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 |
|---|---|
| lunar | crescent |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |