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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pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
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servileof or befitting a menial position
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
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putativecommonly accepted or supposed
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken