Title: oligarchy
161. oligarchy ol-i-gahr-kee n. A form of
government in which all power is vested in a few
persons or in a dominant class or clique
government by the few a state or organization so
ruled the persons or class so ruling.
262. omnipotent, adj. Possessed of unlimited and
universal power.
363. orthography awr-thog-ruh-fee n. The art of
writing words with the proper letters, according
to accepted usage correct spelling
Missionaries provided the first orthography for
the language.
464. ostentation, n. A display dictated by vanity
and intended to invite applause or flattery.
565. palatial, adj. Magnificent.
666. paradigm par'?-dim', -dim' Â n. One that
serves as a pattern or model a set or list of
all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of
its grammatical categories the paradigm of an
irregular verb a set of assumptions, concepts,
values, and practices that constitutes a way of
viewing reality for the community that shares
them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
767. parameter, n. A factor that determines limits
or boundaries guidelines.
868. pecuniary, adj. Consisting of money.
969. phlegmatic, adj. Not easily roused to feeling
or action.
1070. platitude, n. A written or spoken statement
that is flat, dull, or commonplace.