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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |