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.

Random words

WordMeaning
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
appriseto give notice to : tell
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
immaculatespotlessly clean