:# Words that should be added/modified | Word | Occurence | Explanation | | :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- | | officious | 1513 | remove `!!!.`, replace with bold | | labyrinthine | 1878 | `1b. tThe` -> `1b. T` | | malinger | 1880 | we already have `malingerer` which has the exact same meaning | | mulct | 1883 | add linebreak between 1. and 2a. | | numismatist | 1884 | synonyms appear to be incorrect, may be the synonyms of penurious (no.1885) | | propitiatory | 1887 | maybe combine with propiate examples-wise to get rid off this feeling of deference in propitiate | | skiff | 1891 | end of bold delimiter missing | | shunt | 1821 | add linebreak between 2a. and 2b. in examples | | vacillation | 1896 | we already have vacillate with the same meaning | ---- # 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_ - reproof vs. reproach