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Words that should be added/modified
| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| pet | no.1282 | add example |
| unwonted | The Catechism Explained | funnily enough extremely similar to German |
| covenant | The Catechism Explained | known, but only vaguely, lacking precision in knowledge |
| dirge | no.224 | remove quotation marks in second meaning |
| incredulous/incredible | no.422 | make bold in meaning underlined instead |
| ten/tain | no.1343 | fix typo in example (tenacious) |
| conflagration | no.161 | remove "OR" in meaning |
| anoint | no.54 | example cut off mid-word |
| confound | no.163 | itsel -> itself |
| monolithic | no.992 | add line break between meanings |
| verb | no.1359 | remove comma after only example |
| allusion/illusion/delusion | no.1371 | example cuts off mid-word |
| fortify/mortify | no.1375 | remove "/" and maybe "word=" in meaning. Remove space before exclamation point. |
| covet | no.180 | remove ",...et" from end of example |
| immure/inure | no.1376 | add space before 2nd start of bold delimiter in example. Maybe remove "word=" from meaning |
| inane/innate | no.1377 | maybe remove "word=" from meaning |
| fac/fact/fect | no.1206 | remove comma after only example |
| e/ex/ef | no.1388 | remove comma after only example |
| promulgate | web |
In general I've noticed how all the greek/latin roots need examples, otherwise it often becomes nearly impossible to remember them. Maybe prioritze that instead of the many formatting fixes listed above.
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