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 |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| 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) |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |