2020-09-01 12:40:42 +02:00
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:# Words that should be added/modified
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2020-06-07 14:15:12 +02:00
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2020-09-08 15:36:54 +02:00
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| prim | 1982 | 2nd meaning not easily understandable |
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| desultory | 211 | `1. )`-> `1. ` (same for 2 as well) |
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| rotund | 1986 | corrupt linebreak character in meaning |
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| ascertain | 1957 | remove `1c.` |
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| sanctimony | 1988 | maybe use italics flags instead of capitalizing "FALSE" in meaning, looks cleaner |
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| tepid | 1994 | `1b(ii)` -> `1b(ii).` |
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| alloy | 1902 | doubtful that the 2nd example fits the 2nd meaning |
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2020-06-21 11:26:10 +02:00
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2020-06-11 09:02:45 +02:00
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2020-06-09 17:20:14 +02:00
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# Questions to answer:
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2020-06-16 18:47:24 +02:00
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- Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_<br />
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2020-07-14 08:32:37 +02:00
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→ abate can weaken to the point of disappearing, attenuate has to be always present.
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2020-06-11 09:02:45 +02:00
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- Difference between _castigate_ & _chastize_
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2020-09-06 14:24:40 +02:00
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- Connotation of _facetious_864
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2020-06-19 16:55:29 +02:00
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- _diatribe_ vs _harangue_<br />
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→ harangue more official and bombastic?
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2020-06-24 09:53:48 +02:00
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- Difference between _obstinate_ & _obdurate_
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2020-07-08 17:53:05 +02:00
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- _quiescence_ vs. _abeyance_
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2020-09-06 14:24:40 +02:00
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- _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it? -> no, it's rather neutral
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2020-07-08 17:53:05 +02:00
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- _mendacity_ vs.
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2020-07-22 12:27:12 +02:00
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- _presage_ vs. _omen_ vs. _augury_
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2020-07-23 10:08:36 +02:00
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- _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_
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2020-08-24 22:45:25 +02:00
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- reproof vs. reproach
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