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Plaudits (n)
(noun) His benevolent gifts to charities earned him plaudits from the public |
Commendable
An act of applauding |
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Credence (n)
the citizens of Maycomb County did not place much CREDENCE in Tom Robinson |
Belief or acceptance; *Trustworthiness*, reliability
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Covet (v)
(covetous, covtousness) King midas COVETED gold more than anyone else |
to wish or crave for, to desire greedily
(border on obsessiveness) |
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Attest (v)
(attestation [attest is uasally followed by TO[) Since I've know him for so long, i can ATTEST to his honesty |
To bear witness or certify; to demonstrate or declare as true
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assent
(assenter, assentingly) Her parents finally assented to allowing her to drive thier car |
*To consent to* or agree with
(more to give permission to ) |
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Concord (n)
(concordant,discord) Scout seemed to be in CONCORD with very few people at her school |
agreement or HARMONY; friendly or peaceful relations
(look for everyone getting along) |
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Consistent (adj)
(concordant, discord) A trait is a characeristic that is consistent over an extened period of time |
Compatible or in agreement; keeping to the same principles or actions
(key words- principles*) |
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Solidarity (n)
(none) A team muct have SOLIDARITY within its ranks if it is to be successful |
Cooperation and loyalty based on unity of interests and beliefs
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Fidelity (n)
(none) His FIDELITY to his country was unmatched |
loyalty or devotion to duty
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palaver (n)
(none) the teachers held a PALAVER to dicuss the problems in the school |
A coference,disscussion or conversation (can imply idle chatter or flattering persuasion)
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accost (v)
none I was accosted by a mon who was trying to sell newspapers |
to approach and speak to (confronting in a challenging way)
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Liaison (n)
(Liaison-officer) B.H.S has a LIAISON with its sister city school system Takatori - in Japan |
a Close bond or connection
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