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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| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| politic | political |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |