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 |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| reckon | count |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |