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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| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
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| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
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| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
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| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
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