AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
call on: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to She called on her Representative to help her She turned to her relatives for help
schedule: make a schedule; plan the time and place for events I scheduled an exam for this afternoon
program: arrange a program of or for program the 80th birthday party
reschedule: assign a new time and place for an event We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
reserve: obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's
forbid: command against I forbid you to call me late at night Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store Dad nixed our plans
ban: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure Smoking is banned in this building
bar: prevent from entering; keep out He was barred from membership in the club
reject: reject with contempt She spurned his advances
puff: speak in a blustering or scornful manner A puffing kind of man
refuse: show unwillingness towards he declined to join the group on a hike
accept: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to I cannot accept your invitation I go for this resolution
settle: accept despite lack of complete satisfaction We settled for a lower price
rebuff: reject outright and bluntly She snubbed his proposal
abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure He retracted his earlier statements about his religion She abjured her beliefs
swallow: take back what one has said He swallowed his words
misstate: state something incorrectly You misstated my position
retreat: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him He backed out of his earlier promise The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
revoke: cancel officially He revoked the ban on smoking lift an embargo vacate a death sentence
renege: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation She backed out of her promise
cancel: make invalid for use cancel cheques or tickets
bracket: place into brackets Please bracket this remark
cross off: remove from a list Cross the name of the dead person off the list
dismiss: bar from attention or consideration She dismissed his advances
recount: count again We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made
pass off: disregard She passed off the insult
dismiss: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration This case is dismissed!
scoff: treat with contemptuous disregard flout the rules
turn a blind eye: refuse to acknowledge He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office
laugh off: deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it She laughs away all these problems
permit: consent to, give permission She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband I won't let the police search her basement I cannot allow you to see your exam
allow: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting We don't allow dogs here Children are not permitted beyond this point We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
authorize: grant authorization or clearance for Clear the manuscript for publication The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
assent: to agree or express agreement The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
yield: consent reluctantly
dissent: withhold assent Several Republicans dissented
disagree: be of different opinions I beg to differ! She disagrees with her husband on many questions
clash: disagree violently We clashed over the new farm policies
agree: be in accord; be in agreement We agreed on the terms of the settlement I can't agree with you! I hold with those who say life is sacred Both philosophers concord on this point
see eye to eye: be in agreement We never saw eye to eye on this question
concede: be willing to concede I grant you this much
subscribe: adopt as a belief I subscribe to your view on abortion
approve: give sanction to I approve of his educational policies
sanction: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath sanctify the marriage
visa: approve officially The list of speakers must be visaed
disapprove: deem wrong or inappropriate I disapprove of her child rearing methods
object: express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license
demur: take exception to he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
challenge: raise a formal objection in a court of law
challenge: ask for identification The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard
counterchallenge: challenge in turn The authentication was counterchallenged
cavil: raise trivial objections
interview: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
check out: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions I have to sound out the new professor
interview: discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation We interviewed the job candidates
interview: go for an interview in the hope of being hired The job candidate interviewed everywhere
hedge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) He dodged the issue she skirted the problem They tend to evade their responsibilities he evaded the questions skillfully
beg: dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted beg the question beg the point in the discussion
miss: fail to experience Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
get off: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action She gets away with murder! I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
evade: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid The con man always evades
bypass: avoid something unpleasant or laborious You cannot bypass these rules!
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something Her former friends now avoid her
keep off: refrain from entering or walking onto keep off the grass stay off the premises
shirk: avoid dealing with She shirks her duties
shy away from: avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task I shy away from this task
shun: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
confront: deal with (something unpleasant) head on You must confront your problems He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
debate: discuss the pros and cons of an issue
vex: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation vex the subject of the death penalty
consider: think about carefully; weigh They considered the possibility of a strike Turn the proposal over in your mind
wrestle: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate I wrestled with this decision for years
bandy: discuss lightly We bandied around these difficult questions
moderate: preside over John moderated the discussion
hash out: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion We discussed our household budget
blaspheme: speak of in an irreverent or impious manner blaspheme God
hold forth: talk at length and formally about a topic The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England
refute: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
answer: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution
counter: speak in response He countered with some very persuasive arguments
field: answer adequately or successfully The lawyer fielded all questions from the press
answer: react verbally She didn't want to answer answer the question We answered that we would accept the invitation
sass: answer back in an impudent or insolent manner don't sass me! The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
retort: answer back
deny: declare untrue; contradict He denied the allegations She denied that she had taken money
repudiate: reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust She repudiated the accusations
deny: refuse to accept or believe He denied his fatal illness
deny: refuse to recognize or acknowledge Peter denied Jesus
admit: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of He admitted his errors She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
make no bones about: acknowledge freely and openly He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay
make a clean breast of: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting
bastardize: declare a child to be illegitimate
sustain: admit as valid The court sustained the motion
concede: admit (to a wrongdoing) She confessed that she had taken the money
insist: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge I must insist!
stand pat: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
hunker down: hold stubbornly to a position The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down
confess: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
profess: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about She professes organic chemistry
avow: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
disavow: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children
attest: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity I attest this signature
attest: establish or verify the usage of This word is not attested until 1993
declare: state firmly He declared that he was innocent
attest: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes His high fever attested to his illness The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
reflect: give evidence of the quality of The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
reflect: give evidence of a certain behavior His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
mirror: reflect or resemble The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center
notarize: authenticate as a notary We had to have the signature notarized
declare: declare to be She was declared incompetent judge held that the defendant was innocent
call: declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee call a runner out
beatify: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican
canonize: declare (a dead person) to be a saint After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
contradict: deny the truth of
reprimand: rebuke formally
savage: criticize harshly or violently The press savaged the new President The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
admonish: take to task He admonished the child for his bad behavior
chastise: censure severely She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
flame: criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed
call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
represent: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance our parents represented to us the need for more caution
tell off: reprimand She told the misbehaving student off
lip off: speak spontaneously and without restraint She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets
reproach: express criticism towards The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
deplore: express strong disapproval of We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners
knock: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws The paper criticized the new movie Don't knock the food--it's free
belabor: attack verbally with harsh criticism She was belabored by her fellow students
come down: criticize or reprimand harshly The critics came down hard on the new play
troll: praise or celebrate in song All tongues shall troll you
preach: speak, plead, or argue in favor of The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
preach: deliver a sermon The minister is not preaching this Sunday
evangelize: preach the gospel (to)
sermonize: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements This man always sermonizes
pontificate: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner The new professor always pontificates
teach: impart skills or knowledge to I taught them French He instructed me in building a boat
induct: introduce or initiate The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession
mentor: serve as a teacher or trusted counselor The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring
tutor: be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction She tutored me in Spanish
unteach: cause to unlearn teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods
lecture: deliver a lecture or talk She will talk at Rutgers next week Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
instruct: make aware of Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
brief: give essential information to someone The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
debrief: put someone through a debriefing and make him report The released hostages were debriefed
inform: impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to I informed him of his rights
inoculate: introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
acquaint: inform Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move
warn: notify, usually in advance I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions
warn: ask to go away The old man warned the children off his property
inform: act as an informer She had informed on her own parents for years
fill in: supply with information on a specific topic He filled me in on the latest developments
coach: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports He is training our Olympic team She is coaching the crew
misinform: give false or misleading information to
lie: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive Don't lie to your parents She lied when she told me she was only 29
romance: tell romantic or exaggerated lies This author romanced his trip to an exotic country
suborn: induce to commit perjury or give false testimony The President tried to suborn false witnesses
fib: tell a relatively insignificant lie Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying
beat around the bush: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
falsify: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
typify: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
misrepresent: represent falsely This statement misrepresents my intentions
tinge: affect as in thought or feeling My personal feelings color my judgment in this case The sadness tinged his life
color: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for color a lie
pose: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions She posed as the Czar's daughter
masquerade: pretend to be someone or something that you are not he is masquerading as an expert on the internet This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty
feign: make believe with the intent to deceive He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache
make: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like She makes like an actress
go through the motions: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions
bamboozle: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
talk through one's hat: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
overstate: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
soft-pedal: play down or obscure His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder
trivialize: make trivial or insignificant Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!
overemphasize: place special or excessive emphasis on I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
re-emphasise: emphasize anew The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity
bear down: pay special attention to The lectures bore down on the political background
understate: represent as less significant or important
denounce: speak out against He denounced the Nazis
fulminate: criticize severely He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare She railed against the bad social policies
denounce: give away information about somebody He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
blame: put or pin the blame on
blame: harass with constant criticism Don't always pick on your little brother
accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
charge: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against he charged the director with indifference
charge: make an accusatory claim The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
tax: make a charge against or accuse They taxed him failure to appear in court
complain: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
impeach: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office The President was impeached
nag: bother persistently with trivial complaints She nags her husband all day long
dun: persistently ask for overdue payment The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone
abuse: use foul or abusive language towards The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket The angry mother shouted at the teacher
claw: attack as if with claws The politician clawed his rival
disparage: express a negative opinion of She disparaged her student's efforts
pan: express a totally negative opinion of The critics panned the performance
defame: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation
assassinate: destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation He assassinated his enemy's character
discredit: damage the reputation of This newspaper story discredits the politicians
libel: print slanderous statements against The newspaper was accused of libeling him
vilify: spread negative information about The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
badmouth: speak unfavorably about She badmouths her husband everywhere
diss: treat, mention, or speak to rudely He insulted her with his rude remarks the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
mind: be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by I don't mind your behavior
bristle at: show anger or indignation She bristled at his insolent remarks
mock: treat with contempt The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
mock: imitate with mockery and derision The children mocked their handicapped classmate
caricature: represent in or produce a caricature of The drawing caricatured the President
spoof: make a parody of The students spoofed the teachers
jeer: laugh at with contempt and derision The crowd jeered at the speaker
tease: harass with persistent criticism or carping The children teased the new teacher Don't ride me so hard over my failure His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
pull the leg of: tell false information to for fun Are you pulling my leg?
incite: provoke or stir up incite a riot set off great unrest among the people
raise: activate or stir up raise a mutiny
needle: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
ridicule: subject to laughter or ridicule The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
tease: mock or make fun of playfully the flirting man teased the young woman
satirize: ridicule with satire The writer satirized the politician's proposal
deride: treat or speak of with contempt He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
debunk: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
stultify: cause to appear foolish He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
joke: tell a joke; speak humorously He often jokes even when he appears serious
gag: make jokes or quips The students were gagging during dinner
horse around: indulge in horseplay Enough horsing around--let's get back to work! The bored children were fooling about
deceive: cause someone to believe an untruth The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
gull: fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can't fool me!
kid: be silly or tease one another After we relaxed, we just kidded around
review: appraise critically She reviews books for the New York Times Please critique this performance
referee: evaluate professionally a colleague's work
deprecate: belittle The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
deflate: reduce or lessen the size or importance of The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
condemn: declare or judge unfit for use or habitation The building was condemned by the inspector
praise: express approval of The parents praised their children for their academic performance
salute: express commendation of I salute your courage!
crow: express pleasure verbally She crowed with joy
crow: utter shrill sounds The cocks crowed all morning
trumpet: utter in trumpet-like sounds Elephants are trumpeting
exuberate: to express great joy Who cannot exult in Spring?
cheer: show approval or good wishes by shouting everybody cheered the birthday boy
cheer: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
cheer: become cheerful
cheer: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee
humor: put into a good mood
amuse: make (somebody) laugh The clown amused the children
convulse: make someone convulse with laughter The comedian convulsed the crowd
lighten: become more cheerful after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
applaud: express approval of I applaud your efforts
laud: praise, glorify, or honor extol the virtues of one's children glorify one's spouse's cooking
canonize: treat as a sacred person He canonizes women
hymn: praise by singing a hymn They hymned their love of God
acclaim: praise vociferously The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
applaud: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
boo: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
attack: attack in speech or writing The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
rip: criticize or abuse strongly and violently The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly
whang: attack forcefully whang away at the school reform plan
bombard: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage The speaker was barraged by an angry audience The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
blister: subject to harsh criticism The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday the professor scaled the students your invectives scorched the community
condemn: express strong disapproval of We condemn the racism in South Africa These ideas were reprobated
minimize: cause to seem less serious; play down Don't belittle his influence
accurse: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
curse: utter obscenities or profanities The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street