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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |