2022-08-11

Published: 2022-08-11

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-08-11.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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• pyro
• dipshit
• alma mater
• flesh out
• convoy
• ayup
• act up
• deliberation
• faceless
• withstand

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pyro

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• shortened from pyromaniac
• Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”)

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dipshit

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• probably dip (a stupid person) + shit <- back-formation dippy (stupid)
• cf. dipstick

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alma mater

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• Latin alma māter (bounteous mother) <- alō (I foster) + māter (mother)
• plural almae matres
• cf. alumnus
• cf. British slang mater (mother), maternal

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flesh out

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convoy

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• Latin con- (“with”) + via (“way”)

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ayup

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• hey up?

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act up

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• cf. act out

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deliberation

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• Latin dēlīberāre (to weigh the pros and cons) <- lībrō (I balance) <- lībra (a balance, a pound (cf. unit lb))

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faceless

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• face + -less <- Latin faciēs (form)
• cf. faceless bureaucrat

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withstand

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• with- (away, against) + stand