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n. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

n. the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"

dainty, tasty

adj. especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"

fine, prize, quality, prime, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

appointment, designation, assignment, naming

n. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

nomination, nominating

n. an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point"

provision, providing, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

introduction, presentation, intro

n. formally making a person known to another or to the public

proposal

n. the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"

preference, druthers

n. the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"

discrimination

n. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

delicacy, discretion

n. refined taste; tact

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

discrimination

n. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

delicacy, discretion

n. refined taste; tact

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

delicate

adj. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

elite, elect

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous

adj. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"

bitter

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

bitterish

adj. somewhat bitter

bittersweet, semisweet

adj. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy

adj. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

seasoned, flavored, flavoured

adj. aged or processed; "seasoned wood"

flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous

adj. full of flavor

rich, full-bodied

adj. marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

savory, savoury, piquant, spicy, zesty

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

salt, salty

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

smoky

adj. tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"

sour

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

sweet

adj. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

winy

adj. having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste"

ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

banner, outstanding

adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"

blue ribbon, select, blue-ribbon

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

boss, brag

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

champion

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

gilt-edged

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

good

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

superlative, sterling, greatest

adj. highest in quality

pukka, pucka

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

shining

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

supreme, superb

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

topping, top-flight, top-hole

adj. excellent; best possible

transcendent, surpassing

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

well-made

adj. skillfully constructed

gluttonous

adj. given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"

inferior

adj. of low or inferior quality

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