SAT vocabulary
Aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
Example
"The unusually low test scores were an aberration, not typical of the student's performance."
Etymology
From Latin 'aberrare' (to wander away), from 'ab' (away) + 'errare' (to wander).
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