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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WordMeaning
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
recountto relate in detail : narrate
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge