# Words that should be added/modified | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | | promulgate | web | | | prudence | The Catechism Explained | thought it would be similar to _prude_ but has a completely different meaning | | perdition | The Catechism Explained | | | officious | The Catechism Explained | | | edict | The Catechism Explained | | | hireling | The Catechism Explained | | | apostatizing | The Catechism Explained | | | grovel | no.757 | clean up meaning (maybe remove run on sentence structure) | | -escent/escent | no.300/1430 | same word, maybe change no.300 meaning to _in the process of becoming_, del 1430 | | incumbent/recumbent | no.1378 | only has meaning/example for incumbent, not recumbent (recumbent is only in expl.) | | loath/loathe | no.1379 | end of underline delimiter missing in example | | equivocate | no.295 | switch caps to underline in explanation | | extra | no.1389 | what is the idea of splitting it inot two? also fix brackets in word field | | chide | no.1355 | fix type/level field. _1000 difficult GRE word**s**_ | | gossamer | no.765 | last part of explanation seems incorrect, that's only the origin of the word, not today's meaning | | irredentist | web | | | potentate | The Catechism Explained/came up as example | | | haute | web | | | reprobate | The Catechism Explained | | | limpid | no.892 | brackets in second meaning | | obviate | no.539 | "2.." in 2nd example, needs space between numbering and sentence in example | | vacillate | no.1131 | add break between meanings | | badinage | no.481 | end of bold delimiter missing in example | | effect/affect | no.1450 | clean up formatting in example in general, shorten meaning | | effect/affect | no.1451 | does this affect come from the same root as _affecatation_? seems to me like it has nothing to do with the verb/noun thing of effect | | chicanery | no.144 | remove trailing space in example | | phob | no.586 | for some reason "< /br>" does not work before "phobia = ", replace with "
", that seems to work for some reason | | oxy | no.810 | weird quotes in meaning | | qualify | no.1455 | remove caps in explanation, replace with bold or underline. remove "..." from example, maybe clean it up a bit in genereal. Number formatting issues in example (see below table) | | abstemious | no.1456 | remove "T" in explanation | | demure/demur | no.1372 | switch order of meanings to fit rest of card better | | para | no.1130 | clean up example and meaning (lots) | | uranian | no.1192 | remove comma after meaning | | exegis | no.708 | space between bold and and underline missing in example | | approbation | no.1458 | either remove underline or limit it to a section of the example, underlining everything is not really useful. | Punctuation and commas are often surrouned by spaces for some reason, a simple replace should do the trick " , " -> ", " . " -> ". ", " ! " -> "! " ---- # 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_