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 |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |