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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|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
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| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
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| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |