GRE Word List
PATRIMONY
an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
The meaning of the word patrimony is an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |