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ANOMALY – noun

- something that is unusual or unexpected.

Sentence:
Snow in July is an anomaly in the most of the northern hemisphere.

ENDEAVOR – noun
- a serious effort or attempt

Sentence:
He failed despite his best endeavor.

USURP – intransitive verb


- to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully

Sentence:
Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the
mayor’s power.

GLUTTON – noun
- a person who eats too much

Sentence:
He’s such a glutton that he ate the whole cake.

PUTATIVE – adjective
- Generally believed to be something

Sentence:
The putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance.

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