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Praise and Respect

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germane

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adj- fitting and appropriate

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grudge

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adj- to be reluctant to give or admit

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mangle

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v- to mutilate; to disfigure something by cutting or crushing

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mar

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v- to damage

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nonchalant

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adj- seemingly unconcerned or indifferent

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impel

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v- to push into action or motion

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preponderance

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n- superiority in weight, force, importance or influence

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vociferous

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adj- loud and vehement (emotional)

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deference

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n- yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect

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encomium

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n- high praise

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glorify

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v- to honor or praise highly

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homage

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n- a sign of respect

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exonerate

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v- to find blameless

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kudos

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n- glory; fame

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laudable

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adj- worthy of praise

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obeisance

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n- a gesture, such as a bow or curtsy, that expresses respect or obedience; an attitude of deference, respect, or obedience

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paean

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n- a song of joy, triumph, or praise

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venerate

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v- to look upon with respect and honor

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caustic

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adj- capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting

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extol

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v- to praise highly and lavishly

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Root: “Pend/Pens”

meaning to hang, weigh, or consider

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append

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v- to add

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compendium

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n- a short, complete summary

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compensate
v- to make up for; to reimburse
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dispense
v- to administer; to distribute; to do without
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expend
v- to pay out or use up
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impending
adj- about to happen, coming in the near future
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pendent
adj- hanging down; dangling
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pensive
adj- thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things
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propensity
n- a natural inclination; a tendency
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Science
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archaeology
n- the recovery and study of material evidence from the past
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botany
n- the study of plants
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cosmology
n- the study of the universe; the theory or model of the universe
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ecology
n- the study of the relations between living organisms and their environment
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entomology
n- the study of insects
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herpetology
n- the study of lizards and amphibians
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ichthyology
n- the study of fish
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ornithology
n- the study of birds
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paleontology
n- the study of fossils of life forms from the past
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zoology
n- the study of animals
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stipend
n- a fixed and regular payment
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adjunct
n- something attached to another but not essential to it
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advocate
v- to speak in support of something
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arrogate
v- to claim for ones self unjustly
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assail
v- to attack; to assault
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bawdy
adj- indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
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belligerent
adj- eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
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blandishment
n- a flattering act or remark; an alluring or enticing act
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candor
n- frankness or sincerity or expression
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cantankerous
adj- bad tempered; quarrelsome
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chimerical
adj- make believe; created by or as if by a fanciful imagination
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colossal
adj- very large
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commend
v- to express approval of something
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compost
n- a mixture of decaying organic matter
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concede
v- to acknowledge as true
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condolence
n- sympathy
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contrite
adj- remorseful; feeling sorry for what one has done
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curmudgeon
n- an ill-tempered person
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curtail
v- to cut short, abbreviate
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deadpan
adj- showing no expression
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a despot
n- a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively
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to disown
v- to refuse to recognize as one's own; to reject
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eclipse
v- to overshadow
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enervate
v- to weaken
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epitome
n- representative example of a type
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escalate
v- to increase or intensify
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extrapolate
v- to predict based upon known information
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extricate
v- to remove from an entanglement or difficultly
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futile
adj- having no useful result
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heckle
v- to harass (a speaker) with questions
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hoax
n- an act meant to trick or fool
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imperious
adj- domineering, marked my arrogant assurance
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ineffectual
adj- useless; lacking forcefulness
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inveigle
v- to obtain by flattery
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jaunty
adj- having a happy self-confidence
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levity
n- lacking in seriousness, especially when improper
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lurid
adj- causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid
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moot
adj- debatable
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mosaic
n- an image created by the assembly is many small colored pieces
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optimum
adj- the best, most favorable point or condition
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pivotal
adj- crucial
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portly
adj- fat
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precarious
adj- unstable; lacking in stability
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a relic
n- a surviving trace of a culture of period that no longer exists
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prurient
adj- tending to have or cause lustful thoughts
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to quiver
v- to shake/tremble from fear or cold
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rebut
v- to refute, often by offering opposing arguments or evidence
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to reign
v- to rule
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scurrilous
adj- using indecent or abusive language; slanderous or defamatory
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strident
adj- loud, shrill, harshly grating
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substantiate
v- to support with evidence
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thrift
n- care in managing money or other resources
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truckle
v- to submit in a subservient manner
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acclaim
v- to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly

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