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
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
deprecateto express disapproval of
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor