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.

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WordMeaning
broachbrooch
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
cadeta younger brother or son
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
droopto hang or incline downward
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
groovea long narrow channel or depression