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 |
|---|---|
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |