GRE Word List
COMPLEMENTARY
serving to complete something
The meaning of the word complementary is serving to complete something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| misadventure | mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure |
| conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
| threat | sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain. |
| imponderable | weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound |
| portend | foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |