plaudit

Day 41Level 2

PLAW-dit

praise

statement giving strong praise or approval

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

acclamation, applause, ovation

Antonyms:

criticism

Example Sentence:

His portrayal of Hamlet won the plaudits of the critics.

Related Words

contamination

uh-duhl-tuh-REY-shuhn

making impure in quality; contamination

leniency

KLEH-muhn-see

merciful leniency

aware

KOG-nuh-zuhnt

being fully informed or aware of

quarrelsome

kun-TEN-shuhs

causing argument; quarrelsome

cranky person

kuhr-MUH-juhn

a cranky, bad-tempered person

to depict

dih-LIN-ee-eyt

to describe or explain something in detail