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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |