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
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
dallyto act playfully
deputizeto appoint as deputy
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
rectifyto set right : remedy
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity