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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |