Yes
The second syllable in "applause" is stressed.
In the word "applause," the stress is on the second syllable: ap-plause. This means that when pronouncing the word, the emphasis is placed on the "plause" part.
The stressed syllable in the word "applause" is the second syllable: "plause." In phonetic terms, it is pronounced as /əˈplɔːz/. This means when saying the word, you emphasize the "plause" part more than the "a" at the beginning.
The word "applause" is a verb, i.e. to applaud. It is an action word. A consonant, on the other hand, is a single letter- in the English alphabet, it is any letter that is not a vowel (A E I O U). The other 21 letters of the alphabet are consonants. "Applause" is a word, therefore it cannot be a consonant.
The word "survive" has the accent on the second syllable. The stress is on the "vive" part of the word.
For the word, forlorn, the accent is on the second syllable.
The word "surprise" has the second syllable accented (sur-prise).
The second syllable is accented.
The second syllable is unstressed.
The second syllable in the word "syllable" is accented.
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
'Accept' is neither a 'first' nor a 'second' syllable word. It is a two syllable word.