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 |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| license | permission to act |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| thespian | actor |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |