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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| aria | air |
| scotch | scottish |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| garnish | decorate |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |