| Term | Definition |
|---|
| patron | one who supports an artist |
| patriarch | male head of a family |
| patricide | the killing of one's father |
| paternal | fatherly |
| patriotism | love of one's fatherland |
| patrician | one of noble birth; aristocrat |
| beneficial | favorable; producing benefits |
| benevolent | good-hearted; helpful; kind |
| bonanza | an unusually rich vein of ore in a mine; a sudden coming into wealth |
| bountiful | plentiful; abundant |
| benediction | blessing |
| gratitude | thankfulness; appreciation |
| congratulations | expression of pleasure over another's good fortune |
| ingrate | one who is ungrateful |
| ingratiate | to worm oneself into another's favor |
| pristine | having its original purity |
| saline | consisting of salt; salty |
| serpentine | like a snake |
| equine | like a horse |
| philistine | a person lacking in culture and manner |
| expatriate | to move away from one's native land; one who does this |
| benign | not harmful; gentle; kind; mild |
| gratuitous | unjustified; uncalled for |
| pater/patr | father |
| bene/bon | good |
| grat | pleasing |
| ine | like |
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