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
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
dodderingfeeble
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
magnitudegreat size or extent
vintnera wine merchant
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
palliddeficient in color : wan
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use