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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| ignite | to set afire |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| encompass | include |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |