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
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
withholdto hold back from action : check
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush