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

WordMeaning
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
citadela fortress that commands (see command
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
poreto gaze intently
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy