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.

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gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
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vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing