WORD PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION USE IT IN A SENTENCE accolade Noun Any award, honor or laudatory. My parents gave me an accolade for my good grades. alleviate Verb To make easier to endure. The knee brace helped alleviate my knee pain. anarchy Noun A state of society without law or government. During the war India was in anarchy; and all people were stealing. animosity Noun A feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action. The two countries? animosity caused them to go to war. apathetic Adjective Having or showing little to no emotion. The serial killer was very apathetic when being questioned about his crimes. arduous Adjective Using a lot of energy; difficult.