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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WordMeaning
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
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shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
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hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
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padrea Christian clergyman
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra