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:# Words that should be added/modified
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
| ardor | 1956 | add linebreak between 1b. and 1c. |
| plumb | 1802 | `3.completely`-> `3. completely` |
| clinch | 1961 | meaning just reads `>` |
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# Questions to answer:
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- Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_<br />
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→ abate can weaken to the point of disappearing, attenuate has to be always present.
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- Difference between _castigate_ & _chastize_
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- Connotation of _facetious_864
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- _diatribe_ vs _harangue_<br />
→ harangue more official and bombastic?
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- Difference between _obstinate_ & _obdurate_
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- _quiescence_ vs. _abeyance_
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- _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it? -> no, it's rather neutral
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- _mendacity_ vs.
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- _presage_ vs. _omen_ vs. _augury_
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- _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_
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- reproof vs. reproach