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 |
|---|---|
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |