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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cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
evenhanded | fair |
dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
docile | easily taught |