Both Uses of
compliant
in
I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior
- One of our shooters was about to cap him for noncompliance.†
p. 49.2 *standard prefix: The prefix "non-" in noncompliance means not and reverses the meaning of compliance. This is the same pattern you see in words like nonfat, nonfiction, and nonprofit.
- He quickly became compliant, not wanting any more.†
p. 50.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(compliant as in: compliant with the law) conforming to rules (following the rules)
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(2)
(compliant as in: a compliant individual) to obey rules or do what others want
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Compliance, the noun form, is seen 4 times as often as the verb, but is only mentioned explicitly on 1/4 as many SAT review lists.