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LESSON # 19PraiseRespect

How WONDERFUL you are!

ACCLAIM

V. To express strong approval or praise; hail

ACCLAIMHe’s an accomplished artist, ACCLAIMED by all the critics.

ADULATEV. To praise or flatter too greatly; fawn over

ADULATESean received the ADULATION for being both the school’s valedictorian and outstanding athlete.

ESTEEMv. To value highly; to have regard for

ESTEEMMs. Boyd was

ESTEEMED by both her employers and her colleagues for all her hard work over the years.

EULOGIZEV. to praise, as in a eulogy to say good things about

EULOGIZEThe introduction sounds

like a EULOGY. While full of praise for the author, it is written in the past tense as though he had already died.

EXALTv. To praise or glorify; toi lift up in status, dignity, power

EXALTOnce EXALTED by the Russian people, Stalin is now a devil in their eyes.

EXTOLv. to praise highly; laud

EXTOLEXTOLLING the efforts of students motivates them to keep up the good work.

LAUD

v. to praise; extol

LAUDThe LAUDITORY comments on the back cover suggest that this is a terrific book.

PANEGYRIZEv. To praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly

PANEGYRIZEBefore presenting the award, Miss America PANEGYRIZED this year’s winner.

REVEREv. to regard highly with love and respect

REVEREThe Joads REVERED the land, but the landlord didn’t care how much they loved it. He chose to evict them.

VENERATEv. to feel or show deep respect

for, especially due to age or tradition; to honor

VENERATEMost religions expect believers to VENERATE old customs and traditions.