GRE Word List
ACCESSORY
an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
The meaning of the word accessory is an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| drivel | nonsense |
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| comestible | edible |
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| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
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