Question

read the following digital dictionary entry for facile, which appears in the first sentence of paragraph 2.
facile (fās-əl) < french facile, \easy\ < latin facilis, \easily done\, \pleasant\ < latin facere, \to do\ adj. 1. achieved with little difficulty; easy 2. acting with fluency and ease 3. presented without due effort or examination, superficial 4. pleasantly mild in manner
which pair of statements is true about the word facile as it is used in the first sentence of paragraph 2? base your answer on the dictionary entry as well as context.
a. the word is used to mean \acting with ease.\ it came into english from a french word derived from latin.
b. the word is used to mean \acting with ease.\ it came into english from a latin word derived from french.
c. the word is used to mean \superficial.\ it came into english from a french word derived from latin.
d. the word is used to mean \superficial.\ it came into english from a latin word derived from french

Explanation:

Answer:

C. The word is used to mean "superficial." It came into English from a French word derived from Latin.