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 |
|---|---|
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |