ANOMALY

ANOMALY

Pronounced:

Ah-nom-al-ee

Synonyms:

Odd; deviation; rarity

Definition:

Being something that is out of the ordinary.

Sentence:

Snowing in the summer is an anomaly because it never happens.

Memory Trick:

Anomal - y

Anomal (reminds of) abnormal

It is abnormal when something unusual occurs.

ABNORMAL

Question: You go to a laudation. You bring clothes, money and laundry soap. You use suds and torrid water. Why did your clothes not get cleaned?

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Answer: A laudation is a tribute. Someone is praised with a speech at a laudation. No laundry will be washed.

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