Lovely vocab part three

catharsis: the process of releasing strong repressed emotions

taboo: prohibited or restricted by a social custom

sordid: scandalous, sleezy,

swindle: use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions

frivolous: not having any serious purpose or value, not necessary

inadvertently: accidentally

incendiary: designed to cause fires

jargon: special expressions or words that are used by a particular profession or group and are hard for others to understand

colloquialism: a word or phrase that is not formal or literary (a word used casually, probably slang)

archaism: a thing that is very old or old-fashioned (a word that is no longer used often)

cudgel: a short thick stick used as a weapon

egregious: really, really, really bad

anesthetize: deprive a feeling of awareness

euphonious: pleasing to the ear

scrupulous: right minded, careful

perverted: having been distorted from its original course

superfluous: unnecessary

Saxon:

slovenly: messy and dirty

provocation: anything that provokes a reaction

If anyone can help me out with the definition of Saxon that'd be great 😊

Comments