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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| dint | force |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |