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 |
|---|---|
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| freebooter | pirate |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |