Week 18 Flashcards
Parachute, n.
A device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which a person or object is suspended.
Paradigm, n.
An outstandingly clear or typical example or pattern.
Paradise, n.
A place of ideal beauty or loveliness.
Paradox, n.
A statement or sentiment seemingly opposite or opposed to common sense yet perhaps true.
Paragraph, n.
A distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line, consists of one or more sentences, and typically deals with a single thought or topic.
Parallel, adj.
Extending in the same direction and everywhere equidistant.
Paramedic, n.
A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.
Paramount, adj.
Of foremost importance or concern; superior to all others.
Parasite, n.
An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.
Parenthesize, v.
To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks.
Pariah, n.
An untouchable; social outcast.
Parliament, n.
A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state.
Partridge, n.
Any of several game birds belonging to the same subfamily as the bobwhite.
Passenger, n.
A person who travels in a conveyance, such as a car or train, without participating in its operation.
Pasture, n.
Land that is used for the grazing of animals.
Patriarch, n.
A man regarded as father or founder (as of a race, science, religion, or class of people).
Patriot, n.
A person who loves his country and defends and promotes its interests.
Pavement, n.
A hard smooth surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare, that will bear travel.
Peculiar, adj.
Unusual or eccentric; odd.
Pedestrian, adj.
Marked by drabness or dullness; commonplace.
Pedicure, n.
Cosmetic care of the feet and toenails.
Pelican, n.
Any of various large, web-footed birds of the genus pelecanus of tropical and warm regions, having a long straight bill from which hangs a distensible pouch of skin for catching and holding fish.
Perjury, n.
The voluntary violation of an oath.
Perseverance, n.
Continued or steadfast pursuit or prosecution of an undertaking or aim.
