GRE Word List
APPURTENANCES
accessory objects
The meaning of the word appurtenances is accessory objects.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |