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 |
|---|---|
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |