GRE vocabulary
Pander
To gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
Example
"Some critics argue that reality television shows pander to the lowest common denominator."
Etymology
From 'Pandarus', a character in Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' who acts as a go-between in a love affair.
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