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
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components