noun one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, esp. religious, racial, or ethnic.She called her father a bigot when he…

noun one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack.Many who claimed to be able to communicate with the dead were shown to be charlatans.

noun a nonessential component used for beauty, added pleasure, or convenience.This pearl necklace is a beautiful and useful accessory.The car’s CD player is considered an accessory. adjective subordinate, nonessential, or supplementary.You don’t…

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noun an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary.The arrest of these writers was only a prelude to large-scale government oppression.We thought he’d finished telling the story, but what we’d heard was only…