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 |
|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |