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 |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |