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outrage
Noun
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An outrage is a very violent act.
He kicked a puppy which was an outrage.
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An outrage can be an act that offends many people.
Burning the US flag was an outrage.
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Outrage is a feeling of anger towards people who have been violent or offensive.
He was outraged by by the attack on the old lady.
outrage
Verb
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To outrage someone is to be very violent or cause great offence.
He outraged Muslims when he burned copies of the Koran.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
assassination
Noun
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An assassination is the murder of someone, usually a political leader, for political reasons.
The assassination of happened in 1963.