AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
picture: a situation treated as an observable object the political picture is favorable the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
prison: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
purgatory: a temporary condition of torment or suffering a purgatory of drug abuse
size: the actual state of affairs that's the size of the situation she hates me, that's about the size of it
square one: the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one
swamp: a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables he was trapped in a medical swamp
standardization: the condition in which a standard has been successfully established standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
astigmatism: (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
stratification: the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
wild: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization he lived in the wild they collected mushrooms in the wild
way: the condition of things generally that's the way it is I felt the same way
degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process a remarkable degree of frankness at what stage are the social sciences?
ladder: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress he climbed the career ladder
acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty the artist's gifts are at their acme at the height of her career the peak of perfection summer was at its peak ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame the summit of his ambition so many highest superlatives achieved by man at the top of his profession
extent: the point or degree to which something extends the extent of the damage the full extent of the law to a certain extent she was right
resultant: the final point in a process
standard of living: a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system
plane: a level of existence or development he lived on a worldly plane
state of the art: the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time the state of the art in space travel
ultimacy: the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, the ultimacy of these social values
extremity: the greatest or utmost degree the extremity of despair
profoundness: extremeness of degree the profoundness of his ignorance
ordinary: the expected or commonplace condition or situation not out of the ordinary
event: a special set of circumstances in that event, the first possibility is excluded it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
hinge: a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend his absence is the hinge of our plan
playing field: the circumstances under which competition occurs the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe
thing: a special situation this thing has got to end it is a remarkable thing
time bomb: a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed India is a demographic time bomb the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off
tinderbox: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe
urgency: an urgent situation calling for prompt action I'll be there, barring any urgencies they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
congestion: excessive crowding traffic congestion
reinstatement: the condition of being reinstated her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly
office: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage during his first year in office during his first year in power the power of the president
status: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society he had the status of a minor the novel attained the status of a classic atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
equality: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced on a par with the best
egality: social and political equality egality represents an extreme leveling of society
social station: position in a social hierarchy the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
place: proper or designated social situation he overstepped his place the responsibilities of a man in his station married above her station
place: proper or appropriate position or location a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
quality: high social status a man of quality
standing: social or financial or professional status or reputation of equal standing a member in good standing
center stage: a position of prominence or importance
stardom: the status of being acknowledged as a star stardom meant nothing to her
championship: the status of being a champion he held the title for two years
seniority: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
precedence: status established in order of importance or urgency ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals national independence takes priority over class struggle
back burner: reduced priority dozens of cases were put on the back burner
front burner: top priority the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines
transcendence: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
holy order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order
low status: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
inferiority: the state of being inferior
backseat: a secondary or inferior position or status tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
shade: a position of relative inferiority an achievement that puts everything else in the shade his brother's success left him in the shade
subordinateness: secondary importance
handmaid: in a subordinate position theology should be the handmaiden of ethics the state cannot be a servant of the church
subservience: in a subservient state
villeinage: the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
bastardy: the status of being born to parents who were not married
command: a position of highest authority the corporation has just undergone a change in command
footing: status with respect to the relations between people or groups on good terms with her in-laws on a friendly footing
being: the state or fact of existing a point of view gradually coming into being laws in existence for centuries
actuality: the state of actually existing objectively a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality
reality: the state of being actual or real the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him
fact: an event known to have happened or something known to have existed your fears have no basis in fact how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell
reality: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be businessmen have to face harsh realities
truth: conformity to reality or actuality they debated the truth of the proposition the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat he was famous for the truth of his portraits he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities
eternity: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
eternal life: life without beginning or end
presence: the state of being present; current existence he tested for the presence of radon
immanence: the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
inherence: the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic the inherence of polysemy in human language
ubiquity: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
thereness: real existence; --Charles Hopkinson things are really there...capture the thereness of them
occurrence: an instance of something occurring a disease of frequent occurrence the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
shadow: a dominating and pervasive presence he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
nonexistence: the state of not existing
unreality: the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
cloud: out of touch with reality his head was in the clouds
falsity: the state of being false or untrue argument could not determine its truth or falsity
absence: the state of being absent he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
life: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living he hoped for a new life in Australia he wanted to live his own life without interference from others
animation: the condition of living or the state of being alive while there's life there's hope life depends on many chemical and physical processes
skin: a person's skin regarded as their life he tried to save his skin
survival: a state of surviving; remaining alive
subsistence: a means of surviving farming is a hard means of subsistence
death: the absence of life or state of being dead he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
rest: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) she was laid to rest beside her husband they had to put their family pet to sleep
extinction: no longer in existence the extinction of a species
life: a characteristic state or mode of living social life city life real life
ghetto: any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping the relative security of the gay ghetto no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
transcendence: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
marriage: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) a long and happy marriage God bless this union
civil union: a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage
endogamy: marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
monogamy: having only one spouse at a time
sigeh: a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak
employment: the state of being employed or having a job they are looking for employment he was in the employ of the city
unemployment: the state of being unemployed or not having a job unemployment is a serious social evil the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy
order: established customary state (especially of society) order ruled in the streets law and order
civil order: the form of government of a social organization
tranquillity: an untroubled state; free from disturbances
harmony: a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
peace: harmonious relations; freedom from disputes the roommates lived in peace together
peaceableness: a state that is calm and tranquil
armistice: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
agreement: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters the two parties were in agreement
community: agreement as to goals the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
conciliation: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed
concurrence: a state of cooperation
consensus: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus
sense of the meeting: general agreement reached by an assembled group no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting
unison: corresponding exactly marching in unison
anarchy: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
hematocytopenia: an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
rh incompatibility: incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia
confusion: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably the army retreated in confusion
demoralization: a state of disorder and confusion his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff
bluster: noisy confusion and turbulence he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
chaos: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
balagan: a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian) it was utter and complete balagan!
hugger-mugger: a state of confusion he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
schemozzle: (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess
rioting: a state of disorder involving group violence
rowdiness: rowdy behavior
disturbance: a disorderly outburst or tumult they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
convulsion: a violent disturbance the convulsions of the stock market
earthquake: a disturbance that is extremely disruptive selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
incident: a public disturbance the police investigated an incident at the bus station
stir: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event he made a great splash and then disappeared
storm: a violent commotion or disturbance the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away it was only a tempest in a teapot
storm center: a center of trouble or disturbance
tumult: a state of commotion and noise and confusion
combustion: a state of violent disturbance and excitement combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable
discord: lack of agreement or harmony
turbulence: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
agitation: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development the political ferment produced new leadership social unrest
roller coaster: anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down) the economy has been on a roller coaster all year
rage: violent state of the elements the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks
hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
latent hostility: feelings of hostility that are not manifest he could sense her latent hostility to him the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
conflict: a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post a conflict of loyalties
clash: a state of conflict between persons
clash: a state of conflict between colors her dress was a disturbing clash of colors
war: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
cold war: a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
disagreement: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
suspicion: the state of being suspected he tried to shield me from suspicion
cloud: suspicion affecting your reputation after that mistake he was under a cloud
light: having abundant light or illumination they played as long as it was light as long as the lighting was good
dark: absence of light or illumination
night: darkness it vanished into the night
total darkness: total absence of light they fumbled around in total darkness in the black of night
blackout: darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
cloudiness: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
shade: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body it is much cooler in the shade there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
dimness: the state of being poorly illuminated
gloom: a state of partial or total darkness he struck a match to dispel the gloom
obscurity: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
emotional state: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) his emotional state depended on her opinion he was in good spirits his spirit rose
embarrassment: the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) he is currently suffering financial embarrassments
ecstasy: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture
gratification: state of being gratified or satisfied dull repetitious work gives no gratification to my immense gratification he arrived on time
quality of life: your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort) the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life
comfort: satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing his friendship was a comfort a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts
happiness: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
blessedness: a state of supreme happiness
bliss: a state of extreme happiness
ecstasy: a state of elated bliss
nirvana: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
state: a state of depression or agitation he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
embitterment: the state of being embittered the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him
sadness: the state of being sad she tired of his perpetual sadness
mourning: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
poignance: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow a moment of extraordinary poignancy
innocence: a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense the trial established his innocence
blamelessness: a state of innocence
purity: the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
clear: the state of being free of suspicion investigation showed that he was in the clear
guilt: the state of having committed an offense
blameworthiness: a state of guilt
criminalism: the state of being a criminal
impeachability: the state of being liable to impeachment
autonomy: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
self-government: government of a political unit by its own people
autarky: economic independence as a national policy
free hand: freedom to do as you see fit many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack
free rein: the removal of constraints he gave free rein to his impulses they gave full play to the artist's talent
independence: freedom from control or influence of another or others
liberty: freedom of choice liberty of opinion liberty of worship liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes
license: freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
latitude: freedom from normal restraints in conduct the new freedom in movies and novels allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money
license: excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum
civil liberty: one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
run: unrestricted freedom to use he has the run of the house
subjugation: forced submission to control by others
repression: a state of forcible subjugation the long repression of Christian sects
oppression: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: after years of oppression they finally revolted
yoke: an oppressive power under the yoke of a tyrant they threw off the yoke of domination
enslavement: the state of being a slave; --Shakespeare So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity
bondage: the state of being under the control of another person
bondage: the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; he sought release from his bondage to Satana self freed from the bondage of time" he was in bondage to fear:;  ;
servitude: state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment penal servitude
serfdom: the state of a serf
encapsulation: the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule) the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths
confinement: the state of being confined he was held in confinement
constraint: the state of being physically constrained dogs should be kept under restraint
captivity: the state of being imprisoned he was held in captivity until he died the imprisonment of captured soldiers his ignominious incarceration in the local jail he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
detention: a state of being confined (usually for a short time) his detention was politically motivated the prisoner is on hold he is in the custody of police
solitary confinement: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners he was held in solitary
representation: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
legal representation: personal representation that has legal status an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation
autonomy: personal independence
separateness: political independence seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan
dependence: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
polarization: the condition of having or giving polarity
tension: a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
nash equilibrium: (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
imbalance: a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium a hormonal imbalance
motion: a state of change they were in a state of steady motion
shaking: a shaky motion the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
stream: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously a stream of people emptied from the terminal the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
motionlessness: a state of no motion or movement the utter motionlessness of a marble statue
stationariness: remaining in place
rootage: fixedness by or as if by roots strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith
dead letter: the state of something that has outlived its relevance
action: the state of being active his sphere of activity he is out of action