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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| brazen | made of brass |
| colloquy | conversation |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |