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 |
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| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |