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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |