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
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
amphibianan amphibious organism
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
understateto represent as less than is the case
canarda false or unfounded report or story
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)