... telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act —G E O R G E O RW E L L , author (1903–1950) WORDS WITH INTERESTING ETYMOLOGIES 141 Latin indictare (to compose), from Latin indicere (to proclaim), from ... are more words to describe people who fall on the wrong side than on the other Here we look at five such words I scrofulous (SKROF-yuh-luhs) adjective Of, pertaining to, or affected with scrofula ... 140 A N O T H E R W O R D A D AY In this chapter we”ll look at a few terms with etymologies that make for entertaining reading erudite (ER-yoo-dyt) adjective Learned From Middle...