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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |