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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| dull | tedious |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| scourge | whip |