| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| reverential |
characterized by a great respect and awe, mingled with love. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |