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# Words that should be added/modified
| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
| wanton | no.812 | unicode corruption at end of example |
| waver/waiver | no.744 | example is for _waiver_, meaning for _waver_ |
| wave/waiver | no.742 | example is for _waive_, meaning for _wave_ |
| whet | no.938 | example cuts off mid-word, also: "That was not real democracy" lmao. Example is ambiguous |
| winsome | no.816 | _were starting the movie already dead_? good example, sticks out, but the last part doesnt make sense to me. |
| ger | no.1067 | remove spaces before "=" in example |
| grand | no.1068 | no meaning |
| surly | no.796 | better example possible? Having issues with this word |
| upbraid | no.749 | remove unnecesarry dots at end of example, maybe change example? |
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# Questions to answer:
- Difference between _abate_ & _attenuate_<br />
→ 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_<br />
→ harangue more official and bombastic?
- Difference between _obstinate_ & _obdurate_
- quiescence vs. abeyance
- phlegmatic has a negative connotation, doesn't it?