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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| shack | hut |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |