2021-12-30

Published: 2021-12-30

Words that I added to Anki on 2021-12-30.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• tease
• potent
• slay
• doggerel
• fad
• bait
• oddball
• epitome
• regimentation
• cuspy

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tease

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• “to tear into pieces”

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potent

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• Latin “potis”

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slay

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notes

• cf. slaughter, onslaught
• slay slew slain

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doggerel

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notes

• slang “dog”: “a thing of poor quality”
• “-rel” (pejorative (or diminutive?) suffix)

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fad

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• cf. faddish

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bait

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• “to intentionally make a person angry”

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oddball

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• odd + ball
• cf. screwball

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epitome

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• in form “the epitome of something”
• Ancient Greek “ἐπιτομή” (epitomḗ, “an abridgment”) <- ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “I cut upon the surface”) <- ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”)
• cf. atom, anatomy (τέμνω)

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regimentation

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• regiment: a military unit
• Latin “regō” (I rule)

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cuspy

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• “well-designed”