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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| sibling | sib |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |