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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| regime | regimen |
| finery | ornament |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
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| paramour | lover |