flattering+remark
41tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
42uncomplimentary — /ʌnkɒmpləˈmɛntri/ (say unkompluh mentree) adjective 1. not flattering; critical: an uncomplimentary remark. 2. not becoming: an uncomplimentary colour …
43ma’am — A spelling which indicates a colloquial pronunciation of ‘madam’. John Dryden makes it clear that such pronunciation was in early use: ‘Madam me no madam, but learn to retrench your words; and say mam; as yes mam, and no mam, as other ladies’… …
44nickname — People are often addressed by a nickname in English speaking countries, a nickname being an extra, unofficial name, not formally given by the parents or legally adopted by the person who bears it. In fifty sample novels, for example, where a… …
45blandishment — [blan′dishmənt] n. 1. the act of blandishing; cajolery 2. a flattering or ingratiating act or remark, etc. meant to persuade usually used in pl …
46UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …
