GRE Word List

COMPLEMENTARY

serving to fill out or complete

The meaning of the word complementary is serving to fill out or complete.

Random words

WordMeaning
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
pendingduring
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
asunderinto parts
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner