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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| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |