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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pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
motea small particle : speck
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
unfrockdefrock
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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions