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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| overweening | arrogant |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| warrant | sanction |