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 |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| whittle | a large knife |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |