5.3 KiB
5.3 KiB
:# 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 |
| consubstantial | Mishima | |
| noctilucae | Mishima | |
| din | Mishima | as in "din of waves" |
| turbid | Mishima | |
| sumpan | Mishima | |
| shoal | Mishima | |
| lèse majesté | Mishima | |
| dandy | Mishima | |
| davit | Mishima | as in "anchor davit" |
| cuspids | Mishima | |
| calcimined | Mishima | |
| to sidle | Mishima | |
| the offing | Mishima | |
| derrick | Mishima | |
| louvered | Mishima | |
| to poise | Mishima | |
| to totter | Mishima | |
| tarpaulined | Mishima | |
| to vy | Mishima | |
| tremolo | Mishima | |
| glutted | Mishima | |
| to croon | Mishima | |
| millenary | Mishima | |
| to sunder | Mishima | |
| insuperable | Mishima | |
| paroxysm | Mishima | |
| phrenoma | Mishima | |
| rogatory | Mishima | |
| soujorn | Mishima | |
| squall (n.) | Mishima | |
| cogitation | Mishima | |
| gamut | Mishima | |
| panoply | Mishima | |
| meristic | Mishima | |
| purposive | Mishima | |
| contumely | Mishima | |
| parochial | HBR |
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
- Connotation of _facetious_864
- diatribe vs harangue
→ 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