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Vocabulary Set E3
panacea-pariah
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| pandemonium | n. A fiendish or riotous uproar. | Pandemonium broke out in the stadium when the home team scored the winning goal. |
| paradox | n. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief. | It is a common paradox that standing will make you feel tired far sooner that walking. |
| paragon | n. A model of excellence. | The U.S. is seen as a paragon of freedom across the world. |
| pariah | n. A member of a degraded class; a social outcast. | Where they were once free to enjoy themselves in any area of society, smokers are now treated as pariahs and have almost nowhere to go. |
| panacea | n. A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases. | Politicians often grasp at straws to find an apparent panacea for the ills of society. |