GRE/TODO.md
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# Words that should be added/modified
| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
| pathological | no.1516 | 2nd number is before break, not after |
| denouement | no.1172 | end of bold delimiter missing in example |
| vociferous | no.1035 | source reads "FT." not "FT" -> fix for easier sorting |
| supposition | no.1430 | end of bold delimiter missing in example, example cuts off |
| aphorism | no.236 | "Time is money" is not just a hackneyed aphorism is an example, should be in the appropriate field |
| circumlocation | no.819 | nedless ) in explanation |
| deterrent | no.1468 | start of underline character corrupted |
| daub | no.1140 | no space in front of bold in example |
| problematic | no.1524 | is that really the definition? seems completely different to "problematisch" in German |
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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?
- _mendacity_ vs.
- _presage_ vs. _omen_