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 |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| premonitory | giving warning |