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
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
frigidintensely cold
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
slakesubside
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement