(Ab)normality Defined

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aberrantadjective1. departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2. deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normaltype; exceptional; abnormal.

You little aberrant! Mama reprimanded Ernestwhen at last he returned to the parking lot after havingscampered into the woods during a family hike.

The anachronism of steampunk is an aberration from

modern dress, with its Victorian top hats andpocketwatches.


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anomalynoun, plural -lies.1. a deviation from the common rule, type,

arrangement, or form.2. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation,quality, etc.3. an incongruity or inconsistency.

The only blonde in her dark-haired family, Anna was

an anomaly.

This graph of an inconsistent brain wave graph is apictorial example of anomaly.


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eccentricitynoun, plural -ties.1. an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an

interesting man, known for his eccentricities.2. Mathematics. a constant expressed as the ratio ofthe distance from a point on a conic to a focus and thedistance from the point to the directrix.

The planets eccentric, elliptical orbit pulled it at

times perilously close to its blazing sun and at timesdeep into the cold reaches of outer space.

Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown fromBack to theFuture (1985) is a fictional example of eccentriccomportment.


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endemicadjective1. natural to or characteristic of a specific people or

place; native; indigenous2. belonging exclusively or confined to a particularplace

The fever and high poverty level were endemic to thesmall tropical village.

Nothing like the famous head statues at Easter Islandhave been found anywhere else, rendering themendemic to the island and its culture.


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incongruousadjective1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate;

unbecoming2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant;lacking harmony of parts3. inconsistent

The small children shouted incongruously around

their table at the wedding reception.

Houses are not often pink, purple and teal.


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mundaneadjective1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as

contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundaneaffairs.2. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.

Jessicas job as an accountant, dealing with themundane, monetary affairs of her clients, often bore

down upon her soul as a grey and dreary weight.

Dianne Wiest as the Avon saleslady fromEdward

Scissorhands (1990) embodies the mundane, sellingeveryday products door-to-door to housewives.


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outlandishadjective1. freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as

appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre2. having a foreign appearance.3. remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way

Look at these outlandish Siamese Twins! said Violetto Klaus as they wandered through the carnival freak

show.

Everything about the Mad Hatterand most of theother characters in Alice in Wonderland, for that


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matteris outlandish, from his appearance and speechto his general behavior.paragon

noun1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particularexcellence.verb (used with object)2. to compare; parallel.3. to be a match for; rival.

Saint Francis of Assisi, with his love for all creaturesand devotion to God, was the paragon of virtue.

An unflawed, 100-carat diamond is also called a

paragon.


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ubiquitous

adjectiveexisting or being everywhere, esp. at the same time;omnipresent

Jenny couldn't wait to try the new, popular makeuptrend that was so ubiquitous among her friends.

Shepard Fairey's portrait of Obama for hispresidential campaign has become ubiquitous and


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well-known, appearing in classrooms and businesses,on windows of cars, and online.unwonted

adjective1. not customary or usual; rare2. archaic. unaccustomed or unused

Benjamin was overwhelmed with joy at the unwontedlavishing of gifts that awaited him under the

Christmas tree.

The tribe's unwonted acceptance of Jake formed theplot of the movieAvatar(2009).

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