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.

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WordMeaning
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning