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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|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
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