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
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
unbridledunrestrained
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
migrantone that migrates: such as
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right