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75 Cards in this Set
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acclaim
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(v) to praise
(n) enthusiastic approval |
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Accolade
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award; praise
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adept
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skilled
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adulate
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To flatter or praise exessively.
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Aesthete
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One who loves beauty in art or nature.
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Affable
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likable, friendly.
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Affinity
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attraction, liking.
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Allure
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(n) attractiveness
(v) to attract, to fascinate. |
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Amenable
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Willing.
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Amend
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To change; correct.
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Amenity
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A pleasurable or convenient feature.
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amiable
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Pleasant; friendly.
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amorous
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loving.
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Approbatory
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Approving; praising.
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ardor
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strong enthusiasm.
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acclaim
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(v) to praise
(n) enthusiastic approval |
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Accolade
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award; praise
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adept
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skilled
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adulate
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To flatter or praise exessively.
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Aesthete
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One who loves beauty in art or nature.
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Affable
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likable, friendly.
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Affinity
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attraction, liking.
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Allure
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(n) attractiveness
(v) to attract, to fascinate. |
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Amenable
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Willing.
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Amend
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To change; correct.
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Amenity
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A pleasurable or convenient feature.
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amiable
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Pleasant; friendly.
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amorous
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loving.
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Approbatory
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Approving; praising.
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ardor
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strong enthusiasm.
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Astute
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Smart.
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Axiom
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generally accepted truth.
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Beneficent
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Doing good; charitable.
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Camaderie
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Friendship.
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Commend
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To praise.
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Confederate
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Friend, ally.
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Cordial
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Polite, Friendly.
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credible
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Believable.
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Deft
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quick and skillful in movement.
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Demonstrative
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Showing emotion
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Diplomatic
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Relating to negotiations
tactful, sensitive to others. |
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Dote
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To act excessively fond.
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Edify
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To enlighten; educate.
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Effusive
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Openly expressing feeling or thought.
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Eminent
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Distinguished, greatest, standing out.
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Endear
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To make loved or loveable.
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Esteem
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(v) to respect
(n) respect |
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Exalt
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To raise (in rank); to praise.
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exemplify
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To illustrate by example.
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Extol
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To praise.
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Exuberence
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Enthusiasm.
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Facetious
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Humorous; joking.
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Fawn
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To flatter excessively; to suck up.
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Feasible
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possible
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Genial
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Friendly
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Imprimatur
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Formal approval.
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incisive
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Sharp, cutting, direct
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Induce
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To persuade; to bring about.
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Jocular
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Joking; humorous
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Judicious
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Wise, appropriate, not extreme.
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Laud
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To praise
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Laudeate
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(adj) deserving honor
(n) to be amazed |
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Luminary
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A famous person
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Mirth
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Good cheer; happiness
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Oblige
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to require
To do a favor |
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Ovation
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Enthusiastic applause
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Panegyric
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speech full of praise
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Paragon
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A model of excellence
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Paramount
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Most important
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Penchant
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strong taste or liking.
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Plaudit
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praise
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Predilection
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special liking for something; preference
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Proclivity
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natural tendency, liking, preference
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Proficient
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skilling; expert
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Propensity
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special liking, tendency, preference.
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