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::: patronize - support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
::: astigmatism - eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
::: exasperate - vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)
::: forsake - desert; abandon; renounce
::: peregrination - journey; V. peregrinate
::: wizened - shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
::: communal - held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
::: retrograde - go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
::: quicksilver - mercury
::: discretion - prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary