GRE Word List
APPURTENANCES
accessory objects
The meaning of the word appurtenances is accessory objects.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| aria | air |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| kaleidoscope | an 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 |