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 |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| sheer | unqualified |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| alleviate | relieve |