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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| Word | Meaning |
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| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| provenance | origin |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |