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
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds