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 |
|---|---|
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| noisome | noxious |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |