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2.4 KiB
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35 lines
2.4 KiB
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# Words that should be added/modified
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| bailiff | no.484 | no space after underline in example |
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| portending | definition of baleful | never heard of it before, might be useful as a seperate word |
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| defection | no.1159 | end of underline delimiter missing |
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| cogency | no.875 | underline delimiter starts one character too early -> replace "<u> " with " <u>" |
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| precocious | Mishima | |
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| incipient | Mishima | |
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| acolyte | Mishima | |
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| descant | no.1179 | add linebreak between examples |
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| appellation | no.281 | end of bold delimiter missing in example |
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| augury | no.434 | underline too long |
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| bonny | no.541 | see quotation marks in example |
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| secrete | no.1542 | end of underline delimiter missing |
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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_ vs. _augury_
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- _frenetic_ vs _frantic_
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