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 |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |