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 |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |