Average
Average adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just an average day at the office
Freak
Freak noun - A person, thing, or event that is far from normal.
Usage example: that snowstorm in April was a freak, since our weather is usually much balmier by then
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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As a rule, while the average Soviets did frown upon religion, they wouldn't exactly freak out like Elizabeth either.
Source: Series / The Americans -
Averted for most player-characters in Paranoia — unless he's a Sierra Clubber, the average citizen of Alpha Complex who finds himself Outside will freak out.
Source: First Time in the Sun - Black and Gray Morality: Most of the "freak" targets are more willing to get their hands dirty than the average superhero, although typically with reason or after being attacked.
Source: Literature / Soledad O'Roarke
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