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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| opulence | wealth |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |