GRE Word List
INGRATIATE
to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
The meaning of the word ingratiate is to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |