AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
loft bombing: a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
offense: the action of attacking an enemy
dirty war: an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s
rollback: the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
peacekeeping: the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
intelligence: the operation of gathering information about an enemy
tactical intelligence: intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
signals intelligence: intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence
electronics intelligence: intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
communications intelligence: technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients
telemetry intelligence: intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry
psychological operation: military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
reconnaissance: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission
recce: reconnaissance (by shortening)
scouting: exploring in order to gain information scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous
shufti: a quick look around (originally military slang) take a shufti while you're out there
fire: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
barrage: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops the shelling went on for hours without pausing
fusillade: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
cover: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal
concentrated fire: fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
friendly fire: fire that injures or kills an ally
dating: use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
radiocarbon dating: a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years
scouring: moving over territory to search for something scouring the entire area revealed nothing
shakedown: a very thorough search of a person or a place a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
artillery fire: fire delivered by artillery
cannonade: intense and continuous artillery fire
electronic countermeasures: electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
electronic counter-countermeasures: electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare
electronic warfare-support measures: electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition
germ warfare: the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon
information warfare: the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare
jihad: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
jihad: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
measurement: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule the measurements were carefully done his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate
bathymetry: measuring the depths of the oceans
calibration: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument the thermometer needed calibration
adjustment: the act of adjusting something to match a standard
equal temperament: the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments
synchronization: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
fetometry: measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)
hydrometry: the measurement of specific gravity
hypsometry: measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
gradation: the act of arranging in grades
shading: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
divergence: the act of moving away in different direction from a common point an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
reading: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments he has a job meter reading for the gas company
surveying: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map he studied surveying at college
test: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc the test was standardized on a large sample of students
intelligence test: a psychometric test of intelligence they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests
stanford-binet test: revision of the Binet-Simon Scale
binet-simon scale: the first intelligence test
projective test: any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
rorschach: a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
thematic apperception test: a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture
organization: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically his organization of the work force was very efficient
orchestration: an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect the skillful orchestration of his political campaign
randomization: a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance
systematization: systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
formalization: the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
order: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
scaling: the act of arranging in a graduated series
succession: the action of following in order he played the trumps in sequence
alternation: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
alphabetization: the act of putting in alphabetical order
listing: the act of making a list of items
inventory: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing they held an inventory every month
stocktake: an instance of stocktaking the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations
categorization: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
collection: the act of gathering something together
compilation: the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
gather: the act of gathering something
centralization: gathering to a center
harvest: the gathering of a ripened crop
bottle collection: the activity of collecting bottles bottle collection is a hobby of hers
conchology: the collection and study of mollusc shells
garbage collection: the collection and removal of garbage
numismatics: the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
pickup: the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays
philately: the collection and study of postage stamps
territorialization: the act of organizing as a territory
support: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening he leaned against the wall for support
shoring: the act of propping up with shores
suspension: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
continuance: the act of continuing an activity without interruption
prolongation: the act of prolonging something there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
repetition: the act of doing or performing again
reduplication: the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
duplication: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something this kind of duplication is wasteful
reproduction: the act of making copies Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
replay: the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
high fidelity: the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion
headroom: the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
playback: the act of reproducing recorded sound he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony
echo: an imitation or repetition the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life
perseverance: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
pursuance: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
hangover: something that has survived from the past a holdover from the sixties hangovers from the 19th century
discontinuance: the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
intervention: (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
procedure: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result the procedure of obtaining a driver's license it was a process of trial and error
mapping: (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
standing operating procedure: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries
lockstep: a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly the union's support had been in lockstep for years
stiffening: the act of becoming stiff stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance
bureaucratic procedure: needlessly time-consuming procedure
indirection: indirect procedure or action he tried to find out by indirection
rigmarole: a long and complicated and confusing procedure all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time
routine: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
rut: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape they fell into a conversational rut
ceremony: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball he disposed of it without ceremony
tea ceremony: an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea
ceremony: the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion an inaugural ceremony
ritual: any customary observance or practice
religious ceremony: a ceremony having religious meaning
agape: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
deification: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
rite: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion the rite of baptism
vigil: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
wake: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial there's no weeping at an Irish wake
popery: offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
quotation: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation
berith: the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
nudism: going without clothes as a social practice
transvestism: the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
service: the act of public worship following prescribed rules the Sunday service
church service: a service conducted in a house of worship don't be late for church
prayer meeting: a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
chapel service: a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar he was late for chapel
christian liturgy: the Christian worship services
office: a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities the offices of the mass
divine office: canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
little office: a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office
office of the dead: an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church
committal service: service committing a body to the grave the committal service will be held next Monday
last supper: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion
seder: (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
holy eucharist: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
offertory: the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
communion: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation
betrothal: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
marriage: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony their marriage was conducted in the chapel
bridal: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
baptism: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
aspersion: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
anointing of the sick: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
canonization: (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
consecration: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church
consecration: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) his consecration to study
oblation: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
oblation: the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity oblations for aid to the poor
unction: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
prayer: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) the priest sank to his knees in prayer
mass: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
high mass: a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
low mass: a Mass recited without music
requiem: a Mass celebrated for the dead
devotion: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) he returned to his devotions
stations: (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
blessing: the act of praying for divine protection
idolization: the act of worshiping blindly and to excess
adoration: the worship given to God alone
idolatry: the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
idolatry: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
idiolatry: the worship of yourself
bibliolatry: the worship of the Bible
verbolatry: the worship of words
symbolatry: the worship of symbols
anthropolatry: the worship of human beings
gyneolatry: the worship of women
thaumatolatry: the worship of miracles
topolatry: the worship of places
arborolatry: the worship of trees
astrolatry: the worship of planets or stars
diabolatry: the acts or rites of worshiping devils
pyrolatry: the worship of fire
hagiolatry: the worship of saints
heliolatry: the worship of the sun
zoolatry: the worship of animals
ichthyolatry: the worship of fish
ophiolatry: the worship of snakes
moon-worship: the worship of the moon
energizing: the activity of causing to have energy and be active
revival: bringing again into activity and prominence the revival of trade a revival of a neglected play by Moliere the Gothic revival in architecture
rebirth: the revival of learning and culture
resurrection: a revival from inactivity and disuse it produced a resurrection of hope
resuscitation: the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration
vivification: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
presentation: the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
concealment: the activity of keeping something secret
disguise: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance he is a master of disguise
mask: activity that tries to conceal something no mask could conceal his ignorance they moved in under a mask of friendship
cover: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
cover: a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent) her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment
blue wall of silence: the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up
burying: concealing something under the ground
reburying: the act of burying again
smoke screen: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
stealth: avoiding detection by moving carefully
placement: the act of putting something in a certain place
juxtaposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side) it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors
tessellation: the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern a tessellation of hexagons
interposition: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
planting: the act of fixing firmly in place he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway
set: the act of putting something in position he gave a final set to his hat
stay: continuing or remaining in a place or state they had a nice stay in Paris a lengthy hospital stay a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
residency: the act of dwelling in a place
occupancy: an act of being a tenant or occupant
inhabitancy: the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony
camping: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
sojourn: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
call: a visit in an official or professional capacity the pastor's calls on his parishioners the salesman's call on a customer
round: (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order) the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning the postman's rounds we enjoyed our round of the local bars
call: a brief social visit senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence
visiting: the activity of making visits the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services
stop: a brief stay in the course of a journey they made a stopover to visit their friends
stand: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance a one-night stand
provision: the activity of supplying or providing something
feeding: the act of supplying food and nourishment
forced feeding: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
nursing: nourishing at the breast
intravenous feeding: administration of nutrients through a vein
total parenteral nutrition: administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
fueling: the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
healthcare: the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
healthcare delivery: the provision of health care
issue: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) a new issue of stamps the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
stocking: the activity of supplying a stock of something he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout
demand: the act of demanding the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money
exaction: act of demanding or levying by force or authority exaction of tribute exaction of various dues and fees
extortion: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty
claim: demand for something as rightful or due they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
drain: a gradual depletion of energy or resources a drain on resources a drain of young talent by emigration
respite: a pause from doing something (as work) we took a 10-minute break he took time out to recuperate
hesitation: the act of pausing uncertainly there was a hesitation in his speech
freeze: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement a halt in the arms race a nuclear freeze
wait: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) the wait was an ordeal for him
rest: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) took his repose by the swimming pool
bedrest: confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
laziness: relaxed and easy activity the laziness of the day helped her to relax
quiescence: quiet and inactive restfulness
vegetation: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation
leisure: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity he lacked the leisure for golf
idleness: having no employment
free time: time that is free from duties or responsibilities
delay: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
forbearance: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting his forbearance to reply was alarming
postponement: act of putting off to a future time
procrastination: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
slowdown: the act of slowing down or falling behind
dalliance: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
interjection: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
tarriance: the act of tarrying
breaking off: an instance of sudden interruption
heckling: shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree