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 |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| guileless | innocent |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |