Ten Words in English Vol 1

Question	Answer
Circuitous	Difficult to follow In addition to literal winding or circular paths, circuitous can refer to being indirect in language or action.
Manifold	Varied Coming from the Middle English words for “many” and “fold,” manifold frequently describes that which is numerous and diverse.
Cursory	Hasty Cursory comes from the Latin carrere, meaning “to run.”
Trepidation	Fear Now used to describe fear and apprehension, trepidation originally referred to a trembling motion.
Furtive	Sly Furtive can describe something done in a secretive way or the appearance of stealth. Someone might have a furtive look while being sneaky, as little brothers so often are.
Dithered	Was indecisive Dither can be traced back to a Middle English word meaning “to tremble, shiver.”
Ennui	Boredom Ennui comes from the same French word as annoy and typically refers to boredom that occurs during a period of easy living.
Precocious	Mature for their age Derived from the Latin word for “early ripening,” precocious was first used to describe plants that bloomed before their leaves appeared.
Commodious	Spacious Now synonymous with roomy, commodious comes from the Middle English word meaning “fertile, useful.”
Fatuous	Foolish Fatuous shares the Latin root word fatuus (“foolish”) with infatuation, a term often used to describe an attachment that is foolish or obsessive.

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	Created by Cristian Antony Medina Vilca 8 months ago