AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
infantry: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
militia: the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; ; --United States Constitution their troops were untrained militia Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
territorial: a territorial military unit
national guard: United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either
national guard bureau: the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units
territorial army: British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain
terrorist organization: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
union army: the northern army during the American Civil War
confederate army: the southern army during the American Civil War
continental army: the American army during the American Revolution
united states army: the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
united states army rangers: a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army
united states military academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army
army intelligence: an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
ballistic missile defense organization: an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
defense information systems agency: a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
national geospatial-intelligence agency: a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security
casualty care research center: an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
army national guard: a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
military personnel: soldiers collectively
friendly: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces friendlies came to their rescue
hostile: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles
cavalry: troops trained to fight on horseback 500 horse led the attack
rank and file: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) the strike was supported by the union rank and file he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
sabbat: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
assortment: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things a great assortment of cars was on display he had a variety of disorders a veritable smorgasbord of religions
witches' brew: a fearsome mixture a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew
range: a variety of different things or activities he answered a range of questions he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
selection: an assortment of things from which a choice can be made the store carried a large selection of shoes
odds and ends: a motley assortment of things
alphabet soup: a confusing assortment Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies
batch: a collection of things or persons to be handled together
schmeer: (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together he bought the whole schmeer
membership: the body of members of an organization or group they polled their membership they found dissension in their own ranks he joined the ranks of the unemployed
branch: a division of some larger or more complex organization a branch of Congress botany is a branch of biology the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
clientele: customers collectively they have an upper class clientele
rabble: disparaging terms for the common people
smart money: people who are highly experienced or who have inside information the smart money said Truman would lose the election
trash: worthless people
deputation: a group of representatives or delegates
high commission: an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another
legation: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
mission: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
press corps: a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics the White House press corps
occupational group: a body of people doing the same kind of work
iraqi national congress: a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
opposition: the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected Her Majesty's loyal opposition
contingent: a temporary military unit the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent
high command: the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
posse: a temporary police force
mogul empire: an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857
second empire: the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
galere: a coterie of undesirable people
sisterhood: an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest
exhibition: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
peepshow: an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass
fair: a competitive exhibition of farm products she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair
book fair: fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
fair: gathering of producers to promote business world fair trade fair book fair
side: one of two or more contesting groups the Confederate side was prepared to attack
working group: a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks
expedition: an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose an expedition was sent to explore Mars
lewis and clark expedition: an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806
senior high school: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 he goes to the neighborhood highschool
junior high school: a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
preparatory school: a private secondary school
choir school: a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education
eton college: a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire
winchester college: the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
catholic school: a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
playschool: a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
sunday school: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
normal school: a two-year school for training elementary teachers
grade school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
comprehensive school: a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities
school board: a board in charge of local public schools
immigration: the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval the increased immigration strengthened the colony
panel: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
jury: a committee appointed to judge a competition
petit jury: a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
special jury: a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
bevy: a large gathering of people of a particular type he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him
firing line: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity the firing line is where the action is
left: those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
right: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
seance: a meeting of spiritualists the seance was held in the medium's parlor
aggregate: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
commercial bank: a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
lead bank: a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
merchant bank: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
depository financial institution: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities he cashed a check at the bank that bank holds the mortgage on my home
consumer finance company: a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
industrial bank: a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers
commercial finance company: a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers
farm credit system: a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
hawala: an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction terrorists make extensive use of hawala
savings and loan: a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
home loan bank: one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
federal home loan bank system: the central credit system for thrift institutions
federal housing administration: the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
child welfare agency: an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
securities and exchange commission: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
trust company: an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services
mutual savings bank: a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
federal savings bank: a federally chartered savings bank
firing squad: a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
market: the customers for a particular product or service before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it
pedestrian traffic: people coming and going on foot
vehicular traffic: the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality
automobile traffic: cars coming and going
formation: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit a defensive formation a formation of planes
sick call: the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick
caravan: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels they joined the wagon train for safety
march: a procession of people walking together the march went up Fifth Avenue
callithump: a noisy boisterous parade
file: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
cortege: the group following and attending to some important person
praetorian guard: the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome
recession: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
line: a formation of people or things one behind another the line stretched clear around the corner you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
line: a formation of people or things one beside another the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed they were arrayed in line of battle the cast stood in line for the curtain call
row: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line a row of chairs
serration: a row of notches the pliers had serrations to improve the grip
terrace: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face) Grosvenor Terrace
rank: a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
queue: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
breadline: a queue of people waiting for free food
column: a vertical array of numbers or other information he added a column of numbers
aviation: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
dragnet: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) caught in the police dragnet
machinery: a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions the complex machinery of negotiation the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order
network: an interconnected system of things or people he owned a network of shops retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life tangled in a web of cloth
old boy network: an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics) professional women have developed an old boy network of their own
system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
organism: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body the social organism
body: a collection of particulars considered as a system a body of law a body of doctrine a body of precedents
craft: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work he represented the craft of brewers as they say in the trade
vegetation: all the plant life in a particular region or period Pleistocene vegetation the flora of southern California the botany of China
browse: vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day
brush: a dense growth of bushes
growth: vegetation that has grown a growth of trees the only growth was some salt grass
scrub: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
stand: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area they cut down a stand of trees
forest: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
rain forest: a forest with heavy annual rainfall
tropical rain forest: a rain forest in a tropical area
underbrush: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task the hospital has an excellent nursing staff the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
law: the collection of rules imposed by authority civilization presupposes respect for the law the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
canon law: the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
common law: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
international law: the body of laws governing relations between nations
maritime law: the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
law of the land: a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'
mercantile law: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
mosaic law: the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)
shariah: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed sharia is only applicable to Muslims under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state
hudud: Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
bureaucracy: nonelective government officials
ordering: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
genome: the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs
series: similar things placed in order or happening one after another they were investigating a series of bank robberies
series: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies
progression: a series with a definite pattern of advance
rash: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences a rash of bank robberies a blizzard of lawsuits
sequence: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern the sequence of names was alphabetical he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
string: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding a string of islands train of mourners a train of thought
succession: a group of people or things arranged or following in order a succession of stalls offering soft drinks a succession of failures
cascade: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
parade: an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things a parade of strollers on the mall a parade of witnesses
streak: an unbroken series of events had a streak of bad luck Nicklaus had a run of birdies
arithmetic progression: (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term 1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression
geometric progression: (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term 1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression
stream: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas two streams of development run through American history stream of consciousness the flow of thought the current of history
bank: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers he operated a bank of switches
data: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn statistical data
metadata: data about data a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications
mail: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered your mail is on the table is there any post for me? she was opening her post
fan mail: mail sent to public figures from their admirers he hired someone to answer his fan mail
mailing: mail sent by a sender at one time the candidate sent out three large mailings
sampler: an assortment of various samples a candy sampler a sampler of French poets
treasure: a collection of precious things the trunk held all her meager treasures
treasure trove: any collection of valuables that is discovered her book was a treasure trove of new ideas mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques
troponymy: the place names of a region or a language considered collectively
movement: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals he was a charter member of the movement politicians have to respect a mass movement he led the national liberation front
deco: a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
avant-garde: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
dada: a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
artistic movement: a group of artists who agree on general principles
hudson river school: the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
minimalism: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
naturalism: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
needy: needy people collectively they try to help the needy
new wave: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s
secession: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
boy scouts: an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
boy scouts of america: a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
girl scouts: an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training
civil rights movement: movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
common front: a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table
ecumenism: a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)
enlightenment: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms
labor movement: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
industrial workers of the world: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I