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{
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"orating":{
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"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium"
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],
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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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"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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"lecturing",
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"speaking",
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"talking"
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]
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},
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"to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{
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"examples":[
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"given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject"
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],
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"related":[
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"ranting",
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"raving",
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"bloviating",
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"blowing",
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"lecturing",
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"preaching",
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"sermonizing",
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"advertising",
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"announcing",
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"broadcasting",
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"declaring",
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"proclaiming",
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"pronouncing",
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"speaking",
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"speechifying",
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"talking"
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],
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"declaiming",
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"discoursing",
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"haranguing",
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"mouthing (off)",
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"perorating"
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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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"oratory":{
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"the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively":{
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"examples":[
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"a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elocution",
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"public speaking"
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],
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"bombast",
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"grandiloquence",
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"eloquence",
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"rhetoric",
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"discourse",
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"speech",
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"talk"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
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"examples":[
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"the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bombast",
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"fustian",
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"gas",
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"grandiloquence",
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"hot air",
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"rhetoric",
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"verbiage",
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"wind"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"claptrap",
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"drivel",
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"gibberish",
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"hogwash",
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"humbug",
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"jabberwocky",
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"jazz",
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"moonshine",
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"nonsense",
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"affectedness",
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"floweriness",
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"grandiosity",
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"loftiness",
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"pomposity",
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"pretension",
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"pretentiousness",
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"garrulity",
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"garrulousness",
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"verboseness",
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"verbosity",
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"windiness",
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"wordiness"
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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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"oral":{
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"expressed or communicated by voice":{
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"examples":[
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"a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"spoken",
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"uttered",
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"vocal",
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"voiced"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"articulated",
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"enunciated",
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"pronounced",
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"sonant",
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"breathed",
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"chirped",
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"drawled",
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"gasped",
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"intoned",
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"mouthed",
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"mumbled",
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"murmured",
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"muttered",
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"purred",
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"shouted",
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"spluttered",
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"sputtered",
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"squeaked",
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"whispered"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"inarticulate",
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"mute",
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"quiet",
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"silent",
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"unexpressed",
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"unsaid",
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"unspoken",
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"unuttered",
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"unvoiced",
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"surd",
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"voiceless"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonvocal"
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]
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},
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"made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing":{
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"examples":[
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"lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"nuncupative",
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"spoken",
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"unwritten",
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"verbal",
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"viva voce",
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"word-of-mouth"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"consensual",
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"implicit",
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"informal",
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"articulated",
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"verbalized",
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"given",
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"pronounced",
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"said",
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"sounded",
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"stated",
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"told",
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"voiced"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"explicit",
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"formal"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"paper",
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"written"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"oratorical":{
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"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
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"examples":[
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"a speech that was an oratorical endorsement of the value of education but one that refused to call for greater spending on education"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bombastic",
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"flatulent",
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"fustian",
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"gaseous",
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"gassy",
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"grandiloquent",
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"orotund",
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"rhetorical",
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"rhetoric",
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"windy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bloated",
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"elevated",
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"florid",
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"flowery",
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"grandiose",
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"highfalutin",
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"hifalutin",
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"high-flown",
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"high-sounding",
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"inflated",
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"lofty",
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"ornate",
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"pompous",
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"pontifical",
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"pretentious",
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"stilted",
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"tumid",
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"turgid",
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"overdone",
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"verbose",
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"wordy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"eloquent",
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"well-spoken",
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"bald",
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"direct",
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"matter-of-fact",
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"plain",
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"plainspoken",
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"simple",
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"stark",
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"straightforward",
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"unadorned",
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"unaffected",
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"unpretentious"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unrhetorical"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"orations":{
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"a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience":{
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"examples":[
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"the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addresses",
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"declamations",
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"harangues",
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"perorations",
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"speeches",
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"talks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"diatribes",
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"rants",
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"tirades",
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"eulogies",
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"panegyrics",
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"tributes",
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"keynote addresses",
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"keynote speeches",
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"lectures",
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"salutatories",
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"homilies",
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"sermons",
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"monologues",
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"monologs",
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"soliloquies",
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"pitches",
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"presentations",
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"spiels"
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],
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"near 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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"orated":{
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"to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{
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"examples":[
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"given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaimed",
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"discoursed",
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"harangued",
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"mouthed (off)",
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"perorated"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ranted",
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"raved",
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"blew",
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"bloviated",
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"lectured",
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"preached",
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"sermonized",
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"advertised",
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"announced",
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"broadcast",
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"broadcasted",
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"declared",
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"proclaimed",
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"pronounced",
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"speechified",
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"spoke",
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"talked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium"
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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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"lectured",
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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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"orator":{
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"a person who makes usually formal public speeches":{
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"examples":[
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"though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lecturer",
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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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"orate":{
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"to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{
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"examples":[
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"given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaim",
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"discourse",
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"harangue",
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"mouth (off)",
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"perorate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rant",
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"rave",
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"bloviate",
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"blow",
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"lecture",
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"preach",
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"sermonize",
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"advertise",
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"announce",
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"broadcast",
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"declare",
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"proclaim",
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"pronounce",
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"speak",
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"speechify",
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"talk"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaim",
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"descant",
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"discourse",
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"expatiate",
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"harangue",
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"lecture",
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"speak",
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"talk"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"recite",
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"soliloquize",
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"dissert",
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"expound",
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"pontificate",
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"sermonize",
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"mouth",
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"spout",
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"filibuster"
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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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"oracular":{
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"as in prophetic , portentous":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"baleful",
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"dire",
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"foreboding",
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"menacing",
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"portentous",
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"sinister",
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"threatening",
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"apocalyptic",
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"apocalyptical",
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"millenarian",
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"predictive",
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"prophetic",
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"prophetical",
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"revelatory",
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"telling",
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"inauspicious",
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"unpromising"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"auspicious",
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"promising",
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"propitious",
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"rosy"
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],
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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},
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"oratories":{
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"the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively":{
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"examples":[
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"a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elocution",
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"public speaking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bombast",
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"grandiloquence",
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"eloquence",
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"rhetoric",
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"discourse",
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"speech",
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"talk"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
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"examples":[
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"the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bombast",
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"fustian",
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"gas",
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"grandiloquence",
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"hot air",
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"rhetoric",
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"verbiage",
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"wind"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"claptrap",
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"drivel",
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"gibberish",
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"hogwash",
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"humbug",
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"jabberwocky",
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"jazz",
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"moonshine",
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"nonsense",
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"affectedness",
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"floweriness",
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"grandiosity",
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"loftiness",
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"pomposity",
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"pretension",
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"pretentiousness",
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"garrulity",
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"garrulousness",
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"verboseness",
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"verbosity",
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"windiness",
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"wordiness"
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],
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"a person who makes usually formal public speeches":{
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"examples":[
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"though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lecturers",
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"speakers"
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"rhetoricians",
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"spellbinders",
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"declaimers",
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"spouters",
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"spielers"
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"type":[
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"to talk as if giving an important and formal speech":{
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"examples":[
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"given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declaims",
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"discourses",
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"harangues",
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"mouths (off)",
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"perorates"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rants",
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"raves",
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"bloviates",
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"blows",
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"lectures",
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"preaches",
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"sermonizes",
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"advertises",
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"announces",
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"broadcasts",
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"declares",
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"proclaims",
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"pronounces",
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"speaks",
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"speechifies",
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"talks"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium"
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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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"lectures",
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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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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"oracles":{
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"a person who can tell what will happen in the future":{
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"examples":[
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"The oracle told him to not make any major life decisions this month."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mystics",
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"augurs",
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"diviners",
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"forecasters",
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"foreseers",
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"foretellers",
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"fortune-tellers",
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"futurists",
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"prognosticators",
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"prophesiers",
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"prophets",
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"seers",
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"soothsayers",
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"visionaries",
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"prophetesses",
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"sibyls",
|
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"wisewomen",
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"astrologers",
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"crystal gazers",
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"palmists",
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"rhabdomancers",
|
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"Cassandras",
|
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"doomsayers",
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"doomsdayers",
|
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"Jeremiahs"
|
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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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} |