2022-04-18

Published: 2022-04-18

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-04-18.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• vindicate
• win the day
• plywood
• setback
• squamous
• carcinoma
• sobering
• cement
• tap
• riveting

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vindicate

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• vīs (force) + dīcō (I say)
• cf. avenge, vengeance, etc.

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win the day

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• “the day” here means “a day of contest on the battlefield”, hence just “a battle”
• cf. carry the day

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plywood

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• ply (a layer of material) + wood
• Latin plicō (I fold), whence apply, duplicate, explicit, etc

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setback

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• phrasal verb set back means “to delay”

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squamous

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• Latin squāma (scale)
• cf. English squama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squama)

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carcinoma

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• cognate with cancer via Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkínos, “crab”, “Cancer” (the zodiac sign), “cancer”)
• according to the OED:

  According to Paulus Aegineta ( Epitomae Medicae 6. 45. 1), the tumour (ancient Greek καρκίνος) was so called because the swollen veins surrounding the part affected bore a resemblance to the limbs of a crab (ancient Greek καρκίνος).

• Japanese 癌腫

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sobering

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• verb sober means “to become more calm and serious”
• Latin sōbrius (not drunk) <- sō- (without (variant of sē-)) + ēbrius (intoxicated).
• cf. English inebriate, ebrious (addicted to drink) (the latter of which seems rare)

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cement

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• figuratively

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tap

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riveting

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• rivet means “to attract someone’s attention”, from “to fasten parts together with a rivet”
• from Latin rīpa (river bank)? (cf. river)
• Japanese リベット