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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canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
inundate | overwhelm |
negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
grate | grating |
avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |