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 |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| nourish | nurture |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |