adulation

(n)

high praise

anecdote

(n)

a short, amusing, or interesting story

compromise

(v)

Settle a dispute with agreeable terms

deleterious

(adj)

harmful

diligent

(adj)

hard-working

exemplary

(adj) outstanding

frugal

(adj)

thrifty; cheap

hedonist

(n)

a person who pursues pleasure

​longevity

​(n) long life

parched

(adj) dried up

precocious

(adj)

advanced at an early age

reclusive

(adj) preferring to live isolated

​spurious

​(adj)

lacking authenticity

superfluous

(adj) extra

​venerable

​(adj) respected because of age