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
withholdto hold back from action : check
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
clamornoisy shouting
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
laudpraise