AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
assignment: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
allocation: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
call: (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee he was ejected for protesting the call
co-option: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
ordination: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders the rabbi's family was present for his ordination
recognition: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman
move: the act of deciding to do something he didn't make a move to help his first move was to hire a lawyer
castle: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
exchange: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value the endgame began after the exchange of queens
exchange: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop black lost the exchange
checkmate: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
maneuver: a move made to gain a tactical end
move: the act of changing your residence or place of business they say that three moves equal one fire
flit: a secret move (to avoid paying debts) they did a moonlight flit
bank: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) the plane went into a steep bank
loop: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
slip: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
flight maneuver: a maneuver executed by an aircraft
device: any clever maneuver he would stoop to any device to win a point it was a great sales gimmick a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
trick: a cunning or deceitful action or device he played a trick on me he pulled a fast one and got away with it
shtik: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?
juke: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
footwork: skillful maneuvering or dealing she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies
ploy: a maneuver in a game or conversation
ruse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
means: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved a means of control an example is the best agency of instruction the true way to success
escape: a means or way of escaping hard work was his escape from worry they installed a second hatch as an escape their escape route
fast track: a rapid means of achieving a goal they saw independence as the fast track to democracy he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped
instrument: the means whereby some act is accomplished my greed was the instrument of my destruction science has given us new tools to fight disease
road: a way or means to achieve something the road to fame
royal road: an auspicious way or means to achieve something the royal road to success
stepping stone: any means of advancement the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches
measure: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal the situation called for strong measures the police took steps to reduce crime
leveraged buyout: a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids
shark repellent: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
safe harbor: the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor
diagnostic procedure: a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
backstop: a precaution in case of an emergency he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong
double-blind procedure: an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects
makeshift: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
crutch: anything that serves as an expedient he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
improvisation: an unplanned expedient
pis aller: an expedient adopted only in desperation `pis aller' is French for `worst going'
desperate measure: desperate actions taken as a means to an end he had to resort to desperate measures
salvation: a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness tourism was their economic salvation they turned to individualism as their salvation
tooth: a means of enforcement the treaty had no teeth in it
voice: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated the voice of the law the Times is not the voice of New York conservatism has many voices
wings: a means of flight or ascent necessity lends wings to inspiration
casting lots: making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
resolution: a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions
adoption: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception its adoption by society the proposal found wide acceptance
embrace: a close affectionate and protective acceptance his willing embrace of new ideas in the bosom of the family
election: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice her election of medicine as a profession
co-option: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
reelection: election again he did not run for reelection
election: a vote to select the winner of a position or political office the results of the election will be announced tonight
vote: the opinion of a group as determined by voting they put the question to a vote
primary: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
closed primary: a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote closed primaries strengthen party unity
by-election: a special election between regular elections
vote: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion they allowed just one vote per person
reconciliation: getting two things to correspond the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement
equation: the act of regarding as equal
breech delivery: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
frank breech: position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
cesarean delivery: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
score: the act of scoring in a game or sport the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
bull's eye: in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied
goal: a successful attempt at scoring the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play
own goal: (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending the own goal cost them the game
strike: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
open frame: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
point after: in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown
run: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th their first tally came in the 3rd inning
run batted in: a run that is the result of the batter's performance he had more than 100 rbi last season
basket: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
solution: the successful action of solving a problem the solution took three hours
russian roulette: a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger
change: the action of changing something the change of government had no impact on the economy his change on abortion cost him the election
reduction: the act of reducing complexity
schematization: the act of reducing to a scheme or formula
economy: an act of economizing; reduction in cost it was a small economy to walk to work every day there was a saving of 50 cents
retrenchment: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
domestication: accommodation to domestic life her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication
decimalization: the act of changing to a decimal system the decimalization of British currency
metrification: the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
variation: an activity that varies from a norm or standard any variation in his routine was immediately reported
variation: the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
turning: act of changing in practice or custom the law took many turnings over the years
diversification: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
flux: in constant change his opinions are in flux the newness and flux of the computer industry
switch: the act of changing one thing or position for another his switch on abortion cost him the election
substitution: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
supersedure: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
supplanting: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another replacing the star will not be easy
weaning: the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
preferment: the act of preferring the preferment went to the younger candidate
investment: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
alteration: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
distraction: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something conjurers are experts at misdirection
qualification: the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform
reorganization: an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws
passage: the act of passing from one state or place to the next
fossilization: becoming inflexible or out of date
meddling: the act of altering something secretly or improperly
transfer: the act of transfering something from one form to another the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise
prohibition: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages he ignored his parents' forbiddance
resistance: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
reaction: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
backlash: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence there was a backlash of intolerance
whitelash: backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances
rejection: the act of rejecting something his proposals were met with rejection
avoidance: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
aversion: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away averting her gaze meant that she was angry
escape: an avoidance of danger or difficulty that was a narrow escape
abandonment: the act of giving something up
apostasy: the act of abandoning a party for cause
renunciation: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
nonacceptance: the act of refusing an offer the turndown was polite but very firm
forsaking: the act of forsaking
abnegation: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
forfeit: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
banishment: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
anathematization: the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
ejection: the act of forcing out someone or something the ejection of troublemakers by the police the child's expulsion from school
barring: the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
exile: the act of expelling a person from their native land men in exile dream of hope his deportation to a penal colony the expatriation of wealthy farmers the sentence was one of transportation for life
babylonian captivity: the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
excommunication: the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
relegation: mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position he has been relegated to a post in Siberia
ouster: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
deposition: the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
suspension: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
termination: the act of ending something the termination of the agreement
finish: the act of finishing his best finish in a major tournament was third the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
finale: the concluding part of any performance
release: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
completion: a concluding action
finalization: the act of finalizing
follow-through: carrying some project or intention to full completion I appreciated his follow-through on his promise
follow-through: the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through
hibernation: the act of retiring into inactivity he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years
swan song: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
relinquishment: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
cession: the act of ceding
handover: act of relinquishing property or authority etc the handover of occupied territory
release: a formal written statement of relinquishment
exemption: an act exempting someone he was granted immunity from prosecution
fix: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers
sovereign immunity: an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong
use immunity: an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination
dissolution: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
splitsville: separation or breakup or divorce after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville
subversion: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
adjournment: the termination of a meeting
dismissal: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
conge: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
purge: an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place he died in a purge by Stalin
destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
kill: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile the pilot reported two kills during the mission
laying waste: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
razing: complete destruction of a building
annihilation: destruction by annihilating something
atomization: annihilation by reducing something to atoms
pulverization: annihilation by pulverizing something
vaporization: annihilation by vaporizing something
killing: the act of terminating a life
deathblow: the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
death: the act of killing he had two deaths on his conscience
euthanasia: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
bloodshed: the shedding of blood resulting in murder he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen
dispatch: killing a person or animal
suicide: the act of killing yourself it is a crime to commit suicide
self-destruction: the act of destroying yourself his insistence was pure self-destruction
harakiri: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
elimination: the murder of a competitor
slaughter: the savage and excessive killing of many people
bloodbath: indiscriminate slaughter a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder a huge prison battue was ordered
shooting: killing someone by gunfire when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies
suffocation: killing by depriving of oxygen
choking: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
squeeze: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
heave: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting a bad case of the heaves
strangulation: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid strangulation of the intestine
sacrifice: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
decapitation: killing by cutting off the head
abolition: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) the abolition of capital punishment
liquidation: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
viatical settlement: sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
withdrawal: the termination of drug taking
cold turkey: complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent he quit smoking cold turkey she quit her job cold turkey
closure: termination of operations they regretted the closure of the day care center
extinction: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning the extinction of the lights
fade: gradually ceasing to be visible
spontaneous abortion: a natural loss of the products of conception
imminent abortion: the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
incomplete abortion: termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
aborticide: the act of destroying a fetus
nullification: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
abrogation: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
derogation: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed
attainder: cancellation of civil rights
recission: (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
vitiation: nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null the vitiation of the contract
neutralization: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
deactivation: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
deactivation: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
section eight: a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
neutralization: action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war the neutralization of Belgium
neutralization: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
reversal: a change from one state to the opposite state there was a reversal of autonomic function
regression: returning to a former state
beginning: the act of starting something he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
springboard: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out
accession: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) Elizabeth's accession in 1558
attack: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
constitution: the act of forming or establishing something the constitution of a PTA group last year it was the establishment of his reputation he still remembers the organization of the club
re-establishment: restoration to a previous state regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance
creation: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
introduction: the act of beginning something new they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
induction: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) the induction of an anesthetic state
first step: the first of a series of actions
groundbreaking: the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
icebreaker: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere he told jokes as an icebreaker
inauguration: the act of starting a new operation or practice he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes
initiation: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new she looked forward to her initiation as an adult the foundation of a new scientific society
authorship: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing the authorship of the theory is disputed
installation: the act of installing something (as equipment) the telephone installation took only a few minutes
start: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen
resumption: beginning again
scrum: (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
startup: the act of setting in operation repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive
unionization: act of forming labor unions the issue underlying the strike was unionization