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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| Word | Meaning |
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| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |