GRE Word List
APPURTENANCES
subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
The meaning of the word appurtenances is subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
| guileless | without deceit |
| olfactory | concerning the sense of smell |
| poise | good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position |
| interminable | endless |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| badinage | teasing conversation; banter; joking talk |
| rusticate | banish to the country; dwell in the country |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |
