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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
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