Sentence:  I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving behind , felt older than my years , and was full of <WSD>compliments</WSD> for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration