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.

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WordMeaning
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
foppishfoolish
implodeto burst inward
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
debonairsuave
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area