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 |
|---|---|
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |