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# Words that should be added/modified
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
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| appropbriation | no.283 | missing space after 2nd example, what's "het" in that example? |
| convalesce | no.1072 | no space before bold in example |
## Import errors:
- '1318 ad hominen A way of arguing or criticizing that ignores the larger issues at hand and just attacks someone's character adj. Latin : "aimed at the man." Unfortunately, people are skipping to the assumed end of the debate right away and concentrating their efforts on <u>trading <b>ad hominem</b> attacks.</u>' had 6 fields, expected 8
- '1410 ipso facto ipso facto evidence' had 6 fields, expected 8
- '1411 exalt/exult To exalt, means to glorify or elevate something, but to exult is to rejoice. verb ex "out, out of, from within" + <b>a</b>ltus "high"=>exalt =raise to the highest</br>ex"out, out of, from within" + sauter:jump=> jump for joy While she <b>exalted</b> God in the highest, she was <b>exulted</b> when she got the last two tickets to see Robbie Williams. Easily confused words' had 7 fields, expected 8
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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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- Are _fervid_ & _fervent_ the same word?
- Connotation of _facetious_
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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_
- _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it?
- _mendacity_ vs.
- _presage_ vs. _omen_