GRE Word List

COMPLACENCY

self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

The meaning of the word complacency is self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies.

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antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
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meteoricof or relating to a meteor
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
rubrican authoritative rule
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
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liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
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