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
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
bulgeto jut out : swell
disingenuouslacking in candor
gruela thin porridge
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
diademcrown
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color