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accolade

nounCommon GRE wordMore A words

an expression of praise or a mark of honor

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The young architect received accolades for her sustainable design.

Synonyms
honortributecommendation
Antonyms
criticismcensurerebuke

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Accolade (noun) means an expression of praise or a mark of honor
Here is accolade used in an example sentence: "The young architect received accolades for her sustainable design."
Common synonyms for accolade include honor, tribute, commendation.
Antonyms of accolade include criticism, censure, rebuke.
Accolade is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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