Vocab-ability–171 (patri, pater = father) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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[cosmo.crator]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Patricide
   If the child is the father of the man, then is puberty patricide?
2. Paternal
   My paternal grandparents were world travelers.
3. Patriarch
   Some women think the patriarchy is solely responsible for today's problems; those women aren't taking responsibility for their own roles.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[ityp]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. I cannot fathom the rational of patricide, I love my father!
2. I only have 1 grandparent left alive on my paternal side, that is my dad's mother.
3. My mom's father is the patriarch of our family.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[jplaughing]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. The story of King Oedipus is primarely remembered for incest, but it is also one of the earliest depictions of patricide.
2. Statistical analysis show that the lack of paternal figure in young males life positively correlates with their tendency for deliquency.
3. Bartholomew the First is current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[gabrielatravels]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

1. Patricide
   Next to the campfire we used to tell horror jokes but by far the one who won was the patricide story.
2. Paternal
   His paternal feelings made him become a good man.
3. Patriarch
   The name of the patriarch from my county is Daniel and he made a lot of efforts to change the people in good.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[ltcih]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Did you hear that Henry committed patricide on accident while cleaning his gun?
2. Monica's paternal side of her family is royalty, her father's grandfather was a Duke.
3. The patriarch of our family is my grandfather Marlin, he is 103 years old.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

Note. The correct phrase is "BY accident," not "ON accident."

[resuscitate]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Patricide is an abominable act in my community.

2. Kelvin's behavior and approach to life reflect his lack of paternal figure in his life.

3. The eldest son in the family became the patriarch of the family after the father had passed on.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[certain]

"MY VOCAB PRACTICE"
1-How does anyone convenience for patricide?
2-Paternal father is not considered as a good caretaker
3-The teacher is our first patriarch

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[wittywheat]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Even the thought of committing patricide is a form of sin let alone acting on it.
2. My paternal grandfather did not live long enough to share World War II stories with us.
3. He lacked an exemplary patriarch figure when he was growing up.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[tomgodswill]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.

1. He was recently arrested for patricide.
2. I believe he is old enough to take paternal responsibilities.
3. The patriarch is truly an epitome of decency.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[chetnaag]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The thieves threatened to patricide if the girl did not let him steal the gold
2. The name of my paternal uncle is Pitamber
3. My father is the patriarch of my family

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[asadchughtai]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.
1-Patricide:-
Harry was arrested for patricide after killing his father.
2-Paternal-:
Ali's Paternal grandfather was born in model town.
3-Patriarch-:
The first patriarch he was made in 1905.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[grainsofsand]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. The Menendez Brothers committed both patricide and matricide against their parents, and during the trial, they claimed their parents had abused them during their childhood.

2. His father was the patriarch, and he acted the role to a tee, running the house more like a boot camp--and no TV!

3. My paternal grandfather fought in WWI.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

No TV?!?! How cruel!

[grainsofsand]

He was vicious.

[michelleast]

"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."

1. PATRICIDE can be the most brutal and unforgivable crime you can commit for the sake of getting your inheritance.

2. My PATERNAL instinct guides me when it comes to protecting my children and keeping them safe.

3. My father has always been a PATRIARCH, not only within the circle of our family but also on the communities he has led and served.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work! And good point in #3, as patriarchy does not have to be limited by blood ties.

[poyim]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The news talks of patricide this evening.
2. That poor boys paternal family had a bad history of illnesses.
3. The foster children are in dire need of a patriarch.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[oclinton]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1-Patricide
The man who commit patricide violate the natural law and civil law.
2-paternal
In our culture relationship are traced from the paternal side
3-patriarch
The king was a patriarch in the society due to his kindness and fairness in all matters

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[starapple]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. Patricide.
   The family was devastated to discover that the patricide was committed by his oldest son for the reason only he knew.

2. Paternal.
   The grandson received all his paternal inheritance after his grandfather died of old age.

3. Patriach.
   In the bible Abraham, the husband of Sarah and father of Isaac at an old age, was known and described to be the patriarch of the Israelites.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[farike]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The judge affirmed that the case was a patricide.

2. The story had it that my paternal
   grandmother discovered the Bui River.

3. The great patriarch, Abraham made a
   name for his descendants

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[surya23]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Patricide people are not well psychologically.
2. My mother's paternal uncle came to visit us last month.
3. In India we always respect paternal figure head of the family.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[esthersanchez]

My Vocab Practice

Patricide

1.- People who allow themselves to be carried away by rage are capable of committing patricide.

Paternal

2.- Paternal love is as important and necessary as maternal love at home.

Patriarch

3.-Abraham was considered the great patriarch of the Jewish people.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[jadyclem]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The patricide in the novel made me to dislike it.

2. Our society is getting bad because fathers are not playing their paternal roles.

3. The eldest man in the community act as the patriarch of the community.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[sabrip]

Hi Hello ... Regards
MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Parricide is a despicable act.
2. My father is an example of perseverance and dedication, he is an example to follow.
3. The great patriarch of my house, is my father.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[sabrip]

Thank you very much..

[tristancarax]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. Because of steemit shutting down yesterday and you neglecting to find a way to create a post so that I may take the time filling some kind of sentence around the chosen words, I committed patricide when my mind began creating disasters of what might happen.

2. Paternal:
   I found my paternal grandparents but have yet to find any information about the maternal grandparents.

3. Patriarch:
   It will be nice when the patriarch and the matriarch recombine forces instead of pretending they are completely different from one another.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

Patriarchy ... matriarchy ... an(y)archy will do.

[shanit-motive4u]

i need some help
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[jadyclem]

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[majes.tytyty]

Thanks. The guy obviously "needs help."

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[farhan.sidiqui]

We keep adding vocabulary on one side and we keep losing on the other side .. how to handle this problem?

[majes.tytyty]

Just keep studying, reading, and learning. Eventually, most of the vocabulary will stick, and you will not lose much of it.

[farhan.sidiqui]

Well said, everything has a price and I need to pay this price :)

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[danyj]

My Vocab Practice

1. patricide-He was involved in a patricide mission
2. paternal- James took his girlfriend to his paternal home
3. Patriarch- They had to stand for the patriarch who came to the occasion.