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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perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
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congruentcongruous
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate