930 lines
18 KiB
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930 lines
18 KiB
JSON
{
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"wave":{
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"a moving ridge on the surface of water":{
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"examples":[
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"the toddler was almost knocked down by the waves created by the speedboat"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"billow",
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"surge",
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"swell"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"sea(s)",
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"surf",
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"breaker",
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"whitecap",
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"comber",
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"curl",
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"riffle",
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"ripple",
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"wavelet",
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"ground swell",
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"roller",
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"tidal wave",
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"tsunami"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
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"examples":[
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"waved them over to the side of the road"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beckon",
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"flag",
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"gesture",
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"motion",
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"signal"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nod",
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"gesticulate",
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"mime",
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"pantomime",
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"sign",
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"signalize",
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"acquaint",
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"advise",
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"inform",
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"relate",
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"tell",
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"flourish",
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"shrug"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"waver":{
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"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"he's still wavering about whether to take the job"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"dither",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"haw",
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"hem",
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"dally",
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"dawdle",
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"delay",
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"linger",
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"pause",
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"procrastinate",
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"wait",
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"back down",
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"chicken (out)",
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"consider",
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"debate",
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"deliberate",
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"ponder",
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"weigh",
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"oscillate",
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"sway",
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"equivocate",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
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"waffle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decide",
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"budge",
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"stir",
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"advance",
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"continue"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dive (in)",
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"plunge (in)"
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]
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},
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"to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{
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"examples":[
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"the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"falter",
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"rock",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flounder",
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"lurch",
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"stumble",
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"toddle",
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"quake",
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"quaver",
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"quiver",
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"shake",
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"shudder",
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"tremble",
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"vibrate",
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"careen",
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"reel",
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"stagger",
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"weave"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in swing , rock":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"oscillation",
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"rock",
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"sway",
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"swing",
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"swish",
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"switch",
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"wag",
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"waggle",
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"whisk",
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"flap",
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"flutter",
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"wave",
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"whip",
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"flick",
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"jerk",
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"jolt",
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"snap",
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"twitch",
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"jiggle",
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"shake",
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"wiggle",
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"bob",
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"nod"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wavering":{
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"a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"after a moment's wavering , she accepted his proposal"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"faltering",
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"fence-sitting",
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"hesitance",
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"hesitancy",
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"hesitation",
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"indecision",
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"irresolution",
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"pause",
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"shilly-shally",
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"shilly-shallying",
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"vacillation",
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"wobbling",
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"wabbling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"delay",
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"hawing",
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"procrastination",
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"waiting",
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"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e",
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"misgiving",
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"second thought",
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"consideration",
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"debate",
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"deliberation",
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"doubt",
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"incertitude",
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"indecisiveness",
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"indetermination",
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"uncertainness",
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"uncertainty",
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"avoidance",
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"equivocation",
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"aversion",
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"disinclination",
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"indisposition",
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"reluctance",
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"unwillingness",
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"faintheartedness",
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"shyness",
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"timidity",
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"timidness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"certainty",
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"certitude",
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"confidence",
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"decisiveness",
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"determination",
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"firmness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolution",
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"sureness",
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"alacrity",
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"eagerness",
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"readiness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in uncertain , vacillating":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ambivalent",
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"conflicted",
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"doubtful",
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"faltering",
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"halting",
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"indecisive",
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"infirm",
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"irresolute",
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"questioning",
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"skeptical",
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"uncertain",
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"undecided",
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"unsure",
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"vacillating",
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"wobbly",
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"wabbly",
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"diffident",
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"insecure",
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"uneager",
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"unenthusiastic",
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"cagey",
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"cagy",
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"disinclined",
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"dubious",
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"hesitant",
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"indisposed",
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"loath",
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"loth",
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"loathe",
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"reluctant",
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"reticent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decided",
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"decisive",
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"determined",
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"resolute",
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"unquestioning",
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"assured",
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"confident",
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"sanguine",
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"self-assured",
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"certain",
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"convinced",
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"positive",
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"sure",
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"ready",
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"willing",
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"disposed",
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"inclined"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"he's still wavering about whether to take the job"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balancing",
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"dithering",
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"faltering",
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"halting",
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"hanging back",
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"hesitating",
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"scrupling",
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"shilly-shallying",
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"staggering",
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"teetering",
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"vacillating",
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"wobbling",
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"wabbling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hawing",
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"hemming",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"delaying",
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"lingering",
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"pausing",
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"procrastinating",
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"waiting",
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"backing down",
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"chickening (out)",
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"considering",
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"debating",
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"deliberating",
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"pondering",
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"weighing",
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"oscillating",
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"swaying",
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"equivocating",
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"hedging",
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"pussyfooting",
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"waffling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deciding",
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"budging",
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"stirring",
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"advancing",
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"continuing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"diving (in)",
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"plunging (in)"
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]
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},
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"to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{
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"examples":[
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"the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"faltering",
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"rocking",
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"teetering",
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"tottering",
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"wobbling",
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"wabbling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"floundering",
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"lurching",
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"stumbling",
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"toddling",
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"quaking",
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"quavering",
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"quivering",
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"shaking",
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"shuddering",
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"trembling",
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"vibrating",
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"careening",
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"reeling",
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"staggering",
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"weaving"
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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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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"waves (aside or off)":{
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"as in waives":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"waives",
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"absolves",
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"acquits",
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"clears",
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"exculpates",
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"exonerates",
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"vindicates",
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"explains",
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"justifies",
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"rationalizes",
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"blinks (at)",
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"brushes (aside or off)",
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"condones",
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"discounts",
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"disregards",
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"excuses",
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"forgives",
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"glosses (over)",
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"glozes (over)",
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"ignores",
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"overlooks",
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"overpasses",
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"papers over",
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"pardons",
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"passes over",
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"remits",
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"shrugs off",
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"whitewashes",
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"winks (at)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"heeds",
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"marks",
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"minds",
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"notes",
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"objects (to)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"wavery":{
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"as in shaky , wobbly":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rocky",
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"shaky",
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"tippy",
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"tipsy",
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"wobbly",
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"wabbly",
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"wonky",
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"unbalanced",
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"unstable",
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"unsteady",
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"infirm",
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"insecure",
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"precarious",
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"unsound",
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"doddering",
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"doddery",
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"jiggling",
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"jiggly",
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"rickety",
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"staggery",
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"teetering",
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"tottering",
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"tottery",
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"askew",
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"awry",
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"cockeyed",
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"lopsided",
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"off-kilter",
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"uneven"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"balanced",
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"equilibrated",
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"stabilized",
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"stable",
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"steady",
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"even",
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"level",
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"straight",
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"sound",
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"sturdy",
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"substantial"
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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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"waving":{
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"as in flailing , flapping":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flailing",
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"flapping",
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"fiddling",
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"fidgeting",
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"squirm",
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"squirming",
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"twitching",
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"wriggling",
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"writhing",
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"locomotion",
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"mobility",
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"motility",
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"motivity",
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"dislocation",
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"migration",
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"relocation",
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"motion",
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"move",
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"movement",
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"shift",
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"shifting",
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"stir",
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"stirring"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"motionlessness",
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"immobility",
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"inertia",
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"inertness",
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"stillness",
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"cessation",
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"discontinuance",
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"ending",
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"expiration",
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"finish",
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"halt",
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"lapse",
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"pause",
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"shutdown",
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"shutoff",
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"stop",
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"stoppage",
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"surcease",
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"termination"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
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"examples":[
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"waved them over to the side of the road"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beckoning",
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"flagging",
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"gesturing",
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"motioning",
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"signaling",
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"signalling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nodding",
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"gesticulating",
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"miming",
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"pantomiming",
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"signing",
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"signalizing",
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"acquainting",
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"advising",
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"informing",
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"relating",
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"telling",
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"flourishing",
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"shrugging"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wavers":{
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"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"he's still wavering about whether to take the job"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balances",
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"dithers",
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"falters",
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"halts",
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"hangs back",
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"hesitates",
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"scruples",
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"shilly-shallies",
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"staggers",
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"teeters",
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"vacillates",
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"wobbles",
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"wabbles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"haws",
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"hems",
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"dallies",
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"dawdles",
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"delays",
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"lingers",
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"pauses",
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"procrastinates",
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"waits",
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"backs down",
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"chickens (out)",
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"considers",
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"debates",
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"deliberates",
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"ponders",
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"weighs",
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"oscillates",
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"sways",
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"equivocates",
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"hedges",
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"pussyfoots",
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"waffles"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decides",
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"budges",
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"stirs",
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"advances",
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"continues"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dives (in)",
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"plunges (in)"
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]
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},
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"to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{
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"examples":[
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"the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"falters",
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"rocks",
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"teeters",
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"totters",
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"wobbles",
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"wabbles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flounders",
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"lurches",
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"stumbles",
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"toddles",
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"quakes",
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"quavers",
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"quivers",
|
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"shakes",
|
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"shudders",
|
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"trembles",
|
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"vibrates",
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"careens",
|
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"reels",
|
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"staggers",
|
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"weaves"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"as in swings , rocks":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"oscillations",
|
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"rocks",
|
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"sways",
|
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"swings",
|
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"swishes",
|
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"switches",
|
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"waggles",
|
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"wags",
|
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"whisks",
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"flaps",
|
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"flutters",
|
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"waves",
|
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"whips",
|
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"flicks",
|
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"jerks",
|
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"jolts",
|
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"snaps",
|
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"twitches",
|
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"jiggles",
|
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"shakes",
|
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"wiggles",
|
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"bobs",
|
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"nods"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"waving (aside or off)":{
|
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"as in waiving":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"waiving",
|
|
"absolving",
|
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"acquitting",
|
|
"clearing",
|
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"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"justifying",
|
|
"rationalizing",
|
|
"blinking (at)",
|
|
"brushing (aside or off)",
|
|
"condoning",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"excusing",
|
|
"forgiving",
|
|
"glossing (over)",
|
|
"glozing (over)",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"papering over",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
|
"winking (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"objecting (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"wave (aside or off)":{
|
|
"as in waive":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"waive",
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate",
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"justify",
|
|
"rationalize",
|
|
"blink (at)",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"condone",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"excuse",
|
|
"forgive",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"gloze (over)",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"wink (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"object (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wavered":{
|
|
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he's still wavering about whether to take the job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"dithered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"hesitated",
|
|
"hung back",
|
|
"scrupled",
|
|
"shilly-shallied",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"vacillated",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hawed",
|
|
"hemmed",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"procrastinated",
|
|
"waited",
|
|
"backed down",
|
|
"chickened (out)",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"oscillated",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"equivocated",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"pussyfooted",
|
|
"waffled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"budged",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"continued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dived (in)",
|
|
"dove (in)",
|
|
"plunged (in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"rocked",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"toddled",
|
|
"quaked",
|
|
"quavered",
|
|
"quivered",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shuddered",
|
|
"trembled",
|
|
"vibrated",
|
|
"careened",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"weaved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"wavelet":{
|
|
"as in ripple , riffle":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"riffle",
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"comber",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"ground swell",
|
|
"roller",
|
|
"breaker",
|
|
"whitecap",
|
|
"tidal wave",
|
|
"tsunami",
|
|
"surf",
|
|
"sea(s)",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |