Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Word of the Week #7

Anomaly

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Title: After Nasty Flights, Passengers want a Bill of Rights

Word used in the sentence: American has called the events of the day an "anomaly,"saying that most thunderstorms pass through the region and allow planes to resume to their routes.

Definition:
  • A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
  • Something or someone anomalous
  • An odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc
  • An incongruity or inconsistency

My Sentence: With the intention of being quiet around people, I am anomaly with my family.

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