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
concurto express agreement
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet