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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| provident | frugal |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| acclaim | applaud |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| resign | relegate |