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
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
durationcontinuance in time
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
bitinghaving the power to bite
gorgea narrow passage through land
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of