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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| broach | brooch |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |