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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nethersituated down or below : lower
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
douseto plunge into water
quenchput out
donto put on (an article of clothing)
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur