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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defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
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procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
gustthe sensation of taste
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
habituateto make used to something : accustom
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy