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 |
|---|---|
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |