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:# Words that should be added/modified
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
| jibe | 2021 | end of bold delimiter missing |
| poignant | 2026 | number differently (1 and 2), it's not clear which example is for which meaning |
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| consubstantial | Mishima | |
| noctilucae | Mishima | |
| din | Mishima | as in "din of waves" |
| turbid | Mishima | |
| sumpan | Mishima | |
| shoal | Mishima | |
| lèse majesté | Mishima | |
| dandy | Mishima | |
| davit | Mishima | as in "anchor davit" |
| cuspids | Mishima | |
| calcimined | Mishima | |
| to sidle | Mishima | |
| the offing | Mishima | |
| derrick | Mishima | |
| louvered | Mishima | |
| to poise | Mishima | |
| to totter | Mishima | |
| tarpaulined | Mishima | |
| to vy | Mishima | |
| tremolo | Mishima | |
| glutted | Mishima | |
| to croon | Mishima | |
| millenary | Mishima | |
| to sunder | Mishima | |
| insuperable | Mishima | |
| paroxysm | Mishima | |
| phrenoma | Mishima | |
| rogatory | Mishima | |
| soujorn | Mishima | |
| squall (n.) | Mishima | |
| cogitation | Mishima | |
| gamut | Mishima | |
| panoply | Mishima | |
| meristic | Mishima | |
| purposive | Mishima | |
| contumely | Mishima | |
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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