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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| nomenclature | name |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |