Vocab Lesson 2
Terms
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- ephemeral
- lasting for a very short time
- epithet
- a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name
- altruism
- concern for the welfare of others, unselfishness
- peripheral
- pertaining to the boundary of an area, of minor importance
- antithesis
- an exact opposite, a rhetorical form juxtaposing contrast ideas, often in parallel structure
- paradigm
- an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept
- epitome
- a typical representation of something, a person who embodies a quality
- altercation
- a noisy quarrel
- parameter
- a factor that determines a range of variations, a boundary
- eponymous
- referring to the name of a person, mythical being, or a word incorporating the name of such a person
- peripatetic
- walking or traveling about
- paradox
- a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction
- anathema
- a person or thing detested or shunned, a curse especially a formal church ban or excommunication
- paragon
- a model of excellence or perfection
- epitaph
- an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there