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 |
|---|---|
| unsavory | insipid |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |