GRE Word List

COMPLAISANT

marked by an inclination to please or oblige

The meaning of the word complaisant is marked by an inclination to please or oblige.

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eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
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rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
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