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 |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| grate | grating |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
