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 |
|---|---|
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
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| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| sentinel | sentry |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |