English Vocabulary Here and There Chapter 2
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- ALTER
- L. "other"
- altercation
- a noisy quarrel
- altruism
- concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness
- EPI
- L. "on" "toward"
- ephemeral
- lasting for a very short time (literally for one day); transitory; not everlasting
- epitaph
- an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief (literary) summer of a dead person's life
- epitome
- a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality
- eponymous
- referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporation the name of such a person (as in "braille," "cardigan," "silhouette," "sandwich," and "spoonerism")
- PARA
- G "beside"
- paradigm
- an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept
- paradox
- a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction
- paragon
- a model of excellence or perfection
- parameter
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1. in mathematics, a constant that has variable values and is used to determine other variables
2. a factor that determines a range of variation; a boundary - PERI
- G. "around"
- peripatetic
- walking or traveling about
- peripheral
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1. pertaining to the boundary of area
2. of minor importance - TITHENAI
- G. "to put"
- anathema
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1. a person or thing detested and shunned
2. a curse, esp. a formally church ban or excommunication - antithesis
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1. an exact opposite; a complete contrast
2. a rhetorical form juxtaposing contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure - epithet
- a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name