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
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
respitea period of temporary delay
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge