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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |