Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Complaisant

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

Word of the day: Complaisant

adjective willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest

Example from this article:
Bush has been abetted in this power grab by a complaisant GOP Congress and federal courts.



Not word of the day: Complacent

adjective showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Example:
Never ever be complacent. See what happened to Brazil last Saturday?

Word definitions are from Oxford New Dictionary of English.

Allah SWT knows best.

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