| A | B |
|---|
| Accolade | an award; an honor |
| Appreciate | to increase in value |
| Approbation | approval; praise |
| Belittle | to make seem little; to put someone down |
| Defame | to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of |
| Deprecate | to express disapproval |
| Deride | to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously |
| Derogatory | disapproving; degrading |
| Disparage | to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way |
| Emulate | to strive to equal or excel, usually through intimitation |
| Exalt | to raise high; to glorify |
| Extol | to praise highly; to laud |
| Impugn | to attack, expecially to attack the truth or integrity of something |
| Laud | to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate |
| Pejorative | negative; disparaging |
| Proscribe | to outlaw; to prohibit |
| Reproach | to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace |
| Reprove | to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with |
| Stricture | a restriction; a limitation; a negative critcism |
| Tout | to praise highly; to brag publicy about |
