Writers Notebook 2 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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A model or pattern of excellence

A

Paragon

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A pattern that serves as a model or example

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Paradigm

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2
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A conference, especially between enemies

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Parley

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3
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The leader of a family or tribe

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Patriarch

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4
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A slight or trilling sin, a minor offense

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Peccadillo

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5
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An inheritance from a father or an ancestor, anything inherited

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Patrimony

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6
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Consisting of or relating to money

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Pecuniary

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7
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Ordinary, moving on foot

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Pedestrian

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Upright or vertical, being at right angles to the plane of the horizon

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Perpendicular

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To think of or represent as having human qualities, to typify

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Personify

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