THE DIFFERENCE

INSIDIOUS—if something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it’s insidious — like the rumours no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone’s reputation is ruined. INVIDIOUS—something can be described as invidious when it is resentful, discriminatory or envious, as in: “Fred was angered by the invidious gossip about his divorce being spread by his ex-wife’s allies.”Continue reading... -----------------------------

TURBID—a liquid which is dark and murky and you can’t see through it, is turbid. It’s usually used as a criticism — a turbid river is generally a polluted one, but then gain a good pint of real ale should be turbid. TURGID— describes something that’s swollen, typically by fluids, like a turgid water balloon that’s way too big to resist dropping on your friend’s head. ------------------------------

CENSOR— Censor takes out....