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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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
antithesisthe direct opposite
gerontocracyrule by elders
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue