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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| billowing | wave |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |