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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yoretime past and especially long past
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tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
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platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
strutto become turgid : swell
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative