
|
"overemphasized",
|
|
"overplayed",
|
|
"overstated",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"played up",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"caricatured",
|
|
"satirized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"played down",
|
|
"understated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"dilated (on or upon)",
|
|
"enlarged (on or upon)",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"fleshed (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"added (to)",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"discoursed",
|
|
"expatiated",
|
|
"rambled",
|
|
"ran on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"summarized",
|
|
"summed up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"shortened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |