2023-01-05

Published: 2023-01-05

Words that I added to Anki on 2023-01-05.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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• sententious
• aphorism
• pithy
• chthonic
• kickshaw
• ytterbium
• smell a rat
• boarder
• impudent
• bold as brass

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sententious

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• Latin sententia (opinion, maxim, etc.) < sentīre (to feel, be of opinion)
• cf. sentence

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aphorism

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• Latin aphorismus < Greek ἀϕορισμός (a distinction, a definition) < ἀπό (off) + ὁρίζειν (to set bounds) < ὅρος (boundary)
• cf. aphorize
• cf. horizon (< ὅρος)

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pithy

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• pith + -y

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chthonic

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• ch can be silent
• Greek χθών (earth)

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kickshaw

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• French quelque chose (something)

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ytterbium

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• Ytterby in Sweden, where ytterbite was found

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smell a rat

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boarder

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impudent

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• im- + pudēns (modest) < pudēre (to make or feel ashamed)
• cf. pudent

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bold as brass

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• brass ((figuratively) impudence)