GRE Word List
ACCOLADE
a mark of acknowledgment : award
The meaning of the word accolade is a mark of acknowledgment : award.
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qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
quorum | a select group |
wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |