respected
adjective
admired and approved of by many people
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Deserving praise, respect and admiration
enviable
adjective
an enviable quality or situation is one that other people admire and would like to have as well
distinguished
adjective
looking impressive and as if you deserve respect. This word is not usually used to describe young people
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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