2021-12-23

Published: 2021-12-23

Words that I added to Anki on 2021-12-23.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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• red panda
• hold forth
• cabalistic
• incantation
• elective
• hone
• percolate
• looking glass
• run amok
• despot

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red panda

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• a lesser panda is also acceptable though

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hold forth

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• not in a positive sense

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cabalistic

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• can be just “mysterious” (not necessarily about cabal)
• cf. cabal

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incantation

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• English “incant” still in use (“to chant” (“to enchant” is obsolete))
• Latin “incantō” (I sing, recite, enchant) <- “cantō” (I sing)
• cf. enchant
• incant and enchant are doublets

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elective

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• especially, of college or high-school studies
• cf. elective system

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hone

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percolate

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• Latin “percōlō” (I filter) <- “per” (through) + “cōlō” (“I filter”, not to be confused with “colō”)
• Latin “cōlum” means “strainer”
• Obsolete English “colate” (to strain)

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looking glass

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run amok

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• alt. run amuck
• amok: “a violent or murderous frenzy”

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despot

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