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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hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
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notableworthy of note : remarkable
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relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
interrogateto question formally and systematically
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