:# Words that should be added/modified

| 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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# Questions to answer:

- Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_<br />
  → abate can weaken to	 the point of disappearing, attenuate has to be always present.
- Difference between _castigate_ & _chastize_
- Connotation of _facetious_864
- _diatribe_ vs _harangue_<br />
  → harangue more official and bombastic?
- Difference between _obstinate_ &  _obdurate_
- _quiescence_ vs. _abeyance_
- _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it? -> no, it's rather neutral
- _mendacity_ vs.
- _presage_ vs. _omen_ vs. _augury_
- _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_
- reproof vs. reproach