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
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech