2022-04-19

Published: 2022-04-19

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-04-19.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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• seismic
• in spades
• improv
• intractable
• well
• abashed
• a pat on the back
• accolade
• cross-pollination
• strike a chord

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seismic

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• σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -ic
• cf. seismology (the scientific study of earthquakes)
• cf. French séisme (earthquake)

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in spades

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• spades is the highest ranking suit in Bridge

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improv

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• clipping of improvisation

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intractable

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• in- + tractable <- Latin tractō (I handle) <- frequentative form of trahō (I drag, draw)
• cf. extract, abstract, etc.

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well

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• “to appear on the surface of something”
• e.g., eyes well (up) with tears

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abashed

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• cf. bashful, unabashed

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a pat on the back

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accolade

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• ultimately from Latin ad- + collum (neck), whence English collar

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cross-pollination

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• cross- + pollination
• used figuratively (e.g. the cross-pollination of ideas)
• Japanese 異花受粉
• cf. self-pollination
• cf. pulverize
• see also my early post (https://koki-yamaguchi.github.io/2022/01/24/pulvis.html)

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strike a chord

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