NSW Selective & Scholarship

Learn “Anomaly”

A free exam-vocabulary guide with a precise meaning, natural context and a memory connection that makes the word easier to retrieve.

First featured

SelectiveDaily read

NSW Selective & Scholarship

Anomaly

noun/uh-NOM-uh-lee/

Meaning

Something that is different from what is normal or expected.

In context

The teacher spotted one anomaly in the otherwise perfect data table.

Remember it

An-omaly starts with 'an' meaning 'not', so it breaks the normal pattern.

Use it well

Use for a single odd case that stands out from a pattern.