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681 lines
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{
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"lectured":{
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"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
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"examples":[
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"the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"basted",
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"bawled out",
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"berated",
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"called down",
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"castigated",
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"chastised",
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"chewed out",
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"dressed down",
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"flayed",
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"hammered",
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"jawed",
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"keelhauled",
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"lambasted",
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"ragged",
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"railed (at or against)",
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"ranted (at)",
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"rated",
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"reamed (out)",
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"rebuked",
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"reprimanded",
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"reproached",
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"scolded",
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"scored",
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"tongue-lashed",
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"upbraided"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonished",
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"chid",
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"chided",
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"remonstrated (with)",
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"reproved",
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"abused",
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"assailed",
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"attacked",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"blamed",
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"blasted",
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"censured",
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"condemned",
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"criticized",
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"crucified",
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"denounced",
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"dissed",
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"excoriated",
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"faulted",
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"harangued",
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"knocked",
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"laced (into)",
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"lashed",
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"panned",
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"reprehended",
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"reviled",
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"scourged",
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"slammed",
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"vituperated",
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"belittled",
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"disparaged",
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"mocked",
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"put down",
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"ridiculed",
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"scoffed",
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"scorned"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approved",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"sanctioned",
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"extolled",
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"lauded",
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"praised"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{
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"examples":[
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"a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaimed",
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"descanted",
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"discoursed",
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"expatiated",
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"harangued",
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"orated",
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"spoke",
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"talked"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"recited",
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"soliloquized",
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"disserted",
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"expounded",
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"pontificated",
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"sermonized",
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"mouthed",
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"spouted",
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"filibustered"
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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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},
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"lecherousness":{
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"as in lechery , erotomania":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"erotomania",
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"hypersexuality",
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"lechery",
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"nymphomania",
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"satyriasis",
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"ardor",
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"heat",
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"rut",
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"venery",
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"libido",
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"concupiscence",
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"desire",
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"eroticism",
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"horniness",
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"hots",
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"itch",
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"lech",
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"letch",
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"libidinousness",
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"lust",
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"lustfulness",
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"lustihood",
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"passion",
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"salaciousness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abstinence",
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"celibacy",
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"chastity",
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"frigidity",
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"frigidness"
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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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"lecturing":{
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"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
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"examples":[
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"the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"basting",
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"bawling out",
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"berating",
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"calling down",
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"castigating",
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"chastising",
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"chewing out",
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"dressing down",
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"flaying",
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"hammering",
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"jawing",
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"keelhauling",
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"lambasting",
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"ragging",
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"railing (at or against)",
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"ranting (at)",
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"rating",
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"reaming (out)",
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"rebuking",
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"reprimanding",
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"reproaching",
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"scolding",
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"scoring",
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"tongue-lashing",
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"upbraiding"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonishing",
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"chiding",
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"remonstrating (with)",
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"reproving",
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"abusing",
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"assailing",
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"attacking",
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"bad-mouthing",
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"blaming",
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"blasting",
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"censuring",
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"condemning",
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"criticizing",
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"crucifying",
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"denouncing",
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"dissing",
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"excoriating",
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"faulting",
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"haranguing",
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"knocking",
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"lacing (into)",
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"lashing",
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"panning",
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"reprehending",
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"reviling",
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"scourging",
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"slamming",
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"vituperating",
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"belittling",
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"disparaging",
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"mocking",
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"putting down",
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"ridiculing",
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"scoffing",
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"scorning"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approving",
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"endorsing",
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"indorsing",
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"sanctioning",
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"extolling",
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"lauding",
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"praising"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{
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"examples":[
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"a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaiming",
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"descanting",
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"discoursing",
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"expatiating",
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"haranguing",
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"orating",
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"speaking",
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"talking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"reciting",
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"soliloquizing",
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"disserting",
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"expounding",
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"pontificating",
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"sermonizing",
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"mouthing",
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"spouting",
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"filibustering"
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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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},
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"lecher":{
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"a man given to seducing women":{
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"examples":[
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"the biography portrays the star as a dishonest and uncouth lecher"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"Casanova",
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"Don Juan",
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"lothario",
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"lounge lizard",
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"masher",
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"philanderer",
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"satyr",
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"wolf",
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"womanizer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amorist",
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"gallant",
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"ladies' man",
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"lady's man",
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"lady-killer",
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"lover",
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"paramour",
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"Romeo",
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"debaucher",
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"romancer",
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"seducer",
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"whoremaster",
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"whoremonger"
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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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"lectures":{
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"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
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"examples":[
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"the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastes",
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"bawls out",
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"berates",
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"calls down",
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"castigates",
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"chastises",
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"chews out",
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"dresses down",
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"flays",
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"hammers",
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"jaws",
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"keelhauls",
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"lambastes",
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"lambasts",
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"rags",
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"rails (at or against)",
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"rants (at)",
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"rates",
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"reams (out)",
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"rebukes",
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"reprimands",
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"reproaches",
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"scolds",
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"scores",
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"tongue-lashes",
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"upbraids"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonishes",
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"chides",
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"remonstrates (with)",
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"reproves",
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"abuses",
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"assails",
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"attacks",
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"bad-mouths",
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"blames",
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"blasts",
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"censures",
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"condemns",
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"criticizes",
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"crucifies",
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"denounces",
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"disses",
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"excoriates",
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"faults",
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"harangues",
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"knocks",
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"laces (into)",
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"lashes",
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"pans",
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"reprehends",
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"reviles",
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"scourges",
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"slams",
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"vituperates",
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"belittles",
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"disparages",
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"mocks",
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"puts down",
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"ridicules",
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"scoffs",
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"scorns"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approves",
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"endorses",
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"indorses",
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"sanctions",
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"extols",
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"extolls",
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"lauds",
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"praises"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{
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"examples":[
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"a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaims",
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"descants",
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"discourses",
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"expatiates",
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"harangues",
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"orates",
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"speaks",
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"talks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"recites",
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"soliloquizes",
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"disserts",
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"expounds",
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"pontificates",
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"sermonizes",
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"mouths",
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"spouts",
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"filibusters"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in speeches , lessons":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exhortations",
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"lessons",
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"sermons",
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"speeches",
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"recommendations",
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"suggestions",
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"hints",
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"pointers",
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"tips",
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"data",
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"feedback",
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"information",
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"answers",
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"solutions",
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"advisements",
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"considerations",
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"thoughts",
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"alarms",
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"alarums",
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"alerts",
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"cautions",
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"expostulations",
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"forewarnings",
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"remonstrances",
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"remonstrations",
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"urgings",
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"warnings",
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"judgments",
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"judgements",
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"observations",
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"verdicts",
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"assistances",
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"briefings",
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"directions",
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"instructions",
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"primings",
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"promptings",
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"teachings"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lech":{
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"sexual appetite":{
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"examples":[
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"a story about a detective with a nose for crime and a lech for women"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscence",
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"desire",
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"eroticism",
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"horniness",
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"hots",
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"itch",
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"letch",
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"libidinousness",
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"lust",
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"lustfulness",
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"lustihood",
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"passion",
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"salaciousness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"libido",
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"ardor",
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"heat",
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"rut",
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"erotomania",
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"hypersexuality",
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"lecherousness",
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"lechery",
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"nymphomania",
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"satyriasis",
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"venery"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abstinence",
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"celibacy",
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"chastity",
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"frigidity",
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"frigidness"
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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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"lecturer":{
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"a person who makes usually formal public speeches":{
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"examples":[
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"this evening's lecturer has an uncanny ability to make highly abstruse material understandable to lay audiences"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"orator",
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"speaker"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rhetorician",
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"spellbinder",
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"declaimer",
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"spouter",
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"spieler"
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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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"lechery":{
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"as in erotomania , hypersexuality":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"erotomania",
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"hypersexuality",
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"lecherousness",
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"nymphomania",
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"satyriasis",
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"ardor",
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"heat",
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"rut",
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"venery",
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"libido",
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"concupiscence",
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"desire",
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"eroticism",
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"horniness",
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"hots",
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"itch",
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"lech",
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"letch",
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"libidinousness",
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"lust",
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"lustfulness",
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"lustihood",
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"passion",
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"salaciousness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abstinence",
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"celibacy",
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"chastity",
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"frigidity",
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"frigidness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in perversion , indecency":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"indecency",
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"lasciviousness",
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"lewdness",
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"looseness",
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"perversion",
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"pervertedness",
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"wantonness",
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"corruptness",
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"debasement",
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"degeneracy",
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"degeneration",
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"depravedness",
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"dissoluteness",
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"dissolution",
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"abomination",
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"anathema",
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"taboo",
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"tabu",
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"devilry",
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"deviltry",
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"fiendishness",
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"criminality",
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"reprehensibleness",
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"atrociousness",
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"evilness",
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"heinousness",
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"sinfulness",
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"unscrupulousness",
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"viciousness",
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"vileness",
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"villainousness",
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"baseness",
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"despicableness",
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"dirtiness",
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"lowness",
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"meanness",
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"bad",
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"badness",
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"blackness",
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"evil",
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"evildoing",
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"ill",
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"turpitude",
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"villainy",
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"wickedness",
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"wrong",
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"lousiness",
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"miserableness",
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"wretchedness",
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"corruption",
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"debauchery",
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"depravity",
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"immorality",
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"iniquitousness",
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"iniquity",
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"libertinage",
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"libertinism",
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"licentiousness",
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"profligacy",
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"sin",
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"vice"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"morality",
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"virtue",
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"good",
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"right",
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"honesty",
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"honor",
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"integrity",
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"legitimacy",
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"probity",
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"rectitude",
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"scrupulosity",
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"scrupulousness",
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"uprightness",
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"goodness",
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"righteousness",
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"virtuousness",
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"blamelessness",
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"chastity",
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"innocence",
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"perfection",
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"pureness",
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"purity",
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"spotlessness",
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"cleanness",
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"correctness",
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"decency",
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"decorousness",
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"propriety",
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"rightness",
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"seemliness"
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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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} |