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 |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| provident | frugal |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |