GRE Word List
INGRAINED
forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
The meaning of the word ingrained is forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| ovation | a 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 |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |