GRE/TODO.md
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Words that should be added/modified

Word Occurence Explanation
licit web somehow I always got the meaning of 'illicit' wrong it seems, maybe add that one since it's a bit more abundant and they are just negations of each other
prudence no.1236 example cuts off
maenadic no.739 missing number for 2nd meaning
acerbity no.90 example for one has a number but no text, either remove number or add example
imperturbable no.407 word misspelled in example
caducity no.761 fix number formatting in meaning
covenant no.781 end of bold delimiter missin in example, 2nd example not numbered. "<>" in first example
felicity The Catechism Explained
foil no.353 numbering in example
adept no.19 example cuts off mid-word

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