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accolade
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"the ultimate official accolade of a visit by the president" an express of phrase (an award or privilege granted as an award of phrase) |
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Adulation |
"he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans" excessive praise; intense adoration |
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Approbation |
"the opera met with high approbation" an expression of approval or praise. |
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Castigation |
"he was castigated for not setting a good example" severe criticism or punishment |
Put in casts |
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censure |
to criticize severely - usually officially rebuke (לנזוף) "a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct" |
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culpable |
deserving blame. "sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate" |
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derision |
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment לעג , בוז "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief" |
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Diatribe |
a harsh denunciation הוקעה חריפה התקפה חריפה |
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disparage |
"he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors" to slight or belittle לזלזל בערך |
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Elegy |
a mournful poem - to the dead |
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Exculpate |
exonerate; to clear blame |
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exonerate |
1. to remove blame formally (official body) 2. release someone from (duty/ obligation) |
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fawn |
1. to flatter or praise excessively 2. young deer |
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flout |
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule / convention (contravene) "these same companies still flout basic ethical practices" disregard לבוז |
"these same companies still flout basic ethical practices" |
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fulminate |
to loudly attack/ denounce "all fulminated against the new curriculum" |
ful min hate
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iconoclast |
one who attacks or undermine traditional conventions / institutions |
icon |
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laud |
"the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier" praise high |
"the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier" |
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opprobrium |
disgrace; contempt ; scorn "his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated" |
"his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated" |
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paean |
song or hymn of praise/ thanksgiving |
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qualms |
misgiving חשש; "a sudden qualm about the success of the venture." reservation; cause of hesitation: "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press" a momentary faint or sick feeling. נקיפות מצפון |
"a sudden qualm about the success of the venture." "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press" |
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recant |
retract, esp. previously held belief. "heretics were burned if they would not recant" לחזור בו |
"heretics were burned if they would not recant" |
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redoubtable |
awe - inspiring מעורר השראה נוקשה - בעיקר כיריב "he was a redoubtable debater" |
"he was a redoubtable debater" hard to doubt |
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refute |
to disprove ; to successfully argue against |
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rescind |
* to repeal : cancel law * to invalidate * to retract "the government eventually rescinded the directive" |
acid out of the law |
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sanction |
1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule 2. authoritative permission or approval גושפנקא "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction" |
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tirade |
long critical speech, a harsh denunciation |
like tired |
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tout |
to publicly praise or promote |
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vilify |
to defame; to characterize harshly להשמיץ ; ביקורת חריפה |
villain |
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vituperate |
לגדף to use harsh condemnatory language; שפת גינוי אלימה to abuse / censure severely ; to berate לגעור |
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