Wednesday, September 14, 2016

VOCAB 3 ; PART 2
catharsis : purpose of using emotional release
taboo : something forbidden by culture
sordid : ignoble actions or motives
swindle : a scheme or action
frivolous : not having any serious purpose or value
inadvertently : without intention
incendiary : incendiary of a bomb or device
jargon : form of language
colloquialism : not formal or literary
archaism : old fashioned
cudgel : short thick stick
egregious : bad or shocking
anesthetize : loss of consciousness 
euphonious : sound pleasing to the ear
scrupulous : diligent
perverted : something being corrupted by its original meaning
superfluous : unecessary
Saxon : language of the Saxons
slovenly : messy and dirty
provocation : an action  or speech making someone annoyed or angry

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