More about extol

• Extol was first recorded in 1350-1400.
• Extol comes from the Middle English word extollen, which comes from the Latin word extollere, “to lift up, raise.”
• Extol can also be spelled extoll.

SYNONYMS OF EXTOL

• exalt
• elevate
• eulogize

EXAMPLES OF EXTOL

• The teacher extols the virtues of hard work and dedication to his students.
• The motivational speaker passionately extolled the importance of perseverance and self-belief in achieving success.

More about crapulous

• Crapulous was first recorded in 1530-40.
• Crapulous comes from the Late Latin word crāpulōsus, “inclined to drunkenness.”
• Crapulous can also mean “suffering from such excess.”
• There is no relation between crapulous and crap, “excrement,” which came from the Middle English word crap, meaning “chaff; siftings of grain.”

EXAMPLES OF CRAPULOUS

• After a night of crapulous indulgence at the party, he woke up with a queasy stomach.
• The hotel offered a warning to guests about the nearby restaurant, known for serving crapulous portions that left patrons feeling uncomfortably stuffed.

More about morass

• Morass entered English in the late 1400s.
• Morass originally came from the Dutch word moeras, an alteration of the word moer, “marsh.”
• Also related to morass are marsh and moor, “a tract of open, peaty, wasteland.”
• Morass acquired its figurative sense in the late 1860s.
• Other fun synonyms for a confusing situation include quagmire, labyrinth, imbroglio, and quandary.

EXAMPLES OF MORASS

• After years of mismanagement, the company found itself in a financial morass, struggling to pay its debts and keep its doors open.
• His failed attempts at fixing his car’s engine only served to deepen the morass of broken parts and tangled wires in the garage.