Advanced Vocabulary - Noun Usage 8

Noun Usage 8

It is a sad ___ that so many children go hungry when there is ample food available.

penchant

paragon

perquisite

paradox

The university named the new building after the bank president due to his ___.

pathos

philanthropy

plethora

paradox

Deborah's employer said her team would receive a substantial ___ at year's end.

paroxysm

paradox

perquisite

penchant

The judge's ___ is part of what makes her so well-respected by her peers.

perquisite

pathos

philanthropy

penchant

Her ___ for costly shoes irritated her thrifty husband.

perquisite

penchant

plethora

platitude

She rolled her eyes when her mother recited the ___ of "waste not, want not."

plethora

platitude

paragon

penchant

The professor struck me as a tiresome ___.

paragon

penchant

platitude

pedant

The nun was a ___ of virtue and patience as she worked with the destitute peasants.

penchant

paradox

platitude

paragon

Jane did not know what to do with the ___ of gifts she received from her boyfriend.

philanthropy

paradox

plethora

pathos

The child burst into a ___ of laughter at the playful dog's antics.

paragon

paroxysm

penchant

paradox

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