GRE Word List
COMPLEMENT
something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
The meaning of the word complement is something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |