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

WordMeaning
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant