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 |
|---|---|
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| lampoon | satire |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |