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43 lines
3.8 KiB
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# Words that should be added/modified
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| pet | no.1282 | add example |
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| unwonted | The Catechism Explained | funnily enough extremely similar to German |
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| covenant | The Catechism Explained | known, but only vaguely, lacking precision in knowledge |
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| dirge | no.224 | remove quotation marks in second meaning |
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| incredulous/incredible | no.422 | make bold in meaning underlined instead |
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| ten/tain | no.1343 | fix typo in example (tenacious) |
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| conflagration | no.161 | remove "OR" in meaning |
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| anoint | no.54 | example cut off mid-word |
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| confound | no.163 | _itsel_ -> _itself_ |
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| monolithic | no.992 | add line break between meanings |
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| verb | no.1359 | remove comma after only example |
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| allusion/illusion/delusion | no.1371 | example cuts off mid-word |
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| fortify/mortify | no.1375 | remove "/" and maybe "word=" in meaning. Remove space before exclamation point. |
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| covet | no.180 | remove ",...et" from end of example |
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| immure/inure | no.1376 | add space before 2nd start of bold delimiter in example. Maybe remove "word=" from meaning |
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| inane/innate | no.1377 | maybe remove "word=" from meaning |
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| fac/fact/fect | no.1206 | remove comma after only example |
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| e/ex/ef | no.1388 | remove comma after only example |
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| promulgate | web | |
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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.
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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_
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