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
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
trappingsoutward signs