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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| refraction | deflection 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 |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |