Word usage

I believe English may be one of the most difficult languages to learn since there are so many words that look or sound the same, but mean completely different things.

There are words with multiple definitions that are different as well.

Some examples:

• Apparent 
• This word can mean that something is 
• easy to see or understand, or
• a quality, feeling, or situation that seems to exist but is not real
• Most people use the first definition and not the second one.
• Incredible
• This word means that something is impossible or difficult to understand
• People use this word as something that is really great
• Sensational
• This word means
• something that is exciting or surprising
• a way of describing something that makes it seem more exciting than it really is
• Most people use the first definition and not the second one.

I was just thinking of words today and was thinking about the uses of these three words.  There are many more out there.  I am going to try and use these words this weekend in the real/less used manners.

I used definitions from onelook.com.