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 |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| plait | pleat |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| retribution | recompense |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |