Definitions
catharsis: relieving emotional tensions, through certain kinds of art
taboo: proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
sordid: meanly selfish, self seeking; dirty or filthy
swindle: to cheat out of money or other assets
frivolous: characterized by lack of seriousness or sense
inadvertently: unintentional
incendiary: tending to arouse strife, sedition; inflammatory
jargon: unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing
colloquialism: informal use of language
archaism: the survival or presence of something from the past
cudgel: a short thick stick used as a weapon
egregious: extraordinary in some bad way
anesthetize: to render physically insensible
euphonious: pleasant in sound
scrupulous: minutely careful, precise, or exact
perverted: turned from what is right; wicked
superfluous: being more than what is sufficient or required; excessive
Saxon: an English person: Britisher
slovenly: untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
provocation: something that irritates or angers
Sentences
Her catharsis helped her deal with her emotions and get on with life.
There are so many things considered taboo in our society these days that anything we do could offend people.
I've met sordid people in the past who ask for things but never share or give back.
The store across tried to swindle us and eventually foreclose our store.
Her frivolous attitude irritated the teacher so he kicked her out of the classroom.
She inadvertently ran over the pedestrian when she was driving to the emergency room.
The incendiary words convinced her and changed her mind about it.
All this jargon is confusing me and is not allowing me to fully understand their point.
There is so much colloquialism in articles that it seems like nobody proofreads them.
The archaism of a few words will allow us to talk like before and communicate easier.
She immediately got the cudgel to threaten him.
Your powers are egregious because you may use them in a harmful way.
The vet had to anesthetize he cat in order to continue with the procedure.
Most songs have lyrics that are euphonious and that sound good.
The scrupulous measurements helped build this house perfectly.
The person has been perverted from being exposed to so much crime and violence.
The superfluous fruits went to waste because they couldn't eat them in time.
The Saxon greeted me at the store.
The slovenly boy had a messy room and never took showers.
The reason for the dog's attack was your provocation with the stick.
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