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 |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
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| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |