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 |
|---|---|
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| asunder | into parts |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |