Set: pater/patris
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All 11 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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pater/patris | father |
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patriarch(archos) | chief father of a family or of a society |
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patriotism | love for the fatherland |
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patrician | nobly born person; descendant of the founding fathers of Rome |
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patrimony(monia) | a condition or inheritance from a father, usually money or land |
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patron | one who acts like a father toward another, usually by giving financial support as a father would |
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patronymic(onyma) | a father's name adapted and given to his children (ireland is O' Sweden is Peter Scotland is Mac) |
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patronize | to give financial support to something; to belittle |
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forbear | to keep from doing something by using patience |
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milieu | your enviroment or your surroundings |
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histrionic | overly dramatic |
Set Information
| Terms | 11 |
| Creator | yellow-power-pop |
| Created | May 5, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | sims, vocab |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- patrimony(monia) → a condition or inheritance from a father, usually money or land - 6 misses
- patriarch(archos) → chief father of a family or of a society - 4 misses
- patronymic(onyma) → a father's name adapted and given to his children (ireland is O' Sweden is Peter Scotland is Mac) - 4 misses
- histrionic → overly dramatic - 4 misses
- patriotism → love for the fatherland - 3 misses
- forbear → to keep from doing something by using patience - 2 misses