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 |
|---|---|
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |