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 |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |