GRE Word List
PURCHASE
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
The meaning of the word purchase is to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy.
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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
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| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
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