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122 Cards in this Set

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acclaim
1. (v) to praise
2. (n) enthusiastic approval; praise
accolade
award; praise
acquisition
something gained
acquisitive
eager to gain and possess; greedy
adept
skilled
adulate
to flatter or praise excessively
adulatory
excessively praising
adulation
excessive praise; worship
aesthete
one who loves beauty in art or nature
affable
likeable; friendly
affability
friendliness
amenable
willing
amiable
pleasant; friendly
amity
friendship
amorous
loving
enamored
in love with
approbatory
approving; praising
disapprobation
disapproval
ardor
strong enthusiasm
ardent
passionate
astute
smart
avid
eager; enthusiastic
axiom
generally accepted truth
competent
well-qualified; capable
competence/competency
ability
incompetent
incapable; unskilled
confederate
friend; ally
credence
belief as true
credo
central belief
credulous
gullible; believing everything
credulity
gullibility
incredulous
disbelieving; doubting
creed
system of beliefs
deft
quick and skillful in movement
demonstrative
showing emotion
diplomatic
1. relating to negotiations
2. tactful; sensitive to others
dote
to act excessively fond
dynamic
1. (adj) energetic; in motion
2. (n) a cause of change
edify
to enlighten; to educate
edification
enlightenment
effusive
openly expressing feeling or thought
effusion
outpouring of feeling or thought
emergent
coming into view or existence
eminent
distinguished; greatest; standing out
preeminent
superior
esteem
1. (v) to respect
2. (n) respect
eulogy
a formal speech of praise (especially at a funeral)
eulogize
to praise greatly
exalt
to raise (e.g. in rank); to praise
exemplify
to illustrate by example
exemplar
example to be imitated
exemplary
worthy of imitation; praiseworthy
extol
to praise
facetious
humorous; joking
facile
1. easy; effortless
2. simplistic; superficial
fawn
to flatter excessively; to suck up
fraternize
to be friendly
game
1. (adj) enthusiastic; courageous
2. (n) wild animals
genial
friendly
congenial
pleasant; friendly
gratify
to please
gregarious
sociable; living in groups
honorific
1. (adj) showing respect
2. (n) a respectful title, such as "your majesty"
impressionable
easily influenced
imprimatur
formal approval
incisive
sharp; cutting; direct
induce
to persuade; to bring about
inducement
persuasion; causing a desired result
ingenious
clever; resourceful
ingenuity
cleverness
intelligible
understandable
jest
1. (n) joke or funny action
2. (v) to joke or tease
jocular
joking; humorous
judicious
wise; appropriate; not extreme
laud
to praise
laudatory
expressing praise
laudable
praiseworthy
laureate
1. (adj) deserving honor
2. (n) an honored person
laurel
tree whose leaves sometimes signify victory
levity
humor; lightheartedness
luminary
a famous person
oblige
1. to require
2. to do a favor
obliging
willing to do favors; helpful
obliged
1. required
2. grateful
panegyric
speech full of praise
paragon
model of excellence
paramount
most important
impartial
neutral; fair
penchant
strong taste or liking
plaudit
praise
plausible
believable; likely
implausible
unbelievable; unlikely
predilection
special liking for something; preference
proclivity
natural tendency; liking; preference
proficient
skilled; expert
propensity
special liking; tendency; preference
prudent
careful; cautious
imprudent
foolish
rectify
to correct
rectitude
moral virtue; correctness
redoubtable
causing fear or extreme respect; intimidating
renown
fame
revere
to respect greatly
reverent
deeply respectful
irreverent
disrespectful
rhapsody
enthusiastic expression of joy
rhapsodize
to express enthusiasm
sage
1. (adj) wise
2. (n) a wise person
3. (n) a kind of herb
sagacious
wise; insightful
sagacity
wisdom
savant
one who knows a lot
scrupulous
strictly honest; moral; extremely careful
scruple
moral sensibility
shrewd
smart; scheming; having sharp judgment
solicitous
anxious; concerned; caring; eager
solicitude
care; excessive concern
substantive
substantial; considerable; firmly grounded
tout
to praise highly; to advertise
venerate
to respect greatly; to worship
venerable
honorable; deserving respect
watershed
a critical or turning point
unwitting
unaware