Vocab #3

Catharsis: emotional release
 The author used catharsis through writing poetry.
Sordid: dishonest and dirty
The dog's bath water looked sordid.
Swindle: to cheat
The student swindled his chemistry test.
Frivolous: lack of seriousness
The adult showed frivolous during his presentation.
Inadvertently: lack of attention
Children are very inadvertently compared to teenagers.
Incendiary: inflammatory
The speech had a incendiary vibe to it.
Jargon: meaningless talk/ gibberish
Some politicians jargon in their speeches to persuade people.
Colloquialism: a informal style
Students use a certain style of colloquialism towards one another, not towards teachers.
Archaism: something from the past
The antique from the thrift store showed archaism.
Cudgel: to beat
The team had to cudgel the undefeated team from Los Angeles.
Egregious: really bad
The website contained egregious behavior.
Anesthetize: causing physical insensibility
 The soldiers were using high Tec weapons to anesthetize their enemies.
Euphonious: pleasant in sound
The swish of the net of a hoop is euphonious to my ears.
Scrupulous: careful
The customer had the scrupulous amount for the candy bar.
Perverted: a abnormal kind
The subject attracted the student in a some sort of perverted way.
Superfluous: unnecessary
The evidence was superfluous to the situation.
Saxon: people from Europe
Saxon originally come from Europe. 
Slovenly: unclean in appearance or habits
Everyone has their point of view on someone's slovenly habits.
Provocation: something that irritates or angers
The most common provocation is fingernails scraping against a chalkboard.