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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |