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 |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| niggle | trifle |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |