2022-01-11

Published: 2022-01-11

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-01-11.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• first light
• pick up
• downright
• posterity
• snowflake
• avalanche
• gook
• tan
• laze
• wallow

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first light

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pick up

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• “to improve”

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downright

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• “extremely”

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posterity

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• post (after)

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snowflake

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_(slang)

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avalanche

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gook

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• According to Wikipedia, from 미국 (miguk), meaning “America”, which U.S. soldiers might have heard and misinterpreted as “Me gook.”

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tan

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• see images
• 黄褐色

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laze

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• back-formation from lazy

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wallow

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• from the PIE /welH-* (to turn)
• cognate with Latin volvō (I roll, trumble)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallowing