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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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
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| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
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