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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |