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 |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| imprecation | curse |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |