# Words that should be added/modified | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | | jocose vs. jocund | no.1638 | lower case for jocund in word-field | | jurisprudence | no.1640 | missing space in example sentence | | exhortation | no.1394 | remove circular definition in meaning (act of exhorting) | | kingpin | no.1642 | end of bold delimiter missing in example. Is this word ever used in a non-criminal fashion? (except for the meaning in engineering i mean) If not, maybe add that info to the first meaning. | | aphorism | no.236 | linebreak after "1b.", not before. | | importune | no.1603 | quotes incorrectly in example | | histrionic | no.1588 | `" : "` -> `": "` | | leger de main | no.1653 | example has no spaces in word | | infuse | no.1613 | end of bold delimiter missing, remove "Syn1:,..." in explanation. More consistent numbering formatting | | despoil | no.1181 | numbering for 2nd example but only one example given | | lope | no.1676 | missing space before bold word in example | | asperity | no.367 | `Syn1 :` -> `Syn1: ` | | lustre | no.1678 | line break in example before end of quotes instead of after | | mackintosh | no.1679 | is the word actually spelled differently than his name? Add space after `Syn:` | | engross | no.1301 | number different meanigns to fit the examples | | manacle | no.1682 | lmao either use "Blacks" or "blacks", but definitely not "the Blacks". Maybe another example would be better to begin with. | | fulsome | no.1561 | add line breaks between meanings | ---- # 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_