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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |