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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dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
machinationsan act of machinating
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
parleyto speak with another : confer
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome