Friday, November 25, 2016

Vocabulary #3

Catharsis
Def: the process of releasing and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Syn: relief, release
Sentence: Dr. Preston talked about catharsis and how we use our sense to words to tend to give up and get frustrated.

Taboo
Def: a social religious custom prohibiting or forbidding  discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association particular person place or a thing  
Syn: prohibition, veto
Sentence: Using taboo in language is very powerful it identifies the problem

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