GRE Word List
ACCOLADE
award of merit; strong praise and approval
The meaning of the word accolade is award of merit; strong praise and approval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| pathological | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
| libidinous | lustful |
| esoteric | hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica |
