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Lesson 12: Usual & Unusual
Lesson 12: Usual & Unusual
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English
10th Grade
09/25/2013

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idiosyncrasy
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an unusual habit of one particular person
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innocuous
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harmless; not likely to offend anyone
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obtrusive
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unpleasantly noticeable; bold or thrusting out
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orthodox
Definition
doing and believing what is commonly accepted or following established beliefs
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prevalent
Definition
widely or commonly exisiting or practiced; widely accepted
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prosaic
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dull; ordinary; lacking in imagination and spirit
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quaint
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charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
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rarity
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something that is very infrequent or scarce
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singular
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being the only one of a kind; unique or being beyond what is ordinary or unusual; remarkable
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trite
Definition
overused and therefore lacking in interest
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