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
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
unfrockdefrock
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal