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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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot