| A | B |
|---|
| predisposed | make receptive beforehand |
| predilection | preference |
| advocate | recommend or support |
| corroborate | support with evidence |
| vindicate | clear from blame |
| emulate | strive to equal |
| venerate | regard with deep respect |
| extol | praise |
| adulation | excessive praise or flattery |
| repute | esteem or reputation |
| adjudge | decide judicially |
| accredit | authorize |
| testimonial | recommendation or token of admiration |
| auspices | patronage or protection |
| adjudicate | to settle judicially |
| ape | to copy closely but clumsily |
| approbation | act of approving formally |
| attest | to affirm to be true |
| authenticate | to prove or confirm |
| champion | to uphold or support |
| commendation | something that praises |
| encomium | glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise |
| endorse | to approve openly |
| esteem | high regard |
| eulogy | a commendatory formal statement |
| laud | to praise or extol |
| paean | a joyous song or hym of praise |
| panegyric | formal or elaborate praise |
| prepossession | an attitude or belief formed beforehand, prejudice |
| proclivity | an inclination toward something, a tendency |
| propensity | an intense natural inclination |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed |
| sanction | explicit or official approval |
| substantiate | to establish by proof |
| validate | to support on a sound basis |
| verify | to establish the truth of |
| vouch | to give a guarantee |
