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compliment or complement · word that means an expression of praise

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A compliment expresses praise; compliment is also a verb. Source: Wiktionary: compliment ↗

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  1. 38compliment or complement · word that means ‘complete or go well with’RECALL
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    A color can complement another color; a complete set has a complement of parts.

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  2. 39advise or advice · word that is a verb meaning to recommendRECALL
    Advise.

    Advise is the action; advice is the noun someone gives.

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    A useful memory cue: nouns often end in the unvoiced ‘s’ sound in advice.

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