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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flagrantconspicuously offensive
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sedentarynot migratory : settled
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
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elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
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