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 |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| parlance | speech |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |