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 |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |