GRE Word List

COMPLEMENTARY

serving to fill out or complete

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

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WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
grumbleto mutter in discontent
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless