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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superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
haggardnot tamed
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
raptlifted up and carried away
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)