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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harrowingacutely distressing or painful
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
sparenot being used
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
tantruma fit of bad temper
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
dynamogenerator
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state