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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |