August quiz; word of the week: ingratiate

 

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Enrich Your Vocabulary || TOEFL word: ingratiate (verb)

If a person ingratiates himself or herself with others, he or she gains acceptance and approval through concerted effort.

Mark did his best to ingratiate himself with the new manager.

Did you ever have to ingratiate yourself with someone? Or do you flatly refuse to ever do that?