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
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts