GRE Word List

APPURTENANCES

accessory objects

The meaning of the word appurtenances is accessory objects.

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WordMeaning
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
baubletrinket
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns