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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| laud | praise |