GRE Word List
COMPLAISANT
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
The meaning of the word complaisant is trying to please; obliging; willing to please others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuke | scold harshly; criticize severely |
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| facilitate | help bring about; make less difficult |
| gull | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
| whinny | neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make |
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| transpire | (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| ballast | heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast |
| hoary | white with age |
| legato | (of music) played smoothly |
