English Words
Word
From synthetix-network-token-whitepaper
I didn't know
- deut
- hierarchy 等级
- depict 描绘
- ballot 选票
- interlude
- preamble
- default and defect
- Microsoft Solitaire = Solitario Microsoft (ES)
- copiously
- cacophony
- Savant syndrome
- artillery
- carabiner
- Proprietors
- Ostensibly
Word difference
- comprise VS be comprised of: same.
Wrong vs. wrongly
Wrong and Wrongly are both adverbs, meaning incorrectly, badly, or mistakenly. Usage authorities differ on whether using wrong this way is acceptable, but in real-world usage, the adverbial wrong is not just widely accepted but common.
The adverbial wrong always follows the verb it modifies (e.g., he answered wrong). It also follows the object of the verb if there is one (e.g., he answered the question wrong). And wrongly can go either before or after its verb (e.g., he was wrongly imprisoned by the state; the state imprisoned him wrongly).
In any case, keep in mind that some consider the adverbial wrong incorrect, so writers who wish to play it safe should stick with wrongly in more formal communication.
I can't use
- benevolently
- aforementioned
- sovereign
- hinder
- fluctuate
- necessitates
- intrinsic
- custodianship
- Issuance
- incentivize
Pronunciation
- equilibrium
- law
- collateralization
changes pronunciation
- volatile BrE & AmE pronunciation
Old word
I don't know
- solvent, solvency
- lost upon
- elusive
- escrow
- vague
- Stoned = very drunk
- velvet
- subvert
Chat abbreviations
Computer
Symbols
- ◌̂ Circumflex
- ◌̌ Caron: It is also used to decorate symbols in mathematics, where it is often pronounced
/ˈtʃɛk/ ("check").
not exist (?)
Fixed expressions
cannon fodder
come to fruition
- Pro rata is an adverb or adjective meaning in equal portions or in proportion. @2021-11-29
Test
Random online test
- @2021-12-22
- english radar
- got 48 out of 60 (C1.2)
- Exit meeting : the meeting at which the Division shares the preliminary results of the examination with the bank's board of directors and/or the bank's management. The exit meeting customarily occurs upon completion of an examination's field work.
Mistakes
I made manager, not I made a manager.
Words Usage
"symmetrical" and "symmetric"
- @2022-02-03
- "Symmetrical" is a non-technical term, to describe any object that has symmetry; for example, a human face. "Symmetric" means "relating to symmetry", and is also used in a number of technical mathematical contexts (see Sam Lisi's comment under the question).
- From Usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric"