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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |