The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success ... - eLibrary

Words to Learn 1013. We don’t want to augment the size of our group because we want it tostay small. (A not clue is used.)Augment means _______________________________________________ .Answers are on page 399.Words to LearnPart 11. accolade (noun) ăkə-la – da. great praiseThe dentist received accolades for starting a clinic thatserved the poor.b. an honor or awardIn 2008, the accolade of the Nobel Peace Prize wasawarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former President ofFinland, for working to end warfare in Namibia,Indonesia, Kosovo, Ireland, and Iraq.NOTE: Accolade used in the singular means an award or honor; incontrast, accolades, the plural, usually signifies general praise orapplause.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.Emil received theaccolade of BestStudent of 2010.Courtesy author