salutation: [noun] an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy by word, gesture, or ceremony. regards.

commend definition: 1. to formally praise someone or something: 2. to formally praise someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.

congratulate definition: 1. to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual…. Learn more.

tribute: [noun] something (such as material evidence or a formal attestation) that indicates the worth, virtue, or effectiveness of the one in question.

Regarding the palatal plosives, the pronunciation is a matter of debate. In contemporary attestation, the palatal plosives are a regular series of palatal stops, supported by most Sanskrit sandhi rules. However, the reflexes in descendant languages, as well as a few of the sandhi rules regarding ch, could suggest an affricate pronunciation.

Synonyms for SPEECH: address, declamation, harangue, oration, peroration, talk, language, lingo

homage: [noun] a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord. the relationship between a feudal lord and his vassal. an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations due from a vassal to a feudal lord.

Victor Frankenstein, playing God, resembles Satan from Milton's Paradise Lost, in which Satan is an archangel punished for his vanity, arrogance, and thirst for forbidden knowledge.Like him, Victor attempts to take over God's role as creator and master of the universe.

cheer definition: 1. to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement: 2. a loud shout of approval or…. Learn more.

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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in April 2005, and was later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II.

clap definition: 1. to make a short loud noise by hitting your hands together: 2. to clap your hands repeatedly to…. Learn more.

From the start of Shakespeare's Othello, Iago makes it very clear that he holds no love for the title character. In his opening argument with Roderigo, Iago says that his anger stems from the fact that Othello unfairly passed him over for promotion and made Michael Cassio his lieutenant, even though Cassio, unlike Iago, has no military field experience.

The Picture of Dorian Gray mentions a panegyric on youth. What does that mean? In Madame Bovary, what's a mairie? In The Kite Runner, what's palliative mean? So what's oligarchy? In government class, my teacher mentioned that word when we were talking about the Blagojevich scandal in Illinois. Is intrepidity a good thing or a bad thing?