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1647 lines
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{
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"pedantic":{
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"marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way":{
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"examples":[
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"The writing was overly complex and pedantic , which made it nearly impossible to understand for anyone but a specialist.",
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"The speech was thoroughly researched and well structured, but too pedantic to appeal to a general audience."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"inkhorn",
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"didactic",
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"high-toned",
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"hyperintellectual",
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"high-hat",
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"snobbish",
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"snobby",
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"snooty",
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"affected",
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"grandiose",
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"highfalutin",
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"hifalutin",
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"high-minded",
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"la-di-da",
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"la-de-da",
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"lah-de-dah",
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"lah-dee-dah",
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"lah-di-dah",
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"ostentatious",
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"pompous",
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"erudite",
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"learned",
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"literate",
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"polyhistoric",
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"polymath",
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"polymathic",
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"scholarly",
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"scholastic",
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"well-read",
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"academic",
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"academical",
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"bookish",
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"professorial",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"intelligent",
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"quick-witted",
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"smart",
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"blue",
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"cerebral",
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"eggheaded",
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"geeky",
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"highbrow",
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"highbrowed",
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"intellectual",
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"intellectualist",
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"intellectualistic",
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"long-haired",
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"longhair",
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"nerdish",
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"nerdy",
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"educated",
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"schooled",
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"cultivated",
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"cultured"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"anti-intellectual",
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"lowbrow",
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"nonintellectual",
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"philistine",
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"ignorant",
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"illiterate",
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"uneducated",
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"unlettered",
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"unread",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"causing weariness or lack of interest":{
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"examples":[
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"I found the author's writing informative but dreadfully pedantic ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arid",
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"barren",
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"boring",
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"colorless",
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"drab",
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"dreary",
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"drudging",
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"dry",
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"dull",
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"dusty",
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"flat",
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"heavy",
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"ho-hum",
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"humdrum",
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"jading",
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"jejune",
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"leaden",
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"mind-numbing",
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"monotonous",
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"numbing",
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"old",
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"pedestrian",
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"ponderous",
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"prosaic",
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"stodgy",
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"stuffy",
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"tame",
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"tedious",
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"tiresome",
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"tiring",
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"undramatic",
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"uninteresting",
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"vapid",
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"wearisome",
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"weary",
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"wearying",
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"twice-told",
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"bromidic",
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"platitudinal",
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"platitudinous",
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"canned",
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"cardboard",
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"conventional",
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"cookie-cutter",
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"derivative",
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"imitative",
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"ready-made",
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"tried-and-true",
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"unimaginative",
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"uninspired",
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"unoriginal",
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
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"rote",
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"routine",
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"standard",
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"stock",
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"typical",
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"usual",
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"old-fashioned",
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"old hat",
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"banal",
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"clich\u00e9",
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"cliche",
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"clich\u00e9d",
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"cobwebby",
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"commonplace",
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"hack",
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"hackney",
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"hackneyed",
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"moth-eaten",
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"musty",
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"obligatory",
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"shopworn",
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"stale",
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"stereotyped",
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"threadbare",
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"timeworn",
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"tired",
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"trite",
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"well-worn"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"amusing",
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"diverting",
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"entertaining",
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"alluring",
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"attracting",
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"attractive",
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"beguiling",
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"bewitching",
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"captivating",
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"charming",
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"enchanting",
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"enthralling",
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"entrancing",
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"fascinating",
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"mesmerizing",
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"spellbinding",
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"suspenseful",
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"arresting",
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"provocative",
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"tantalizing",
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"absorbing",
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"engaging",
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"engrossing",
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"gripping",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"involving",
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"riveting",
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"animating",
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"energizing",
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"enlivening",
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"exciting",
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"galvanizing",
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"invigorating",
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"stimulating",
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"pathbreaking",
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"pioneering",
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"trailblazing",
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"fresh",
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"new",
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"novel",
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"original",
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"unclich\u00e9d",
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"unhackneyed"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"peddled":{
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"to sell from place to place usually in small quantities":{
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"examples":[
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"seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hawked"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"retailed",
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"wholesaled",
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"dealt (in)",
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"distributed",
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"high-pressured",
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"hustled",
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"marketed",
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"merchandised",
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"merchandized",
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"traded (in)",
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"vended"
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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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"pedestrian":{
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"as in hiker , climber":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ambler",
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"hiker",
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"perambulator",
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"rambler",
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"tramper",
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"walker",
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"alpinist",
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"backpacker",
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"climber",
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"mountaineer",
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"roamer",
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"rover",
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"trekker",
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"wanderer",
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"wayfarer"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
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"examples":[
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"a TV detective show filled with pedestrian plots stolen from older and better series"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arid",
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"boring",
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"colorless",
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"drab",
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"dreary",
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"drudging",
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"dry",
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"dull",
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"dusty",
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"flat",
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"heavy",
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"ho-hum",
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"humdrum",
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"jading",
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"jejune",
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"leaden",
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"mind-numbing",
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"monochromatic",
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"monotonous",
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"numbing",
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"old",
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"ponderous",
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"slow",
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"stale",
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"stodgy",
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"stuffy",
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"stupid",
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"tame",
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"tedious",
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"tiresome",
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"tiring",
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"uninteresting",
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"wearisome",
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"weary",
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"wearying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aseptic",
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"barren",
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"blah",
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"dullish",
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"pleasureless",
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"prosaic",
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"prosy",
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"soggy",
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"spiritless",
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"blank",
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"earthbound",
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"gray",
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"grey",
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"inanimate",
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"pallid",
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"pedantic",
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"sterile",
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"suspenseless",
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"undramatic",
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"uneventful",
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"unexciting",
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"unimaginative",
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"uninspiring",
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"unnewsworthy",
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"unrewarding",
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"unsensational",
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"unspectacular",
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"annoying",
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"bothersome",
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"irksome",
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"irritating",
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"longsome",
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"palling",
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"draining",
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"enervating",
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"exhausting",
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"fatiguing",
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"wearing",
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"debilitating",
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"enfeebling",
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"demoralizing",
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"discouraging",
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"disheartening",
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"dispiriting",
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"common",
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"commonplace",
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"ordinary",
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"tepid",
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"unexceptional",
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"unsurprising",
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"vapid",
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"cumbersome",
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"lumbering",
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"plodding",
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"poky",
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"pokey"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"amazing",
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"astonishing",
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"astounding",
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"awesome",
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"eye-opening",
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"fabulous",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"sensational",
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"spectacular",
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"surprising",
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"wonderful",
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"wondrous",
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"animating",
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"breathtaking",
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"electrifying",
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"energizing",
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"enlivening",
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"exciting",
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"exhilarating",
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"galvanizing",
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"hair-raising",
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"inspiring",
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"invigorating",
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"rip-roaring",
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"rousing",
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"stimulating",
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"stirring",
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"thrilling",
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"amusing",
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"diverting",
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"entertaining",
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"moving",
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"poignant",
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"touching",
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"alluring",
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"attracting",
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"attractive",
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"beguiling",
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"bewitching",
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"captivating",
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"charming",
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"enchanting",
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"enthralling",
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"entrancing",
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"fascinating",
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"mesmerizing",
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"spellbinding",
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"suspenseful",
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"arresting",
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"provocative",
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"tantalizing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"absorbing",
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"engaging",
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"engrossing",
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"gripping",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"involving",
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"riveting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pediatrician":{
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"a medical professional who treats babies and children":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pedigree":{
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"the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{
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"antonyms":[
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"issue",
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"posterity",
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"progeny",
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"seed"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a woman of good pedigree"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"offspring",
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"child",
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"heir",
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"inheritor",
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"son",
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"successor"
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],
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"related":[
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"heredity",
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"succession",
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"family",
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"house",
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"kin",
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"kindred",
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"relations",
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"relatives",
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"race"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancestry",
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"birth",
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"blood",
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"bloodline",
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"breeding",
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"descent",
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"extraction",
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"family tree",
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"genealogy",
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"line",
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"lineage",
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"origin",
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"parentage",
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"stock",
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"strain"
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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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"peddles":{
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"to sell from place to place usually in small quantities":{
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"examples":[
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"seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hawks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"retails",
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"wholesales",
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"deals (in)",
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"distributes",
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"high-pressures",
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"hustles",
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"markets",
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"merchandises",
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"merchandizes",
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"trades (in)",
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"vends"
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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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"peddle":{
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"to sell from place to place usually in small quantities":{
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"examples":[
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"seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hawk"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"retail",
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"wholesale",
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"deal (in)",
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"distribute",
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"high-pressure",
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"hustle",
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"market",
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"merchandise",
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"merchandize",
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"trade (in)",
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"vend"
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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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"pedagogs":{
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"a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school":{
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"examples":[
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"a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educationist",
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"educator",
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"instructor",
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"preceptor",
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"schoolteacher",
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"teacher"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"headmaster",
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"master",
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"rector",
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"schoolmaster",
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"headmistress",
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"instructress",
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"mistress",
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"schoolmarm",
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"schoolma'am",
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"schoolmistress",
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"coach",
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"guide",
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"guru",
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"preparer",
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"trainer",
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"mentor",
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"tutor",
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"tutoress",
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"drillmaster",
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"inculcator",
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"dean",
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"docent",
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"doctor",
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"don",
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"prof",
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"professor",
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"regius professor",
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"academe",
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"academic",
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"academician",
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"didact",
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"pedant",
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"governess",
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"homeschooler",
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"intern",
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"interne",
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"practice teacher",
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"reader",
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"student teacher",
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"catechist",
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"lecturer",
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"moralizer",
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"preacher"
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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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"pedagog":{
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"a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school":{
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"examples":[
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"a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educationist",
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"educator",
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"instructor",
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"preceptor",
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"schoolteacher",
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"teacher"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"headmaster",
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"master",
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"rector",
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"schoolmaster",
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"headmistress",
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"instructress",
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"mistress",
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"schoolmarm",
|
|
"schoolma'am",
|
|
"schoolmistress",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"preparer",
|
|
"trainer",
|
|
"mentor",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"tutoress",
|
|
"drillmaster",
|
|
"inculcator",
|
|
"dean",
|
|
"docent",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"don",
|
|
"prof",
|
|
"professor",
|
|
"regius professor",
|
|
"academe",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academician",
|
|
"didact",
|
|
"pedant",
|
|
"governess",
|
|
"homeschooler",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"interne",
|
|
"practice teacher",
|
|
"reader",
|
|
"student teacher",
|
|
"catechist",
|
|
"lecturer",
|
|
"moralizer",
|
|
"preacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedestrians":{
|
|
"as in hikers , climbers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amblers",
|
|
"hikers",
|
|
"perambulators",
|
|
"ramblers",
|
|
"trampers",
|
|
"walkers",
|
|
"alpinists",
|
|
"Alpinists",
|
|
"backpackers",
|
|
"climbers",
|
|
"mountaineers",
|
|
"roamers",
|
|
"rovers",
|
|
"trekkers",
|
|
"wanderers",
|
|
"wayfarers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedagogical":{
|
|
"of or relating to teachers or education":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pedagogical methods",
|
|
"the pedagogical value of the field trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"donnish",
|
|
"geeky",
|
|
"nerdish",
|
|
"nerdy",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"professorial",
|
|
"tweedy",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"educational",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"scholarly",
|
|
"scholastic",
|
|
"curricular",
|
|
"educative",
|
|
"instructive",
|
|
"collegiate",
|
|
"graduate",
|
|
"postgraduate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cocurricular",
|
|
"extracurricular",
|
|
"noncollegiate",
|
|
"nonacademic",
|
|
"noneducational",
|
|
"unacademic",
|
|
"unscholarly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedestal":{
|
|
"a bottom part upon which something rests or is supported":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case.",
|
|
"The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"foot",
|
|
"plinth",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"dais",
|
|
"platform",
|
|
"podium",
|
|
"rostrum",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"tribune",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"reinforcement",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"column",
|
|
"pilaster",
|
|
"pillar",
|
|
"architrave",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"cornice",
|
|
"entablature",
|
|
"frieze",
|
|
"shaft",
|
|
"socle",
|
|
"shoring",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"bracket",
|
|
"cantilever",
|
|
"girder",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"crutch",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"stanchion",
|
|
"stilt",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"truss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal .",
|
|
"The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"height",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"throne",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"account",
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"appreciation",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"appetite",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"partiality",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"shine",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"hero worship",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"idolatry",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"lionization",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"reverence",
|
|
"veneration",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"amazement",
|
|
"awe",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"wonderment",
|
|
"enthusiasm",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"prejudice",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"passion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"opprobrium",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"disenchantment",
|
|
"disgruntlement",
|
|
"disillusionment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"indignation",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"aversion",
|
|
"contempt",
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"disgust",
|
|
"disinclination",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"distaste",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"nausea",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"revulsion",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"detestation",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pediatrists":{
|
|
"a medical professional who treats babies and children":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anesthesiologists",
|
|
"dermatologists",
|
|
"gynecologists",
|
|
"internists",
|
|
"neurologists",
|
|
"ob-gyns",
|
|
"obstetricians",
|
|
"ophthalmologists",
|
|
"optometrists",
|
|
"orthopedists",
|
|
"pathologists",
|
|
"physiatrists",
|
|
"podiatrists",
|
|
"radiologists",
|
|
"urologists",
|
|
"croakers",
|
|
"docs",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"medicos",
|
|
"medics",
|
|
"physicians",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"sawboneses",
|
|
"family doctors",
|
|
"family physicians",
|
|
"family practitioners",
|
|
"general practitioners",
|
|
"attendings",
|
|
"clinicians",
|
|
"hospitalists",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"plastic surgeons",
|
|
"surgeons",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"internes",
|
|
"residents",
|
|
"aidmen",
|
|
"nurse-practitioners",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"EMTs",
|
|
"paramedics",
|
|
"paramedicals",
|
|
"physical therapists",
|
|
"physiotherapists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctors",
|
|
"nonphysicians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedagogics":{
|
|
"as in pedagogy , didactics":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"didactics",
|
|
"pedagogy",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"tuition",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"higher education",
|
|
"higher learning",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"preparation",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"nurturance",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"enlightenment",
|
|
"improvement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedigrees":{
|
|
"the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a woman of good pedigree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ancestries",
|
|
"births",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"bloodlines",
|
|
"breedings",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"extractions",
|
|
"family trees",
|
|
"genealogies",
|
|
"lineages",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"origins",
|
|
"parentages",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"strains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heredities",
|
|
"successions",
|
|
"families",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"kindreds",
|
|
"kins",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"relatives",
|
|
"races"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"offspring",
|
|
"offsprings",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"heirs",
|
|
"inheritors",
|
|
"sons",
|
|
"successors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"posterities",
|
|
"progenies",
|
|
"seed",
|
|
"seeds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedlar":{
|
|
"one who sells things outdoors":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hawker",
|
|
"huckster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"merchandiser",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"costermonger",
|
|
"concessionaire",
|
|
"black marketer",
|
|
"black marketeer",
|
|
"bootlegger",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"fencer",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"pusher",
|
|
"smuggler",
|
|
"trader"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"consumer",
|
|
"end user",
|
|
"user"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"peddling":{
|
|
"to sell from place to place usually in small quantities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seldom saw their father, who traveled around the country peddling Bibles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hawking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"retailing",
|
|
"wholesaling",
|
|
"dealing (in)",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"high-pressuring",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"marketing",
|
|
"merchandising",
|
|
"merchandizing",
|
|
"trading (in)",
|
|
"vending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedagogue":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"educationist",
|
|
"educator",
|
|
"instructor",
|
|
"preceptor",
|
|
"schoolteacher",
|
|
"teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"headmaster",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"rector",
|
|
"schoolmaster",
|
|
"headmistress",
|
|
"instructress",
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"schoolmarm",
|
|
"schoolma'am",
|
|
"schoolmistress",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"preparer",
|
|
"trainer",
|
|
"mentor",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"tutoress",
|
|
"drillmaster",
|
|
"inculcator",
|
|
"dean",
|
|
"docent",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"don",
|
|
"prof",
|
|
"professor",
|
|
"regius professor",
|
|
"academe",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academician",
|
|
"didact",
|
|
"pedant",
|
|
"governess",
|
|
"homeschooler",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"interne",
|
|
"practice teacher",
|
|
"reader",
|
|
"student teacher",
|
|
"catechist",
|
|
"lecturer",
|
|
"moralizer",
|
|
"preacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedestals":{
|
|
"a bottom part upon which something rests or is supported":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The museum displayed the jewels on a pedestal inside a glass case.",
|
|
"The entrance to the ruined temple was flanked by columns, some of which had fallen from their pedestals ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"feet",
|
|
"foot",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"plinths",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"daises",
|
|
"platforms",
|
|
"podiums",
|
|
"podia",
|
|
"rostra",
|
|
"rostrums",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"tribunes",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"mountings",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"reinforcements",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"underpinnings",
|
|
"columns",
|
|
"pilasters",
|
|
"pillars",
|
|
"architraves",
|
|
"capitals",
|
|
"cornices",
|
|
"entablatures",
|
|
"friezes",
|
|
"shafts",
|
|
"socles",
|
|
"shorings",
|
|
"arches",
|
|
"bolsters",
|
|
"brackets",
|
|
"cantilevers",
|
|
"girders",
|
|
"bearings",
|
|
"crutches",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"stanchions",
|
|
"stilts",
|
|
"struts",
|
|
"trusses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the position of someone who is treated or regarded as extraordinarily good, successful, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There's a tendency to put the person you love on a pedestal .",
|
|
"The scandal knocked the beloved actor off his pedestal ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"seats",
|
|
"thrones",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"admirations",
|
|
"appreciations",
|
|
"estimations",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"appetites",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"loves",
|
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"partialities",
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"preferences",
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"relishes",
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"shines",
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"tastes",
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"uses",
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"acclamations",
|
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"adorations",
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"adulations",
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"approbations",
|
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"deferences",
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"hero worships",
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"homages",
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"honors",
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"idolatries",
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"infatuations",
|
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"lionizations",
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"praises",
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"props",
|
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"reverences",
|
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"venerations",
|
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"worships",
|
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"delights",
|
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"enjoyments",
|
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"amazements",
|
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"awes",
|
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"wonderments",
|
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"wonders",
|
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"enthusiasms",
|
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"interests",
|
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"passions",
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"biases",
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"prejudices",
|
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"affections",
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"attachments",
|
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"devotions",
|
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"passions"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"disfavors",
|
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"condemnations",
|
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"disapprovals",
|
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"disdains",
|
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"opprobriums",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
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"discontents",
|
|
"disenchantments",
|
|
"disgruntlements",
|
|
"disillusionments",
|
|
"displeasures",
|
|
"indignations",
|
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"aversions",
|
|
"contempts",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"disgusts",
|
|
"disinclinations",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"distastes",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"hatreds",
|
|
"loathings",
|
|
"nauseas",
|
|
"repugnances",
|
|
"repulsions",
|
|
"revulsions",
|
|
"abominations",
|
|
"antipathies",
|
|
"detestations",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"displeasures",
|
|
"dissatisfactions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedagogy":{
|
|
"the art, science, or profession of educating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"didactics",
|
|
"pedagogics",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"tuition",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"higher education",
|
|
"higher learning",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"preparation",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"nurturance",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"enlightenment",
|
|
"improvement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedlars":{
|
|
"one who sells things outdoors":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hawkers",
|
|
"hucksters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"merchandisers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"costermongers",
|
|
"concessionaires",
|
|
"black marketers",
|
|
"black marketeers",
|
|
"bootleggers",
|
|
"fencers",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"pushers",
|
|
"smugglers",
|
|
"traders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"consumers",
|
|
"end users",
|
|
"users"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedagogic":{
|
|
"of or relating to teachers or education":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pedagogical methods",
|
|
"the pedagogical value of the field trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"donnish",
|
|
"geeky",
|
|
"nerdish",
|
|
"nerdy",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"professorial",
|
|
"tweedy",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"educational",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"scholarly",
|
|
"scholastic",
|
|
"curricular",
|
|
"educative",
|
|
"instructive",
|
|
"collegiate",
|
|
"graduate",
|
|
"postgraduate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cocurricular",
|
|
"extracurricular",
|
|
"noncollegiate",
|
|
"nonacademic",
|
|
"noneducational",
|
|
"unacademic",
|
|
"unscholarly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pedigreed":{
|
|
"of unmixed ancestry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pedigreed puppy is expensive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blooded",
|
|
"full-blood",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"pure-blooded",
|
|
"pure-blood",
|
|
"purebred",
|
|
"thoroughbred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"well-bred",
|
|
"inbred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crossbred",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"half-blood",
|
|
"half-blooded",
|
|
"half-bred",
|
|
"hybridized",
|
|
"interbred",
|
|
"outcrossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hybrid",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"mongrel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pediatricians":{
|
|
"a medical professional who treats babies and children":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anesthesiologists",
|
|
"dermatologists",
|
|
"gynecologists",
|
|
"internists",
|
|
"neurologists",
|
|
"ob-gyns",
|
|
"obstetricians",
|
|
"ophthalmologists",
|
|
"optometrists",
|
|
"orthopedists",
|
|
"pathologists",
|
|
"physiatrists",
|
|
"podiatrists",
|
|
"radiologists",
|
|
"urologists",
|
|
"croakers",
|
|
"docs",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"medicos",
|
|
"medics",
|
|
"physicians",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"sawboneses",
|
|
"family doctors",
|
|
"family physicians",
|
|
"family practitioners",
|
|
"general practitioners",
|
|
"attendings",
|
|
"clinicians",
|
|
"hospitalists",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"plastic surgeons",
|
|
"surgeons",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"internes",
|
|
"residents",
|
|
"aidmen",
|
|
"nurse-practitioners",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"EMTs",
|
|
"paramedics",
|
|
"paramedicals",
|
|
"physical therapists",
|
|
"physiotherapists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctors",
|
|
"nonphysicians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"peddlers":{
|
|
"one who sells things outdoors":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hawkers",
|
|
"hucksters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"merchandisers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"costermongers",
|
|
"concessionaires",
|
|
"black marketers",
|
|
"black marketeers",
|
|
"bootleggers",
|
|
"fencers",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"pushers",
|
|
"smugglers",
|
|
"traders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"consumers",
|
|
"end users",
|
|
"users"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |