2022-05-11

Published: 2022-05-11

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-05-11.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• ferocity
• grub
• dusk
• wheedle
• talon
• festoon
• hamstring
• dank
• grind
• anteroom

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ferocity

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• Latin ferus (wild)
• cf. ferocious, fierce, feral

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grub

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• noun “the larva of an insect” or “food” <- from verb “to dig”
• cf. grave, gravel

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dusk

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• often in form “at dusk” (cf. “at dawn”)

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wheedle

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talon

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• ultimately from Latin tālus (ankle)
• cf. English talus (a bone forming part of the ankle joint)

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festoon

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• Japanese 花綵 (はなづな)

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hamstring

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• English ham (the part of the leg at the back of the knee)

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dank

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• According to the OED:

  There is no original connection, either of form or sense, between dank and damp, but in recent times damp has acquired the sense of dank and largely taken its place

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grind

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anteroom

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• ante- (in front of / prior to in time, cf. ante meridiem (a.m.)) + room
• japanese 待合室