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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cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
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staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
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saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
desperatehaving lost hope
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subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior