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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| spare | not being used |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |