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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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) |