Plethora – A large or excessive amount of something

(Pronounced pleth-er-uh)

To remember the definition of the word plethora, use the following mnemonic:

It was a pleasure to thaw all (plethora) the freezer food and now we will have a large amount of food.

Examples of  plethora in a sentence

They found a plethora of treasure in the wreckage of the old pirate ship.

She had a plethora of excuses for being late but she was still given an official warning by her boss.

The IT Technician was shocked to find a plethora of viruses on his colleague's computer and was surprised it worked at all.