GRE Word List
PRIMOGENITURE
seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)
The meaning of the word primogeniture is seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents).
Random words
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awe | solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome |
sinuous | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
misdemeanor | minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing |
fawning | courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
occident | the West |
romp | play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N. |
inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
rampart | defensive mound of earth |