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 |
|---|---|
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| prattle | prate |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |