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 |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |