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
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
compressto press or squeeze together
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
lateralof or relating to the side
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe