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commensurable , com·men·su·ra·ble / kəˈmensərəbəl; kəˈmenshərəbəl/ • adj. 1. measurable by the same standard: the finite is not commensurable with the infinite. 2. (… Com- , com- repr. L. com-, arch. form of the prep. cum with, used in comps. with the meanings ‘together, in combination or union’, ‘altogether, completely’.… Compact , com·pact1 • adj. / kəmˈpakt; käm-; ˈkämˌpakt/ 1. closely and neatly packed together; dense: a compact cluster of houses. ∎ having all the necessary c… Compendious , compendious •Bierce, fierce, Pearce, Peirce, pierce, tierce •Fabius, scabious •Eusebius •amphibious, Polybius •dubious • Thaddeus • compendious •radi… Praise ★★★ 1998 , praise / prāz/ • v. [tr.] express warm approval or admiration of: we can't praise Chris enough—he did a brilliant job. ∎ express one's respect and gr… Laurel (US cities) , laud / lôd/ • v. [tr.] formal praise (a person or their achievements) highly, esp. in a public context: the obituary lauded him as a great statesman…
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