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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |