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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lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
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martineta strict disciplinarian
communetalk over
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
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imperilto bring into peril : endanger
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
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