sentences help!!?
1.Humbug – something that is deceitful, untrue, a fraud.
2. forbearance - kindness, forgiveness to someone who has done wrong.
3.penance - a punishment suffered in order to make up for a wrong doing.
(can u give me a sentence using this words.)
4. avarice - extreme greed for money and possessions.
Update:hey! this is NOT my hw.
i was just asking help.
i wrote some sentences i just want to check whether they are correct or not.
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1. the letter was actually a humbug used to temporarily throw the police into confusion.
2. the forbearance of a mother to her child is shown by the way she puts her child's needs first.
3. the guilt-stricken pickpocket paid a hefty penance before the priest granted him forgiveness.
4. the manager's avarice for wealth and status caused him to have few friends.
one example sentence for each given vocab :)
1. humbug: deceptive or false talk or behaviour > a hypocrite.
2. forbearance: patient self-control
3. penance: voluntary self-punishment as an open expression of repentance for wrongdoing
4. avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gain.