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# Words that should be added/modified
| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| promulgate | web | |
| prudence | The Catechism Explained | thought it would be similar to prude but has a completely different meaning |
| perdition | The Catechism Explained | |
| officious | The Catechism Explained | |
| edict | The Catechism Explained | |
| hireling | The Catechism Explained | |
| apostatizing | The Catechism Explained | |
| grovel | no.757 | clean up meaning (maybe remove run on sentence structure) |
| cide | no.150 | parricide in example claims to be parents, not father |
| -escent/escent | no.300/1430 | same word, maybe change no.300 meaning to in the process of becoming, del 1430 |
| incumbent/recumbent | no.1378 | only has meaning/example for incumbent, not recumbent (recumbent is only in expl.) |
| loath/loathe | no.1379 | end of underline delimiter missing in example |
| equivocate | no.295 | switch caps to underline in explanation |
| extra | no.1389 | what is the idea of splitting it inot two? also fix brackets in word field |
| chide | no.1355 | fix type/level field. 1000 difficult GRE words |
| gossamer | no.765 | last part of explanation seems incorrect, that's only the origin of the word, not today's meaning |
| irredentist | web | |
| potentate | The Catechism Explained | |
| haute | web | |
| reprobate | The Catechism Explained |
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