2021-12-08

Published: 2021-12-08

Words that I added to Anki on 2021-12-08.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• sullen
• virtuosity
• punctilious
• debunk
• paraphernalia
• ellipsis
• stilted
• word salad
• exigency
• putative

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sullen

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• Latin “sōlus” (by oneself alone)
• syn. sulky

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virtuosity

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• The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso.

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punctilious

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notes

• diminutive from Latin “punctus”
• cf. puncture

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debunk

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• de + bunk (slang meaning “nonsense”)

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paraphernalia

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• παρά (“beside”) + φερνή (“dowry”) -> things additional to a dowry

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ellipsis

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• plural ellipses, which is obviously the same as the plural of “ellipse” (a regular oval shape)
• doublet of ellipse

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stilted

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word salad

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_salad
• https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%80
• https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-salad

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exigency

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• “exigō” (I demand)

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putative

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• “putātus”, which is the perfect passive participle of “putō” (I think about) + “-ive” (implying a certain tendency)