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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |