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30 lines
1.7 KiB
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# Words that should be added/modified
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| promulgate | web | |
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| prudence | The Catechism Explained | thought it would be similar to _prude_ but has a completely different meaning |
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| perdition | The Catechism Explained | |
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| officious | The Catechism Explained | |
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| edict | The Catechism Explained | |
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| hireling | The Catechism Explained | |
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| apostatizing | The Catechism Explained | |
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# Questions to answer:
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- Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_<br />
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→ abate can weaken to the point of disappearing, attenuate has to be always present.
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- Difference between _castigate_ & _chastize_
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- Are _fervid_ & _fervent_ the same word?
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- Connotation of _facetious_
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- _diatribe_ vs _harangue_<br />
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→ harangue more official and bombastic?
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- Difference between _obstinate_ & _obdurate_
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- _quiescence_ vs. _abeyance_
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- _phlegmatic_ has a negative connotation, doesn't it?
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- _mendacity_ vs.
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- _presage_ vs. _omen_
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