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34 lines
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:# Words that should be added/modified
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
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| officious | 1513 | remove `!!!.`, replace with bold |
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| labyrinthine | 1878 | `1b. tThe` -> `1b. T` |
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| malinger | 1880 | we already have `malingerer` which has the exact same meaning |
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| mulct | 1883 | add linebreak between 1. and 2a. |
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| numismatist | 1884 | synonyms appear to be incorrect, may be the synonyms of penurious (no.1885) |
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| propitiatory | 1887 | maybe combine with propiate examples-wise to get rid off this feeling of deference in propitiate |
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| skiff | 1891 | end of bold delimiter missing |
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| shunt | 1821 | add linebreak between 2a. and 2b. in examples |
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| vacillation | 1896 | we already have vacillate with the same 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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- 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_ vs. _augury_
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- _frenetic_ vs. _frantic_
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- _imprudence_ vs. _improvidence_
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- reproof vs. reproach
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