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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |