GRE Word List

ACCOLADE

a mark of acknowledgment : award

The meaning of the word accolade is a mark of acknowledgment : award.

Random words

WordMeaning
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
pluckto pull or pick off or out
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
foiblethe part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point