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congratulation, felicitation
the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
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slander
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
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proposal, proposition
the act of making a proposal
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bid, bidding, command, dictation
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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agreement
the verbal act of agreeing
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citation
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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disagreement
the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
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offer, offering
the verbal act of offering
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asking, request
the verbal act of requesting
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reply, response
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
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description
the act of describing something
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affirmation, assertion, statement
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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denial
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
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rejection
the speech act of rejecting
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objection
the speech act of objecting
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informing, making known
a speech act that conveys information
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disclosure, revealing, revelation
the speech act of making something evident
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promise
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
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boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise
speaking of yourself in superlatives
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naming
the verbal act of naming
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challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
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explanation
the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
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denouncement, denunciation
a public act of denouncing
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address, speech
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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resignation
the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
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counterblast
a vigorous and unrestrained response
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mud
slanderous remarks or charges
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singing, tattle, telling
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
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presentation
the act of presenting a proposal
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countermand
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
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order
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
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charge, commission, direction
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
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commandment
something that is commanded
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injunction
a formal command or admonition
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behest
an authoritative command or request
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open sesame
a magical command; used by Ali Baba
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acquiescence, assent
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
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concurrence, concurrency
agreement of results or opinions
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accord, accordance, conformity
concurrence of opinion
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collusion, connivance
agreement on a secret plot
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accession, assenting
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
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subscription
agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
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confirmation, ratification
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
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concord, concordance, harmony
agreement of opinions
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endorsement, indorsement, second, secondment
a speech seconding a motion
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confrontation, encounter, face-off, showdown
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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dissidence
disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
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dissent
a difference of opinion
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nonconformity
lack of harmony or correspondence
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discord, dissension
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important
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notice, notification
a request for payment
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indirect request, wish
an expression of some desire or inclination
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invitation
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
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appeal, entreaty, prayer
earnest or urgent request
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orison, petition, prayer
reverent petition to a deity
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call
a request
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billing, charge
request for payment of a debt
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trick or treat
a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
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inquiring, questioning
a request for information
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non sequitur
a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
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comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
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echo
a reply that repeats what has just been said
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answer
the speech act of replying to a question
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characterisation, characterization
the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
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label
a brief description given for purposes of identification
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detailing, particularisation, particularization
an individualized description of a particular instance
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sketch, vignette
a brief literary description
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say-so
one chap's arbitrary assertion
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abnegation
the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
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naysaying
the act of saying no to a request
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negative
a reply of denial
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refusal
the act of refusing
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disavowal, disclaimer
denial of any connection with or knowledge of
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renunciation, repudiation
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
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rebuff, repulse, snub
an instance of driving away or warding off
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short shrift, summary treatment
a brief and unsympathetic rejection
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challenge
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
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complaint
an expression of grievance or resentment
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demur, demurral, demurrer
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
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dissent
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
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exception
grounds for adverse criticism
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beef, bitch, gripe, kick, squawk
informal terms for objecting
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protest, protestation
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
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protest
the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
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apprisal, notification, telling
informing by words
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divine revelation, revelation
communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
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display
behavior that makes your feelings public
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divulgement, divulgence
the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
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discovery
something that is discovered
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discovery
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
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giveaway
an unintentional disclosure
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informing, ratting
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
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leak, news leak
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
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exposure
the disclosure of something secret
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concession
a point conceded or yielded
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intro, introduction, presentation
formally making a person known to another or to the public
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briefing
detailed instructions, as for a military operation
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account, report
the act of informing by verbal report
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warning
a message informing of danger
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oath
a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
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parole, word, word of honor
a promise
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betrothal, engagement, troth
a mutual promise to marry
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pinning
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
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rain check
a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future
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brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing
an instance of boastful talk
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bluster, braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade
vain and empty boasting
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vaunt
extravagant self-praise
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self-assertion
the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
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acrophony
naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
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numeration
naming numbers
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denotation, indication
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
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specification
naming explicitly
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dare, daring
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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confrontation
a bold challenge
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call-out
a challenge to a fight or duel
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defiance
a hostile challenge
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calling into question, demand for explanation
a challenge to defend what someone has said
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demand for identification
as by a sentry
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gantlet, gauntlet
to offer or accept a challenge
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elucidation
an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
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explication
the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
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excoriation
severe censure
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diatribe, fulmination
thunderous verbal attack
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broadside, philippic, tirade
a speech of violent denunciation
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damnation
the act of damning
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condemnation, curse, execration
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
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allocution
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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colloquium
an address to an academic meeting or seminar
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dithyramb
a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
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impromptu
an extemporaneous speech or remark
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inaugural, inaugural address
an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
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lecture, public lecture, talk
a speech that is open to the public
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litany
any long and tedious address or recital
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oratory
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
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oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking
delivering an address to a public audience
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discourse, preaching, sermon
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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abdication, stepping down
a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
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renouncement, renunciation
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
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order
a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
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callback, recall
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
