2022-11-28

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-11-28.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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dissentient

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  • < dissent < Latin sentiō (I feel, I sense)

teepee

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  • also tepee
  • Dakota and Lakota thípi (< thí- (to dwell) + -pi (suffix forming abstract and collective noun))

amphitheater

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  • Ancient Greek ἀμϕι- (amphi- (both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around)) + θέατρον (theatre)

forecastle

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  • U.S. /ˈfoʊksl/
  • also written fo’c’sle
  • fore + castle

victual

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  • U.S. /ˈvɪdl/
  • Latin victus (food, living) < vīvō (I live)

salver

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  • French salve (a tray used for presenting certain objects to the king)

spermaceti

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  • Latin spermaceti < sperma (sperm) + cētī, genitive singular of cētus (whale) (so called as the substance is extracted from the head of the sperm whale and because it resembles sperm in appearance)
  • cf. sperm whale
  • cf. Odontoceti

whinny

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  • imitative

expound

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talebearer

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