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FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES BY GRENVILLE KLEISER-SECTION V PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

 SECTION V


PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES



Preposition "of"



A


abandon of spontaneity


abatement of misery


aberrations of judgment


abhorrence of meanness


absence of vainglory


abyss of ignominy


accent of conviction


accretions of time


accumulation of ages


accuracy of aim


acquisition of knowledge


activity of attention


acuteness of sensibility


admixture of fear


affectation of content


affinity of events


age of ignorance


agility of brain


agony of despair


air of assumption


ambitious of success


amiability of disposition


amplitude of space


anachronisms of thought


anchor of moderation


angle of vision


annulment of influence


aping of manners


apostle of culture


ardor of life


arrogance of opinion


aspect of grandeur


assumption of sternness


atmosphere of obscurity


attitude of mind


attribute of weakness


austerities of fanaticism


authority of manner


avalanche of scorn


avenues of dissemination



B


babel of tongues


ban of exclusion


barren of enthusiasm


barriers of reticence


bars of sunlight


basis of fact


beam of moonlight


beast of prey


beauty of imagery


beggared of faith


bent of mind


betrayal of trust


bevy of maidens


bewilderment of feeling


birds of prey


bit of portraiture


bitterness of anguish


blackness of spirit


blandishments of society


blast of adversity


blaze of fury


blend of dignity


bliss of solitude


bloom of earth


blow of fate


boldness of conception


bond of alliance


bone of contention


bouts of civility


breach of law


breath of life


breeze of anxiety


brilliancy of wit


brimful of fun


broil of politics


brood of emotions


brow of expectation


brunt of disgrace


bulk of mankind


bundle of conceptions


buoyancy of youth


burden of proof


burst of confidence


business of life



C


cadences of delirium


calmness of manner


calumny of passion   [calumny = maliciously lying to injure a reputation]


caprice of inclination


careless of opinion


catholicity of spirit    [catholicity = universality]


cause of solicitude


celerity of movement     [celerity = swiftness; speed]


chain of evidence


change of habitude


chaos of confusion


chill of indifference


chimera of superstition  [chimera = fanciful illusion]


chorus of approbation    [approbation = warm approval; praise]


circle of hills


clamor of envy


clap of thunder


clarity of thinking


clash of arms


cloak of ecclesiasticism


code of morals


cogency of argument


combination of calamities


command of wit


community of interest


compass of imagination


complexity of life


confidence of genius


conflict of will


conquest of difficulty


consciousness of peril


constellation of luminaries


contagion of conflict


continuity of life


contradiction of terms


contrariety of opinion


convulsion of laughter


copiousness of diction


cord of sympathy


countenance of authority


courage of conviction


course of existence


courtliness of manner


cover of hospitality


crash of thunder


creature of circumstance


criteria of feeling


crown of civilization


crudity of thought


cry of despair


curl of contempt


current of thought



D


darkness of calamity


dash of eccentricity


dawning of recognition


day of reckoning


daylight of faith


decay of authority


declaration of indifference


deeds of prowess


defects of temper


degree of hostility


delicacy of thought


delirium of wonder


depth of despair


dereliction of duty


derogation of character


despoiled of riches


destitute of power


desultoriness of detail    [desultoriness = haphazard; random]


device of secrecy


devoid of merit


devoutness of faith


dexterity of phrase


diapason of motives        [diapason = full, rich, harmonious sound]


dictates of conscience


difference of opinion


difficult of attainment


dignity of thought


dilapidations of time


diminution of brutality


disabilities of age


display of prowess


distinctness of vision


distortion of symmetry


diversity of aspect


divinity of tradition


domain of imagination


drama of action


dream of vengeance


drop of comfort


ductility of expression


dull of comprehension


duplicities of might


dust of defeat



E


earnestness of enthusiasm


easy of access


ebullitions of anger   [ebullitions = sudden, violent outpouring; boiling]


eccentricity of judgment


ecstasy of despair


effect of loveliness


efficacy of change


effusion of sentiment


elasticity of mind


element of compulsion


elevation of sentiment


eloquence of passion


emotions of joy


emulous of truth        [emulous = prompted by a spirit of rivalry]


encroachments of time


encumbrance of mystery


energy of youth


enigma of life


equanimity of mind


era of fads


error of judgment


essence of eloquence


excellence of vision


excess of candor


excitation of purpose


excursiveness of thought


exhibition of joy


exhilaration of spirits


expenditure of energy


explosion of rage


expression of sternness


extension of experience


extravagance of eulogy


extremity of fortune


exuberance of wit



F


fabric of fact


facility of expression


faculty of perception


failure of coordination


feast of reason


feats of strength


feebleness of purpose


feeling of uneasiness


felicities of expression


fertility of invention


fervor of devotion


fickleness of fortune


field of activity


fierceness of jealousy


fineness of vision


fire of imagination


firmament of literature


firmness of purpose


fit of laughter


fitness of circumstance


fixity of purpose


flag of truce


flash of humor


flashlight of introspection


fleetness of foot


flexibility of spirit


flicker of recognition


flight of fancy


flood of hatred


flourish of manner


flower of life


fluctuation of fortune


flush of youth


flutter of expectation


fog of sentimentalism


force of conviction


forest of faces


form of captiousness      [captiousness = point out trivial faults]


fountain of learning


fragment of conversation


frame of mind


frankness of manner


freak of fancy


freedom of enterprise


frenzy of pursuit


freshness of feeling


frigidity of address


frivolity of tone


frown of meditation


fulfilment of purpose


fulness of time


fury of resentment


futility of pride



G


gaiety of spirit


gales of laughter


garb of thought


garlands of roses


gateway of fancy


gem of truth


genuineness of sentiment


gesture of despair


gift of repartee


glamor of sensationalism


glare of scrutiny


gleam of light


glib of speech


glimmer of suspicion


glory of salvation


glow of enthusiasm


gorgeousness of coloring


grace of simplicity


gradations of outrage


grandeur of outline


grasp of comprehension


gravity of manner


greatness of nature


greed of office


grimace of disappointment


grimness of spirit


grip of attention


groundwork of melancholy


growth of experience


guide of aspiration


gulf of incongruity


gust of laughter



H


harbor of refuge


harvest of regrets


haven of rest


haze of distance


heat of enthusiasm


height of absurdity


hint of bitterness


hopeful of success


horizon of life


horror of solitude


hubbub of talk


hue of divinity


hum of pleasure


hush of suspense



I


ideals of excellence


idol of society


illusion of youth


immensity of extent


immolation of genius


impatient of restraint


impetuosity of youth


implacability of resentment


impotent of ideas


impress of individuality


impulse of enthusiasm


imputation of eccentricity


incapable of veracity


independence of mind


index of character


indolence of temperament


indulgence of vanity


inequality of treatment


infinity of height


infirmity of temper


infusion of hatred


inheritance of honor


insensibility of danger


insolence of office


inspiration of genius


instability of purpose


instrument of expression


integrity of mind


intensity of faith


interchange of ideas


interval of leisure


intoxication of vanity


intrepidity of youth


intuition of immortality


invasion of thought


irony of life



J


jangle of sounds


jargon of philosophy


jumble of facts


justness of decision



K


keenness of intellect


kernel of truth


key of knowledge


keynote of success


king of finance


kinship of humanity



L


lack of restraint


languor of nature     [languor = dreamy, lazy mood ]


lapse of time


laws of decorum


laxity of mind


legacy of thought


liberty of conscience


light of experience


limit of endurance


link of sequence


loftiness of spirit


look of dominance


loophole of escape


love of approbation   [approbation  = warm approval; praise]


lust of conquest


lustihood of youth


luxuriance of expression



M


magnanimity of mind


majesty of despair


man of iron


mantle of verdure   [verdure = lush greenness of flourishing vegetation]


martyrdom of ambition


marvel of competency


mask of flippancy


mass of mediocrity


master of phrasing


maze of words


measure of absurdity


minister of vengeance


minuteness of description


miracle of miracles


mists of criticism


modesty of reserve


moment of lassitude


monster of ingratitude


monstrosities of character


mood of tranquillity


muddle of motives


multitude of details


mummery of words         [mummery = meaningless ceremonies and flattery]


murmur of satisfaction


mutations of time


myriads of stars


mysteries of taste



N


narrowness of range


nebulae of romance


nectar of enjoyment


neglect of duty


niceties of difference


nightingale of affection


nobility of purpose


note of triumph



O


obduracy of mind         [obduracy = intractable; hardened]


object of contempt


obligation of loyalty


obliquity of vision      [obliquity = mental deviation or aberration]


obscurity of twilight


ocean of eloquence


omission of fact


onrush of life


onsets of temptation


openness of mind


opulence of detail


orgy of lying


ornaments of eloquence


outbreak of hostilities


outburst of tears


outflow of sympathy


outposts of morality


overflow of vitality



P


page of desolation


pageant of life


pang of regret


parade of erudition      [erudition = extensive learning]


passion of patriotism


passivity of mind


pattern of virtue


peals of laughter


pendulum of opinion


pensiveness of feeling


perils of fortune


period of lassitude


perturbation of mind


perversity of chance


pests of society


petrifaction of egoism

                     [petrifaction = fossilization; paralyzed with fear]


phantom of delight


phase of belief


physiognomy of nature


piece of pedantry       [pedantry = attention to detail]


pinions of eloquence    [pinions = primary feather of a bird]


pinnacle of favor


pit of oblivion


plainness of speech


play of fancy


plea of urgency


plenitude of power


point of view


poise of mind


policy of severity


portent of danger


power of imagination


precipice of stupefaction


precision of phrase


prerogative of age


presence of mind


pressure of expediency


presumption of doubt


prey of fancy


pride of life


process of effacement


profundity of thought


profusion of argument


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



Q


quagmire of distrust


qualities of leadership


qualm of conscience


question of honor


quickness of apprehension


quivering of pain



R


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



S


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



T


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



U


unity of purpose


universality of experience



V


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


volume of trade


vow of allegiance



W


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



Z


zest of enjoyment


zone of delusion


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