GRE Word List
PATRONIZE
to act as patron of : provide aid or support for
The meaning of the word patronize is to act as patron of : provide aid or support for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |