2022-07-13

Published: 2022-07-13

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-07-13.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• tinderbox
• thunk
• intact
• infeed
• terrarium
• tizzy
• commotion
• tertiary
• commandeer
• amenable
• heroin
• java
• showstopper
• steppe
• squabble
• ballast
• canopy
• bob
• doomsday
• amiss

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tinderbox

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• tinder + box

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thunk

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• onomatopoeic

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intact

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• Latin intāctus (untouched) <- in- + tāctus (touched) <- tangō (I touch)
• cf. tactile, tangible, etc.

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infeed

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• also in-feed
• in + feed

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terrarium

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• Latin terra earth, after aquarium
• plural terrariums, terraria
• cf. solarium

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tizzy

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• often in form in a tizzy

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commotion

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tertiary

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• Latin tertius (third)
• cf. primary, secondary

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commandeer

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amenable

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• French mener (to lead)

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heroin

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• Ancient Greek ἥρως (hero), because of the inflation of the personality consequent upon taking the drug
• cf. hero

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java

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• can mean coffee in general in the US

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showstopper

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• show + stopper

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steppe

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• Russian степь (stepʹ)

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squabble

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• imitative

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ballast

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canopy

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• Latin cōnōpēum (mosquito net) <- Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”)

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bob

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doomsday

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• Middle English domes dei (day of judgement)
• cf. doom

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amiss

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• from on miss