| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 399 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| patch | verb | She patched her son's pants. | repaired |
| patent | adj. | He made it patently clear. | obviously |
| noun | He holds a patent on the device. | license to make | |
| path | noun | This path goes to the park. | trail |
| pathetic | adj. | It was a pathetic situation. | pitiful |
| patience | noun | Having patience, he waited. | composure |
| patient | adj. | He was a patient man. | tolerant |
| noun | She was a patient of Dr. Brown. | client | |
| patriot | noun | Every country need patriots. | loyal to country |
| patriotic | adj. | They played a patriotic song. | loyalty |
| patrol | noun | The patrol checked the security. | sentry |
| verb | We patrolled the grounds of the hotel. | monitored | |
| patron | noun | He was a patron in the store. | customer |