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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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
quizzicalcomically quaint
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
mutedbeing mute : silent
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify