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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |