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 |
|---|---|
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| dilute | attenuate |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| pilfer | steal |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| manumit | to release from slavery |