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 |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any 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) |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| exhume | disinter |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |