AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
harangue: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
raving: declaiming wildly the raving of maniacs
salutatory address: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
valediction: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
sermon: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
kerygma: preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
sermon on the mount: the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)
homily: a sermon on a moral or religious topic
persuasion: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
arm-twisting: persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree
electioneering: persuasion of voters in a political campaign
exhortation: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
suggestion: persuasion formulated as a suggestion
expostulation: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
weapon: a means of persuading or arguing he used all his conversational weapons
promotion: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution the packaging of new ideas
buildup: highly favorable publicity and praise his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup
public relations: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
endorsement: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book
book jacket: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
ballyhoo: blatant or sensational promotion
sales talk: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
ad: a public promotion of some product or service
newspaper ad: a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
classified ad: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
commercial: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
infomercial: a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
circular: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution he mailed the circular to all subscribers
abetment: the verbal act of urging on
cheering: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators it's all over but the shouting
promotion: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
fostering: encouragement; aiding the development of something
goad: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
provocation: needed encouragement the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
subornation of perjury: (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would be false
vote of confidence: an expression of approval and encouragement they gave the chairman a vote of confidence
determent: a communication that makes you afraid to try something
abdication: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
renunciation: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
relinquishment: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
giving up: a verbal act of admitting defeat
ban: an official prohibition or edict against something
psychic communication: communication by paranormal means
telepathy: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
psychic phenomena: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
clairvoyance: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
precognition: knowledge of an event before it occurs
telekinesis: the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force
table rapping: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
table tipping: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
windsock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
post: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) a pair of posts marked the goal the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
reference point: an indicator that orients you generally it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
reference: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to he carried an armful of references back to his desk he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
benchmark: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
merestone: an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab
lubber's line: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
rule: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
universal: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
grammatical rule: a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
morphological rule: a linguistic rule for the formation of words
standard: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated the schools comply with federal standards they set the measure for all subsequent work
benchmark: a standard by which something can be measured or judged his painting sets the benchmark of quality
earned run average: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
grade point average: a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
procrustean standard: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
yardstick: a measure or standard used for comparison on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?
target: a reference point to shoot at his arrow hit the mark
blinker: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
rocket: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
blip: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
radar beacon: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
beacon: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
bengal light: a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
very light: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol
signal fire: a fire set as a signal
input signal: signal going into an electronic system
output signal: signal that comes out of an electronic system
readout: the output of a computer in readable form
foghorn: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
horn: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
red flag: a flag that serves as a warning signal we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up
tocsin: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
stoplight: a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
bell buoy: a buoy with a bell on it
whistle buoy: a buoy that makes a whistling noise
can: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
conical buoy: a buoy resembling a cone
crosier: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
scepter: a ceremonial or emblematic staff
blue ribbon: an honor or award gained for excellence
button: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate
emmy: an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
nobel prize: an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace
academy award: an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
prix de rome: an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
prix goncourt: an award given annually for contributions to French literature
chevron: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service they earned their stripes in Kuwait
marker: a distinguishing symbol the owner's mark was on all the sheep
milestone: stone post at side of a road to show distances
unknown: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
peg: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
spot: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
logo: a company emblem or device
bookplate: a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
gummed label: an adhesive label
tag: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
tag: a label associated with something for the purpose of identification semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word
wave: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
v sign: a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers
bow: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
curtsy: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
genuflection: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
kowtow: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
scrape: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) all that bowing and scraping did not impress him
sign: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; --de Saussure The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary
walking papers: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge
wanted notice: a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person
international wanted notice: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today
transcript: something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech he read a transcript of the interrogation you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station
voice: something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression the wee small voice of conscience the voice of experience he said his voices told him to do it
bach: the music of Bach he played Bach on the organ
beethoven: the music of Beethoven he enjoyed Beethoven most of all
brahms: the music of Brahms Brahms was included in the program
chopin: the music of Chopin he practiced Chopin day and night
gilbert and sullivan: the music of Gilbert and Sullivan he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan
handel: the music of Handel
haydn: the music of Haydn
mozart: the music of Mozart the concert was mostly Mozart
stravinsky: the music of Stravinsky Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets
wagner: the music of Wagner they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner
contact: a communicative interaction the pilot made contact with the base he got in touch with his colleagues
traffic: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines traffic on the internet is lightest during the night
order: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served I gave the waiter my order the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle
recall: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
program music: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events
ta'ziyeh: (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
sprechgesang: a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
vocal music: music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
walk-through: a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process she gave me a walk-through of my new duties
zinger: a striking or amusing or caustic remark he always greeted me with a new zinger she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition
das kapital: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
erewhon: a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land
utopia: a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
happening: an event that happens
accompaniment: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
associate: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate
avalanche: a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things the program brought an avalanche of mail
background: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background
experience: an event as apprehended a surprising experience that painful experience certainly got our attention
appalling: an experience that appalls is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?
augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come he hoped it was an augury it was a sign from God
omen: a sign of something about to happen he looked for an omen before going into battle
flash: a short vivid experience a flash of emotion swept over him the flashings of pain were a warning
good time: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience we had a good time at the party celebrating after the game was a blast
loss: the experience of losing a loved one he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
taste: a brief experience of something he got a taste of life on the wild side she enjoyed her brief taste of independence
time: a person's experience on a particular occasion he had a time holding back the tears they had a good time together
trip: an exciting or stimulating experience
vision: a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance he had a vision of the Virgin Mary
trouble: an event causing distress or pain what is the trouble? heart trouble
wonder: something that causes feelings of wonder the wonders of modern science
thing: an event a funny thing happened on the way to the...
feast: something experienced with great delight a feast for the eyes
drama: an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
eventuality: a possible event or occurrence or result
beginning: the event consisting of the start of something the beginning of the war
ending: event whose occurrence ends something his death marked the ending of an era when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
end: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence the end was exciting I had to miss the last of the movie
endgame: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
endgame: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation the diplomatic endgame
homestretch: the end of an enterprise they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
passing: the end of something the passing of winter
result: something that results he listened for the results on the radio
deal: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) he got a good deal on his car
fair deal: fair treatment
decision: the outcome of a game or contest the team dropped three decisions in a row
decision: (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent
consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
corollary: a practical consequence that follows naturally blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love
deserts: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
fruit: the consequence of some effort or action he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies
train: a series of consequences wrought by an event it led to a train of disasters
poetic justice: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
offspring: something that comes into existence as a result industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts
sequel: something that follows something else
wages: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing the wages of sin is death virtue is its own reward
foregone conclusion: an inevitable ending
worst: the least favorable outcome the worst that could happen
periodic event: an event that recurs at intervals
change: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another the change was intended to increase sales this storm is certainly a change for the worse the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
break: an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) then there was a break in her voice
bombshell: a shocking surprise news of the attack came like a bombshell
peripeteia: a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling
shock: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
blip: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption the market had one bad blip today you can't react to the day-to-day blips renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales
stunner: an unexpected and amazing event the stunner was what happened on Saturday
error: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
software error: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
semantic error: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
syntax error: an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis
accident: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause winning the lottery was a happy accident the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck it was due to an accident or fortuity
collision: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object three passengers were killed in the collision the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill
crash: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
collision: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
fire: the event of something burning (often destructive) they lost everything in the fire
bonfire: a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
conflagration: a very intense and uncontrolled fire
grassfire: an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
smoulder: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame the smoulder suddenly became a blaze
misfortune: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
pity: an unfortunate development it's a pity he couldn't do it
embarrassment: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals
hell: a cause of difficulty and suffering war is hell go to blazes
calvary: any experience that causes intense suffering
scandal: a disgraceful event
skeleton: a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
teapot dome: a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration
watergate: a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
chapter: a series of related events forming an episode a chapter of disasters
nerve impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
explosion: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
case: an occurrence of something it was a case of bad judgment another instance occurred yesterday but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
humiliation: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect he had to undergo one humiliation after another
piece: an instance of some kind it was a nice piece of work he had a bit of good luck
time: an instance or single occasion for some event this time he succeeded he called four times he could do ten at a clip
movement: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
crustal movement: movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
approach: the event of one object coming closer to another
passing: the motion of one object relative to another stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
deflection: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
bending: movement that causes the formation of a curve
change of location: a movement through space that changes the location of something
ascension: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
resurrection: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
circulation: free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant) ocean circulation is an important part of global climate a fan aids air circulation
shrinking: process or result of becoming less or smaller the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
compression: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together the contraction of a gas on cooling
constriction: tight or narrow compression
injury: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
rupture: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) they hoped to avoid a break in relations
hap: an accidental happening he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life
mishap: an instance of misfortune
calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity the earthquake was a disaster
act of god: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
the irish famine: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
kiss of death: something that is ruinous if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career