GRE Word List
PRIMOGENITURE
the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
The meaning of the word primogeniture is the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| random | a haphazard course |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| clime | climate |
| engender | beget |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |