Wordlist - A5: Accelerate to Accord

41. ACCELERATE [ak-sel-uh-reyt]
(v) to move or go faster; increase in speed; to progress or develop faster.
Synonyms:
expedite, hasten, hurry, precipitate, stimulate.
Antonyms:
decelerate, slow down, hinder, impede, retard.
Usage: 
To win today competition one should accelerate. 


42. ACCESSIBLE /ækˈsɛsəbəl/ Show Spelled[ak-ses-uh-buhl]
(v) easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
Synonyms:
attainable, available,exposed, handy, near, convenient
Antonyms:
restricted, limited, inaccessible.

Usage: 
The mountain has an accessible rail road.

43. ACCESSORY [ak-ses-uh-ree]
(n) 1.a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc.. 2. someone who helps another person commit a crime.
Synonyms:
1. appendage, appendix, appliance, appurtenance.
2.abettor. accomplice, ringer, co-conspirator.
 
Antonyms:
1. principle


Usage: 
when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive.




44. ACCLAIM [uh-kleym]
(v) to praise enthusiastically and often publicly; to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval;

Synonyms:
applaud, praise, rave, clap, cheer, exalt, extol.
Antonyms:
berate, censure, rebuke, defame, denounce, dishonor
Usage:
Even the critics acclaimed the young actress.




45. ACCLIMATE [ak-luh-meyt]
(v) to adjust or become accustomed to a new environment or situation.

Synonyms:
habituate, harden, accustom, suite, readjust. 
Antonyms:
unfit, dislocate, disturb.
Usage:
Some sea creatures can  acclimate to adverse conditions.

46. ACCLIVITY [uh-kliv-i-tee]
(n) sharp upslope of a hill or road; 

Synonyms:
upgrade, rise, elevation, uphill, ramp, rise
Antonyms:
declivity, downhill, decline.
Usage:
The car couldn't go up the acclivity in high gear.






47. ACCOLADE /ˈækəˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd; ˌækəˈleɪd, -ˈlɑd/ Show Spelled[ak-uh-leyd]
(n) any award, honor, or laudatory notice;  a special acknowledgment;



Synonyms: 
award, badge, honor, prize, laurels, distinction.
Antonyms:
deprivation, disapproval, censure, dishonor.
Usage:
The highest accolade in Hollywood is an Oscar.

48. ACCOMMODATE /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ Show Spelled  [uh-kom-uh-deyt](v)1.to do a kindness or a favor to; 2.adjust or bring into harmony; 3. adapt.
 
Synonyms:
1. serve, aid, assist, oblige. 2. fit, suite, harmonize.
Antonyms:
1. block, frustrate, hinder, 2.unsuite, disarrange.

Usage:

This train can accommodate 500 passengers.

49. ACCOMPLICE [uh-kom-plis]
(n) partner in crime; a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing.

Synonyms:
abettor, conspirator, confederate, assistant.

Antonyms:
adversary, enemy, opponent.


Usage:
Because he had provided her with the lethal weapon, he was arrested as an accomplice in the murder.  

50. ACCORD [uh-kawrd]
(v) to be in agreement or harmony; agree;
(n) agreement. 

Synonyms:
(v) accede, admit, acquiesce, concede, allow.
(n)concord, accordance, congruence, conformity.
Antonyms:

(v) argue, challenge, disavow, refuse, oppose.

(n) denial, disagreement, refusal, dissension.

Usage:

(v) The handwriting doesn't accord with the signature on the check.

(n) we are in accord with your proposal.