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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| spare | not being used |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| whorl | a 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 |
| dynamo | generator |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |