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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| trample | tramp |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |