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
blackballto vote against
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
wardthe action or process of guarding
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
riftfissure
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water