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

WordMeaning
fulcrumprop
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
constituenta member of a constituency
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal