10/21/10

Remember Words Synonyms (useful for GRE GMAT and SAT) by reading this story Synonyms - Story 2

Synonyms:

Abnormal: Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
Aberrant: abnormal or deviant
Anomalous: abnormal, irregular
Eccentric: irregular, odd, whimsical, bizarre
Freak: unusual or deformed
Idiosyncratic: Peculiar to the individual, eccentric
Queer: Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Story using the above synonyms:

When I first saw my three year old kid Mat finding it difficult to hold a glass of water on his own, it really freaked me out. Mat’s behavior was always aberrant from other kids of his age. But the warning bells did not ring until that anomalous water-glass incident.

There was something definitely queer about Mat’s approach and his attitude. He was always too quiet for a three year old kid. He never gave many expressions over anything. Such behavior certainly made him being categorized as idiosyncratic. But we never realized the gravity of the problem. At best, we came to terms with the fact that his activities may be slightly eccentric.
After much pestering and nagging by my brother Daemon, we finally decided to consult a pediatrician. We were hoping against hope that Mat would come out to be just like any other child, may be a bit different than the rest. But lightning struck when after a series of tests, the doctor said that due to some hormone complications, our kid was abnormal and that he would never be like the other kids. It’s been difficult but we are now slowly coming to terms with this fact.

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