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:# Words that should be added/modified
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| jibe | 2021 | end of bold delimiter missing |
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| poignant | 2026 | number differently (1 and 2), it's not clear which example is for which meaning |
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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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- Connotation of _facetious_864
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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? -> no, it's rather neutral
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- _mendacity_ vs.
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- _presage_ vs. _omen_ vs. _augury_
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- _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_
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- reproof vs. reproach
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