errant \E-rehnt\ (adjective) - Off course, off track, straying from
appropriate standards; roving aimlessly or in pursuit of elusive goals.
"The errant boys were brought into the principal's office for the third
time that week."
tortuous \TOR-choo-us\ (adjective) - 1 : Marked by repeated turns and bends; as, "a tortuous road up the mountain." 2 : Not straightforward; devious; as, "his tortuous reasoning." 3 : Highly involved or intricate; as, "tortuous legal procedures."
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banal \BAY-nul; buh-NALL; buh-NAHL (British)\ (adjective) - Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
"While many critics were raving that the new work was fresh and inspiring, Jack and his friends found it banal and insipid, devoid of any ...
neophyte \NEE-uh-fyt\ (noun) - 1 : A beginner; novice. 2 : A new convert to a belief.
"After writing critically acclaimed novels with little financial success for over twenty years, Lois became furious when a neophyte, whom had stolen all of his ...
The words "volunteer," "volley" and "volume" all share the same syllable: "vol." But does that mean they share a common origin?
Nope. Each is derived from a different Latin root.
"Volunteer" comes from the Latin root "vol-," a stem of the Latin ...
solace \SOL-is\ (noun) - 1 : Comfort in time of grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety. 2 : That which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; a source of relief.
(transitive verb) - 1 : To comfort or cheer in grief or affliction; to...
