gratify+by+praise
21cheer — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An agreeable mental state] Syn. delight, mirth, glee; see happiness 1 , joy 2 . 2. [Something that comforts or gladdens] Syn. encouragement, reassurance, comfort, solace; see encouragement 2 . 3. [An encouraging shout] Syn.… …
22satisfy — 1 Satisfy, content can both mean to appease desires or longings. The same distinctions in implications are also found in their corresponding adjectives satisfied and content or contented. Satisfy implies full appeasement not only of a person s… …
23flatter — I. /ˈflætə / (say flatuh) verb (t) 1. to seek to please by complimentary speech or attentions; compliment or praise, especially insincerely. 2. to represent too favourably, as in portrayal. 3. to show to advantage. 4. to play upon the vanity or… …
24Adulation — Ad u*la tion, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. [1913 Webster] Think st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation? Shak.… …
25flatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English flateren, from Anglo French flater to lap, flatter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaz flat Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to praise excessively especially from motives of self interest 2. a …
26Marshall McLuhan — McLuhan redirects here. For the son of Marshall McLuhan, see Eric McLuhan. Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan in the early 1970s Born July 21, 1911(1911 07 21) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada …
27Richard Francis Burton — Infobox Person name = Sir Richard Francis Burton caption = Sir Richard Burton, portrait by Frederic Leighton, National Portrait Gallery birth date = birth date|df=yes|1821|3|19 birth place = Torquay, England death date = death date and… …
28George Cavendish (writer) — George Cavendish (1494 ndash; c. 1562), was an English writer, best known as the biographer of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. His Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe is described by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as the most …
29Edwin Anderson, Jr. — Infobox Military Person name= Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr. born= birth date|1860|7|16 died= death date and age|1933|9|23|1860|7|16 placeofbirth= Wilmington, North Carolina placeofdeath= placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery caption=… …
30Jean Chardin — Jean Chardin, born Jean Baptiste Chardin, also known as Sir John Chardin, (November 16, 1643 ndash; January 5, 1713) was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works… …
