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

WordMeaning
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
irremediablenot remediable
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism