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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WordMeaning
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
wastrelvagabond
impuissanceweakness
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
inadvertentlyunintentional
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
depravitya corrupt act or practice
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome