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
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
providentfrugal
douseto plunge into water
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
appriseto give notice to : tell
rompone that romps
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur