progress of events
promptings of reason
propriety of action
provocative of scorn
puff of applause
pulse of life
purity of diction
pursuit of knowledge
puzzledom of life
quagmire of distrust
qualities of leadership
qualm of conscience
question of honor
quickness of apprehension
quivering of pain
radiance of morning
range of experience
rashness of intention
ravages of time
ray of hope
reaches of achievement
realities of life
realm of peace
rebound of fascination
rectitude of soul
redress of grievances
redundance of words
refinement of style
reins of life
relish of beauty
remorse of guilt
residue of truth
resoluteness of conviction
resource of expression
restraint of speech
revel of imagination
revulsion of feeling
richness of outline
riddle of existence
ridicule of ignorance
riot of words
ripeness of wisdom
roars of exultation
robe of humility
robustness of mind
root of individuality
round of platitudes
rush of agony
rust of neglect
ruts of conventionality
sadness of soul
sanguine of success [sanguine = cheerfully confident; optimistic]
sanity of judgment
savoring of quackery
scantiness of resources
scarves of smoke
school of adversity
scrap of knowledge
scruple of conscience
searchlight of truth
semblance of composure
sensation of pity
sense of urgency
sentiment of disapprobation [approbation = warm approval; praise]
sequence of events
serenity of mind
severity of style
shackles of civilization
shade of doubt
shadow of truth
shallowness of thought
shock of apprehension
shouts of approval
shower of abuse
shriek of wrath
shuttle of life
sigh of wind
singleness of purpose
slave of malice
slough of ignorance
slumber of death
smile of raillery [raillery = good-natured teasing; banter]
solace of adversity
soul of generosity
source of renown
spark of perception
species of despotism
spell of emotion
sphere of influence
spice of caricature
splendor of imagination
spur of necessity
start of uneasiness
stateliness of movement
sting of satire
stolidity of sensation
storehouse of facts
storm of criticism
stream of humanity
stress of life
string of episodes
stroke of fate
substratum of belief
subtlety of intellect
succession of events
suggestion of fancy
sum of happiness
summit of misery
sunshine of life
supremacy of good
surface of events
surfeit of verbiage [surfeit = supply to excess]
surge of pathos
suspense of judgment
suspicion of flattery
sweep of landscape
symbol of admiration
system of aspersion
taint of megalomania
tardiness of speech
task of conciliation
tempest of passion
tenacity of execution
tenderness of sentiment
term of reproach
threshold of consciousness
thrift of time
thrill of delight
throb of compunction
throng of sensations
tide of humanitarianism
timid of innovation
tincture of depreciation
tinge of mockery
tissue of misrepresentations
tolerant of folly
tone of severity
top of ambition
torrent of fervor
totality of effect
touch of severity
touchstone of genius
trace of bitterness
tradition of mankind
train of disasters
trait of cynicism
trance of delight
transport of enthusiasm
trappings of wisdom
trend of consciousness
tribute of admiration
trick of fancy
tumult of applause
turmoil of controversy
turn of events
twilight of elderliness
twinge of envy
unity of purpose
universality of experience
vagrancy of thought
valley of misfortune
vanguard of progress
vehemence of manner
vehicle of intercourse
veil of futurity
vein of snobbishness
velocity of movement
vestige of regard
vicissitudes of life [vicissitudes = sudden or unexpected changes]
vision of splendor
vividness of memory
voice of ambition
void of authority
vow of allegiance
warmth of temperament
waste of opportunity
wave of depression
wealth of meaning
weariness of sorrow
web of villainy
weight of argument
whiff of irritation
whirl of delight
whirligig of life
whirlwind of words
wilderness of perplexities
wiles of innocence
word of opprobrium [opprobrium = disgrace from shameful conduct]
work of supererogation [supererogation = to do more than is required]
world of fantasy
worthy of mention
y
yoke of convention
zest of enjoyment
zone of delusion
Preposition "by"
affected by externals
allayed by sympathy
animated by victory
appraised by fashion
assailed by conscience
attained by effort
avert by prayer
ballasted by brains
beset by difficulties
bound by opinion
branded by defeat
characterized by discretion
chastened by sorrow
cheek by jowl
circulated by malice
clogged by insincerity
colored by environment
condemned by posterity
confirmed by habit
consoled by prayer
convinced by argument
convulsed by divisions
darkened by shadows
dazzled by fame
depraved by pain
devoured by curiosity
disgusted by servility
driven by remorse
embarrassed by timidity
encouraged by success
enfeebled by age
enforced by action
enjoined by religion
enriched by gifts
established by convention
evoked by shame
fascinated, by mystery
favored by fortune
fettered by systems
fired by wrath
forbid by authority
fortified by faith
governed by precedent
guided by instinct
haunted by visions
hushed by denial
impelled by duty
inculcated by practise
induced by misrepresentation
influenced by caution
inspired by love
learned by rote
marked by acuteness
measured by years
narrowed by custom
occasioned by irritation
oppressed by destiny
p
parched by disuse
persuaded by appeal
portray by words
prescribed by custom
prevented by chance
prompted by coquetry
purged by sorrow
racked by suffering
refuted by reason
repelled by censure
restrained by violence
rising by industry
sanctioned by experience
shaped by tradition
soured by misfortune
stung by derision
supplanted by others
supported by evidence
thwarted by fortune
tempered by charity
tormented by jealousy
tortured by doubt
unadorned by artifice
undaunted by failure
undetermined by sorrow
undone by treachery
unfettered by fear
urged by curiosity
vitalized by thought
won by aggression
worn by time
wrenched by emotions
Preposition "in"
absorbed in meditation
affable in manner [affable = gentle and gracious]
atone in measure
barren in intellect
basking in sunshine
buried in solitude
call in question
clothed in truth
cloying in sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
confident in opinion
confute in argument
contemplative in aspect
cumbrous in style [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to use]
deficient in insight
delight in learning
deterioration in quality
difference in detail
diligent in application
diminish in respect
dwarfed in numbers
end in smoke
enumerate in detail
experienced in duplicity
feeble in influence
fertile in consequence
flourish in luxuriance
founded in truth
gaze in astonishment
go in pursuit
graceful in proportion
grievously in error
hold in bondage
immersed in thought
indulge in reverie
inferior in character
influential in society
ingenuity in planning
instance in point
involved in obscurity
kept in abeyance
landmarks in memory
languish in obscurity
lie in wait
limited in scope
linger in expectation
listen in amazement
lost in awe
lower in estimation
luxuriant in fancy
monstrous in dulness
mysterious in origin
noble in amplitude
nursed in luxury
organized in thought
petulant in expression
plead in vain
pleasing in outline
plunged in darkness
positive in judgment
practical in application
pride in success
protest in vain
pursued in leisure
quick in suggestion
ready in resource
recoiling in terror
remote in character
revel in danger
rich in variety
rooted in prejudice
schooled in self-restraint
scrupulous in conduct
set in motion
skilled in controversy
sound in theory
stammer in confusion
stricken in years
strides in civilization
striking in character
stunted in growth
tender in sentiment
unique in literature
unity in diversity
unprecedented in kind
versed in knowledge
wallow in idolatry
wanting in dignity
waver in purpose
weak in conception
Preposition "into"
abashed into silence
beguile into reading
betray into speech
blending into harmony
bring into disrepute
bullied into silence
burn into memory
burst into view
call into question
carry into conflict
chill into apathy
coming into vogue
cringe into favor
crumbled into dust
crystallized into action
dash into fragments
deepen into confusion
degenerate into monotony
deluded into believing
descent into death
dissolve into nothingness
dragged into pursuit
drawn into controversy
dribbling into words
driven into servitude
dulled into acquiescence
electrify into activity
elevated into importance
enquire into precedents
enter into controversy
expand into weakness
fade into insignificance
fall into decay
fashion into festoons
flame into war
flower into sympathy
forced into action
frozen into form
fuse into unity
galvanize into life
go into raptures
goaded into action
hushed into silence
incursions into controversy
insight into truth
inveigled into dispute [inveigled = convince by coaxing, flattery]
kindle into action
lapse into pedantry [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
lash into silence
launch into disapproval
lead into captivity
leap into currency
lulled into indifference
melt into space
merge into character
p
pass into oblivion
plunge into despair
pour into print
quicken into life
relapse into savagery
rendered into music
resolve into nothingness
retreat into silence
ripened into love
rush into print
shocked into attention
sink into insignificance
smitten into ice
snubbed into quiescence
stricken into silence
summoned into being
swollen into torrents
take into account
thrown into disorder
transform into beauty
translated into fact
usher into society
vanish into mystery
wander into digression
wheedled into acquiescence
withdraw into solitude
Preposition "to"
addicted to flattery
adherence to principle
affect to believe
akin to truth
alive to opportunity
allied to virtue
amenable to reason
aspire to rule
attempt to suppress
aversion to publicity
blind to demonstration
brought to repentance
claim to perpetuity
come to nothing
committed to righteousness
common to humanity
conducive to happiness
conformable to fact
consigned to oblivion
constrained to speak
contribution to knowledge
deaf to entreaty
dedicated to friendship
deference to custom
devoted to ideals
disposed to cavil [cavil = raise trivial objections]
doomed to destruction
driven to despair
dwarf to unimportance
empowered to act
endeared to all
excite to pity
exposed to derision
fly to platitudes
foredoomed to failure
given to extravagance
ground to atoms
harassed to death
hostile to progress
impervious to suggestion
impossible to reconcile
impotent to save
incentive to devotion
incitement to anger
inclined to vascillate
indifference to truth
intent to deceive
intolerable to society
inured to fatigue [inured = habituate to something undesirable]
invocation to sleep
laugh to scorn
left to conjecture
lost to remembrance
obedience to conscience
oblivious to criticism
offensive to modesty
open to reason
opposed to innovation
p
pander to prejudice
pertaining to fashion
prone to melancholy
propose to undertake
provoke to laughter
put to confusion
recourse to falsehood
reduced to impotence
related to eternity
repeat to satiety
repugnant to justice
requisite to success
resort to violence
run to seed
seek to overawe
serve to embitter
spur to action
stimulus to ambition
stirred to remonstrance
subject to scrutiny
succumb to fascination
superior to circumstances
susceptible to argument
temptation to doubt
tend to frustrate
trust to chance
utilize to advantage
venture to say
vital to success
wedded to antiquity
yield to reason
Preposition "with"
abounding with plenty
accord with nature
adorn with beauty
afflict with ugliness
aflame with life
allied with economy
anticipate with delight
ascertain with exactness
attended with danger
beam with self-approval
behave with servility
big with fate
blinded with tears
blush with shame
branded with cowardice
bubbling with laughter
burn with indignation
cling with tenacity
clothe with authority
compatible with freedom
comply with tradition
conceal with difficulty
consistent with facts
covered with ignominy
crush with sorrow
deny with emphasis
depressed with fear
dispense with formality
distort with passion
echo with merriment
endow with intelligence
endued with faith [endued = provide with a quality; put on]
endure with fortitude
examine with curiosity
face with indifference
flushed with pride
fraught with peril
furious with indignation
glowing with delight
imbued with courage
incompatible with reason
inconsistent with beauty
inflamed with rage
inspired with patriotism
intoxicated with joy
kindle with enthusiasm
laugh with glee
meet with rebuke
mingled with curiosity
move with alacrity
oppressed with hardship
overcome with shyness
overflowing with love
overhung with gloom
performed with regularity
pervaded with grandeur
proceed with alertness
punish with severity
quicken with pride
quiver with anxiety
radiant with victory
regard with loathing
relate with zest
repel with indignation
saddle with responsibility
scream with terror
scrutinize with care
seething with sedition [sedition = conduct or language inciting rebellion]
sick with dread
sob with anguish
squirm with delight
suffuse with spirituality
tainted with fraud
teeming with life
tense with expectancy
thrill with excitement
throb with vitality
tinged with romance
touched with feeling
treat with contempt
tremble with fear
unmixed with emotion
utter with sarcasm
vibrant with feeling
view with awe
wield with power
work with zeal
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