AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
strident: being sharply insistent on being heard strident demands shrill criticism
beseeching: begging
adjuratory: earnestly or solemnly entreating in adjuratory terms
importunate: expressing earnest entreaty an importunate job applicant
mendicant: practicing beggary mendicant friars
petitionary: of the nature of or expressing a petition the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness
precatory: expressing entreaty or supplication precatory overtures
suppliant: humbly entreating a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
democratic: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; ; ; - George du Maurier democratic government a democratic country a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords
classless: favoring social equality a classless society
parliamentary: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament parliamentary government
parliamentary: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly parliamentary law
participatory: affording the opportunity for individual participation participatory democracy
popular: carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large the popular vote popular representation institutions of popular government
representative: being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people
republican: having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; - United States Constitution; ; - Philip Marsh; -Nathaniel Hawthorne the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government a very republican notion so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment our republican and artistic simplicity
undemocratic: not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures
authoritarian: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty an authoritarian regime autocratic government despotic rulers a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war a tyrannical government
despotic: ruled by or characteristic of a despot moved from a feudal to a despotic order his administration was arrogant and despotic
monarchal: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch monarchal government monarchical systems
totalitarian: characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; - Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr. a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul
arbitrary: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice an arbitrary decision the arbitrary rule of a dictator an arbitrary penalty of arbitrary size and shape an arbitrary choice arbitrary division of the group into halves
absolute: not limited by law an absolute monarch
capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason a capricious refusal authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious the victim of whimsical persecutions
discretionary: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds
nonarbitrary: not subject to individual determination
demonstrative: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion an affectionate and demonstrative family
effusive: extravagantly demonstrative insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship a large gushing female write unrestrained and gushy poetry
epideictic: designed primarily for rhetorical display epideictic orations
restrained: cool and formal in manner
questionable: able to be refuted
incontestable: not open to question; obviously true undeniable guilt indisputable evidence of a witness
incontrovertible: impossible to deny or disprove incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence proof positive an irrefutable argument
denotative: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
appellative: inclined to or serving for the giving of names the appellative faculty of children the appellative function of some primitive rites
referent: having reference judgments referent to the indictment
referential: referring or pointing to something symbols are inherently referential
connotational: of or relating to a connotation
implicative: tending to suggest or imply artifacts suggestive of an ancient society an implicative statement
reliable: worthy of reliance or trust a reliable source of information a dependable worker
certain: reliable in operation or effect a quick and certain remedy a sure way to distinguish the two wood dust is a sure sign of termites
tested: tested and proved to be reliable
undeviating: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady undeviating loyalty
unreliable: not worthy of reliance or trust in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable an undependable assistant
erratic: likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster erratic winds are the bane of a sailor a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute
uncertain: not consistent or dependable an uncertain recollection of events a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
dependent: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed dependent children dependent on moisture
babelike: like a baby especially in dependence babelike innocence and dependence
helpless: unable to manage independently as helpless as a baby
interdependent: mutually dependent
parasitic: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses parasitic vines that strangle the trees bloodsucking blackmailer his indolent leechlike existence
reliant: relying on another for support dependent on Middle Eastern oil
independent: free from external control and constraint an independent mind a series of independent judgments fiercely independent individualism
autarkic: of countries; not relying on imports
autonomous: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
autonomous: existing as an independent entity the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
breakaway: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude a breakaway faction
commutative: (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. a x b = b x a
free-living: not parasitic on another organism
individual: separate and distinct from others of the same kind mark the individual pages on a case-by-case basis
self-sufficient: able to provide for your own needs without help from others a self-sufficing economic unit
self-supporting: financially independent now that my children are self-supporting
single-handed: without help from others a single-handed accomplishment
independent: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
dependent: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
partisan: devoted to a cause or party
tendentious: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one a tendentious account of recent elections distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion
nonpartisan: free from party affiliation or bias
bipartisan: supported by both sides a two-way treaty
unbiased: without bias
descriptive: describing the structure of a language descriptive grammar
prescriptive: pertaining to giving directives or rules prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
descriptive: serving to describe or inform or characterized by description the descriptive variable a descriptive passage
desirable: worth having or seeking or achieving a desirable job computer with many desirable features a desirable outcome
coveted: greatly desired
delectable: capable of arousing desire the delectable Miss Haynes
enviable: causing envy an enviable position
plummy: very desirable a plummy leading role
preferable: more desirable than another coffee is preferable to tea Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
undesirable: not wanted undesirable impurities in steel legislation excluding undesirable aliens removed the unwanted vegetation
unenviable: so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy unenviable notoriety
destroyed: spoiled or ruined or demolished war left many cities destroyed Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind
annihilated: destroyed completely
blighted: affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity a blighted rose blighted urban districts
blotted out: reduced to nothingness
broken: destroyed financially the broken fortunes of the family
burned: destroyed or badly damaged by fire a row of burned houses a charred bit of burnt wood a burned-over site in the forest barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
demolished: torn down and broken up
despoiled: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence the raped countryside
done for: destroyed or killed we are gone geese
fallen: having fallen in or collapsed a fallen building
finished: brought to ruin after the revolution the aristocracy was finished the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
scorched: having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy Sherman's scorched earth policy
shattered: ruined or disrupted our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity a tattered remnant of its former strength my torn and tattered past
totaled: used of automobiles; completely demolished the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled
war-torn: laid waste by war
wrecked: destroyed in an accident a wrecked ship a highway full of wrecked cars
kept up: kept in good condition
protected: guarded from injury or destruction
retained: continued in your keeping or use or memory in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered
destructible: easily destroyed destructible glassware
determinable: capable of being determined or limited or fixed determinable velocities matters determinable by law
ascertainable: capable of being ascertained or found out ascertainable facts
definable: capable of being defined, limited, or explained definable terms definable rules
judicable: capable of being judged or decided judicable issues
indeterminable: not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
indeterminate: not capable of being determined the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle
unascertainable: not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
unpredictable: unknown in advance an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future
determinate: precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause a determinate distance a determinate number determinate variations in animals
indeterminate: not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance of indeterminate age a zillion is a large indeterminate number an indeterminate point of law the influence of environment is indeterminate an indeterminate future
cost-plus: determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit a cost-plus government contract
open-ended: allowing for a spontaneous response an open-ended question
determinate: not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex determinate growth
indeterminate: having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex an indeterminate stem
racemose: having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow lilies of the valley are racemose
developed: being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each
formulated: devised; developed according to an orderly plan he had well formulated opinions on schooling
mature: fully considered and perfected mature plans
undeveloped: not developed courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped undeveloped social awareness
budding: beginning to develop a budding genius
vestigial: not fully developed in mature animals rudimentary wings
dextral: of or on the right a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost
dextrorse: spiraling upward from left to right dextrorse vines
sinistral: of or on the left a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost
sinister: on or starting from the wearer's left bar sinister
sinistrorse: spiraling upward from right to left sinistrorse vines
diabatic: involving a transfer of heat a diabatic process
adiabatic: occurring without loss or gain of heat adiabatic expansion
differentiated: made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different the differentiated markings of butterflies the regionally differentiated results
undifferentiated: not differentiated
dedifferentiated: having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
difficult: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure a difficult task nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access difficult times why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
ambitious: requiring full use of your abilities or resources ambitious schedule performed the most challenging task without a mistake
arduous: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill the arduous work of preparing a dictionary
awkward: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion an awkward pause followed his remark a sticky question in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
baffling: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe a baffling problem I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast a problematic situation at home
catchy: having concealed difficulty a catchy question a tricky recipe to follow
delicate: difficult to handle; requiring great tact delicate negotiations with the big powers hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter a touchy subject
fractious: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas fractious components of a communication system
hard-fought: requiring great effort a hard-fought primary
herculean: extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules a herculean task
nasty: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent a nasty problem a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
rocky: full of hardship or trials the rocky road to success they were having a rough time
rugged: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution a rugged competitive examination the rugged conditions of frontier life the competition was tough it's a tough life it was a tough job
serious: requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve raised serious objections to the proposal the plan has a serious flaw
tall: impressively difficult a tall order
thorny: bristling with perplexities the thorny question of states' rights
troublesome: difficult to deal with a troublesome infection a troublesome situation
trying: hard to endure fell upon trying times
vexed: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed the vexed issue of priorities we live in vexed and troubled times
easy: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort an easy job an easy problem an easy victory the house is easy to heat satisfied with easy answers took the easy way out of his dilemma
casual: not showing effort or strain a difficult feat performed with casual mastery careless grace
clean: without difficulties or problems a clean test flight
cushy: not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship what a cushy job! the easygoing life of a parttime consultant a soft job
elementary: easy and not involved or complicated an elementary problem in statistics elementary, my dear Watson a simple game found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
hands-down: achieved without great effort a hands-down victory
painless: requiring little hard work or exertion a painless solution to the problem
smooth: lacking obstructions or difficulties the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly
dignified: having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance her dignified demeanor the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman
courtly: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court a courtly gentleman
distinguished: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person his distinguished bearing the monarch's imposing presence she reigned in magisterial beauty
demeaning: causing awareness of your shortcomings golf is a humbling game
infra dig: beneath your dignity considered helping with the dishes to be infra dig
pathetic: inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
statesmanlike: marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; ; -V.L.Parrington a man of statesmanlike judgment a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities
unstatesmanlike: not statesmanlike unstatesmanlike procedure
presidential: befitting a president criticized the candidate for not looking presidential
unpresidential: not presidential very unpresidential behavior
diligent: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks a diligent detective investigates all clues a diligent search of the files
assiduous: marked by care and persistent effort her assiduous attempts to learn French assiduous research sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles
hardworking: characterized by hard work and perseverance
negligent: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern negligent parents negligent of detail negligent in his correspondence
derelict: failing in what duty requires derelict (or delinquent) in his duty neglectful of his duties remiss of you not to pay your bills
lax: lacking in rigor or strictness such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable lax in attending classes slack in maintaining discipline
inattentive: not showing due care or attention inattentive students an inattentive babysitter neglectful parents
diluted: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity diluted alcohol a dilute solution dilute acetic acid
cut: mixed with water sold cut whiskey a cup of thinned soup
watery: overly diluted; thin and insipid washy coffee watery milk weak tea
undiluted: not diluted undiluted milk an undiluted racial strain
neat: without water took his whiskey neat
saturated: used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled saturated fats
unsaturated: used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond unsaturated fats
saturated: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance a saturated solution
unsaturated: not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature an unsaturated salt solution
diplomatic: using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject
politic: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
tactful: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone a tactful way of correcting someone the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill
conciliatory: intended to placate spoke in a conciliating tone a conciliatory visit
appeasing: intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich placating (or placative) gestures an astonishingly placatory speech
pacific: promoting peace the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up
propitiative: intended to reconcile or appease sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
antagonistic: arousing animosity or hostility his antagonistic brusqueness Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States
alienating: causing hostility or loss of friendliness her sudden alienating aloofness
direct: direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short a direct route a direct flight a direct hit
door-to-door: (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination the limousine offers door-to-door service
nonstop: (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops a nonstop flight to Atlanta
point-blank: close enough to go straight to the target point-blank range a point-blank shot
straightforward: pointed directly ahead a straightforward gaze
undeviating: going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands
through: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes a through street a through bus through traffic
indirect: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination sometimes taking an indirect path saves time you must take an indirect course in sailing
askance: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen her eyes with their misted askance look sidelong glances
devious: deviating from a straight course a scenic but devious route a long and circuitous journey by train and boat a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
meandering: of a path e.g. meandering streams rambling forest paths the river followed its wandering course a winding country road
direct: (of a current) flowing in one direction only direct current
alternating: (of a current) reversing direction alternating current
direct: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action a direct question a direct response a direct approach
bluff: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured a bluff but pleasant manner a bluff and rugged natural leader
blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion blunt talking and straight shooting a blunt New England farmer I gave them my candid opinion forthright criticism a forthright approach to the problem tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank it is possible to be outspoken without being rude plainspoken and to the point a point-blank accusation
brutal: disagreeably direct and precise he spoke with brutal honesty
flat-footed: without reservation a flat-footed refusal
man-to-man: forthright and honest had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life
no-nonsense: not tolerating irrelevancies the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent
plain: free from any effort to soften to disguise the plain and unvarnished truth the unvarnished candor of old people and children