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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| pummel | pound |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| demise | death |