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
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
caterto provide a supply of food
appeasepacify
retractto draw back or in
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
obsequya funeral or burial rite
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs