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 |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |