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 |
|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |