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
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
endorseto write on the back of
immobilitynot moving : motionless
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
fortuitousoccurring by chance
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs