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Nov 18, 2011

Benefactor

Benefactor

a person who does something good to others or gives money for a good cause; a patron; a donor;
a person that gives some help, especially money, to others in need of it, without expecting anything in return,





Accumulate

Accumulate

to collect or increase something gradually, esp. over a period of time.
 We’ve accumulated a lot of junk over the years.
He accumulated a fortune in the music business.





Patrimony


Patrimony

Property passed on to a person by his or her father or ancestor.
This farm is part of my patrimony.





Mutter


to speak quietly and in a voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are anxious or complaining about something.

  He muttered to himself as he walked.
 I heard him mutter something.
"There has to be another way," he muttered.