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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| feint | something feigned |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |