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
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
dissipateto break up and drive off
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
maroona dark red
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
rileto make agitated and angry : upset