Ridiculous Flashcards

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Gratuitous

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done without good reason; uncalled for.
“gratuitous violence”

Unprovoked unjustified , without reason

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Awry

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Not right ,twisted

away from the usual or expected course; amiss.
“I got the impression that something was awry”

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Inane

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Silly, stupid

lacking sense or meaning; silly.
“don’t badger people with inane questions”

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Anomaly

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Irregularity, an exception , not normal

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Degenerate

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Break down, deteriorate , fall apart

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Banal

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Very unorginal, very ordinary , boring, uncreative

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Idiosyncrasy

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Unique peculiarity

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Quixotic

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extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”

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eccentricity

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the quality of being eccentric.
“the eccentricity of his views”
an eccentric act or habit.

What eccentric means?
in odd or unusual ways
1. : a person who behaves in odd or unusual ways : an eccentric person.

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