# Words that should be added/modified | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | | patsy | web | maybe it's too colloquial? Add it at your discretion | ---- # Questions to answer: - Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_
→ abate can weaken to the point of disappearing, attenuate has to be always present. - Difference between _castigate_ & _chastize_ - Are _fervid_ & _fervent_ the same word? - Connotation of _facetious_ - _diatribe_ vs _harangue_
→ harangue more official and bombastic? - Difference between _obstinate_ & _obdurate_ - _quiescence_ vs. _abeyance_ - _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it? - _mendacity_ vs. - _presage_ vs. _omen_ vs. _augury_ - _frenetic_ vs. _frantic_ - _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_