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 |
|---|---|
| drivel | nonsense |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |