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
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| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |