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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |