2021-12-24

Published: 2021-12-24

Words that I added to Anki on 2021-12-24.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• hemorrhoids
• keep a tight rein on
• snarf
• climate
• anticlimactic
• prosaic
• out of character
• wiggle room
• play-by-play
• tailor

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hemorrhoids

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• 痔
• αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”)
• cf. hemophagous, hemoglobin (https://koki-yamaguchi.github.io/2021/12/22/phagous.html#hemophagous)

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keep a tight rein on

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• cf. take the rein(s)

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snarf

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• snort + scarf (meaning “to eat or drink quickly or greedily”)
• cf. snark (snide + remark)

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climate

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• e.g. political/business/social climate

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anticlimactic

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• lacking climax
• cf. anticlimax (the opposite of climax)

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prosaic

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• prose + ic

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out of character

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wiggle room

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• the extent (room) to which you can wiggle

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play-by-play

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• often in form “play-by-play announcer”

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tailor

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