#7 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Pattern or example of something
Paradigm
Ex.) everyday is a paradigm.
A great example of something
Paragon
Ex.) I am a paragon of good grades.
A conference, especially between two enemies
Parley
Ex.) my brother and I need to have a parley because we always fight.
Leader of family or tribe
Patriarch
Ex.) my friends mom is a patriarch
Anything inherited
Patrimony
Ex.) my big feet are a patrimony from my grandmother
A slight sin
Peccadillo
Ex.) running over an armadillo is a peccadillo.
Consisting of or relating to money.
Pecuniary
Ex.) his concerns about college were specially pecuniary.
Ordinary, moving on foot
Pedestrian
Ex.) seeing pedestrians is pedestrian.
Vertical or horizontal, right angle
Perpendicular
Ex.) the walls are perpendicular with the floor
To think of or represent having human qualities.
Personify
Ex. “ his shoes danced crossed the room” is personification.